A Photographer's Journeys

Recently I was interviewed by Grant Swinbourne on his excellent Landscape Photography World podcast. In the interview I talked about my photography journey over the last thirty years. This included my early years growing up on Sydney Harbour, using my first cameras to capture the beauty of the ocean as well as fishing trips to Australia’s tropical north and Papua New Guinea, and my rediscovery of photography in the 2010s on trips to major cities in North America, Europe and Asia.

Embracing mirrorless, small format cameras, my late in life rediscovery of the joy of photography has grown into a consuming passion as my knowledge of the technical aspects of composition and processing has developed.

In recent years, the pandemic has led me to shift my attention to local seascape and landscape compositions and explore the creative possibilities of hidden waterfalls and the beauty of beaches and headlands at sunrise and sunset. I have also sought to marry my research interest in climate change with photographic projects exploring the fossil fuel industry and its physical impacts on the landscape and society. This includes exploring ways to extend my photographic vision into artistic and abstract compositions which address the realities of the vulnerability of the natural environment and the changing landscape we are now living within.

In the podcast, Grant and I discuss climate change and the challenges we face with it, how I use my imagery in teaching and the way photography has helped me in my career as a climate researcher.

Ep 250 – Cosmic Landscapes & Dark Matter with Zac Henderson – Landscape Photography World

Zac Henderson has been shooting since he was 15, starting on his mother's film camera. These days he and his wife live and travel full time in a motorhome across the US, and that nomadic life feeds directly into his work. Zac's photography is rooted in astrophysics, geological time and the kind of perspective shifts that come from thinking seriously about humanity's place in the cosmos. That draws him to deserts, rock formations and volcanic landscapes, places that feel like they could exist on another planet entirely. In this episode he talks about his abstract Dark Matter series using magnets and iron filings, how recent high quality space imagery has influenced his thinking, and his experiments with full spectrum and infrared photography. He's also honest about the challenge of making work that communicates clearly in an era of AI generated imagery. I hope you enjoy the show! You can find Zac’s work here: Website: https://www.zachenderson.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zendrson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zendrson/videos   Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast Or subscribe to my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@grantswinbournephotography   Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com #landscapephotography #astrophotography #desertsouthwest #infraredphotography #abstractphotography #geologicalphotography #finartphotography #photographypodcast

1. Ep 250 – Cosmic Landscapes & Dark Matter with Zac Henderson 01:24:47
2. Ep 249 – Waterfalls & Wild Mournes with Naomi Savage 01:05:52
3. Ep 248 – Minimalist Ocean Photography in the South Pacific with Brigitte Bourger 50:00
4. Ep 247 – California Seascapes & Sunsets with Audrey Wilson 01:07:00
5. Ep 246 – Laura Dyer Wildlife in the Landscape: Finding Place, Emotion, and Purpose 01:34:33