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	TONY MYERS FRPS
	PENNY BOYD: NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER During her very short three-year career in photography, SLPS member Penny Boyd has progressed very rapidly to the position of official photographer for Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside. Her previous job had also involved working with animals ...[continue]

	LYNN HILDITCH LRPS
	Photographing the Morbid or An Introduction to Skeleton Photography The Sedlec Ossuary, or All Saints Cemetery Church, also known as the “Bone Church”, is a strange and disturbing place and not recommended for the faint-hearted. Situated about 30 miles south east of the Czech capital of Prague in the outskirts of the medieval town of Kutná Hora, Sedlec thrives on the tourism that the ossuary...[continue]

	FRANK ROONEY
	IMAGES ARE NOT EVERYWHERE! The first time I heard the words, “Images are everywhere”, I was uplifted, excited by the whole new world of photographic opportunities this promised. But the euphoria lasted only the length of time it took me to suss onto what the images are everywhere crew classed as a legit’ photo’, (about 10 long bored witless minutes). Whenever I hear this mantra now...[continue]

	DAVE BROTHERSTONE
	On the Trail of the Marsh Fritillary Eric’s plan: a two hour drive to Ynys Hir, mid Wales to try to get some shots of the Marsh Fritillary. My plan: a two hour drive to Ynys Hir, mid Wales, to try to learn something and not to look too stupid behind the camera. We made good time, and were there for around 1pm. Having a wander round the shop and information point, with murmurs of how...[continue]

	DOMINIC BROWNE
	MOUNTAIN JOURNEY This journey took place in Scotland in November 1991. I had decided that I was going to do another winter ascent of Ben Nevis and a 25 mile journey through the mountains to Rannoch station. Another great idea came to me - I would ask my best mate and mountain buddy, Joe, to come along. I gave him a bell and laid the rough plan out. He was all for it as he’d never done “the Ben” before. I set about getting the maps, working the routes,...[continue]

	ERIC GARNETT ARPS CPAGB
	THE JOY OF SLIDES The joy of slides comes when you capture a correctly exposed slide and the image is then projected onto a huge screen. The light, rather than the reflecting of a surface as with a print, passes through your slide, which brings to life the subject you have photographed - literally painting with light. You can almost remember the warmth of the sunset, and it glows like a sunset is supposed to. The water of a stream trickles past and the image poses the same intangible purity and clarity that pure water has....[continue]

	FRANK ROONEY
	THE SOUTH’S JOHN THOMSON UMPIRES LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT On June the 18th Calderstones Park hosted the final of Liverpool’s annual international tennis tournament. Belgian Xavier Malisse won out over the American Vincent Spadea by 2 sets to 1 in a thrilling match, the final being decided out of three sets rather than 5 because of the incessant rain. Because of the rain all but the most dedicated fans left as the “Legends” exhibition match due to follow looked highly unlikely to take place. ...[continue]

	THE GUARDIAN
	DOUBLE EXPOSURE June Newton's photographs were never as celebrated as those of her husband, Helmut. Two years after his death, she talks to William Cook about their marriage - and why she was better at capturing people's souls Thursday June 15, 2006 The Guardian...[continue]