Janet Southard

There are places you visit once, and places that quietly become part of your life. Kingairloch became that place for us. We first discovered it back in 2011 while planning our wedding. We wanted something simple – just a small celebration with close friends and somewhere beautiful where we could spend a week together. After lots of searching, we found Kingairloch. Although we couldn't get married in the beautiful main house, there was a tiny church just down the road where the minister was...

One of the things we often encourage photographers to do is start a project. Projects can be incredibly worthwhile. They give us something to aim for, help us develop our creative vision, and encourage us to look at familiar subjects in new ways. Rather than wandering around hoping to find a photograph, a project gives us a sense of purpose and direction. The challenge is that projects can also become intimidating. Many of us start with a simple idea, only for it to grow and grow until it...

There can be few better-known ideas in photography than ‘the decisive moment’. This famous concept originates from the 1952 book of the same name by Henri Cartier-Bresson. In simple terms, he was describing the exact instant when the elements of a scene best align for visual impact and narrative effect. In his words: “The simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event, as well as of a precise organisation of forms which give that event its proper...