“The emotional connection we all have with nature is powerful.  Nature can be intense and unforgiving as well as calming and peaceful.  I seek out remote locations where these true feelings of the natural world can emerge, using photography as a means to capture these emotions and bring them back for all to see”.
 
“The way I see the world is best conveyed through the lens of a large format film camera.  The extreme clarity of this traditional medium allows me to capture every minute detail in the scene just the way it was.  The rich colors and tones of film allow me to express my vision powerfully, while the technical movements of a large format camera allow for incredible focus and perspective control unlike any other format.  Using the mountains and the plains as my classroom, I have taught myself everything I know about photography.  I also process and print all of my black and white photographs traditionally in a darkroom.
 
Through this medium I invite you to join me on my journeys and see the natural world through my eyes”.
 
Thank you for bring some well needed colour into our world Alex Burke.
 
Alex’s links
 
Alex’s website is superb, what a generous man he is. Check out the educational blogposts after having your mind blown by his colour images.
https://www.alexburkephoto.com/educational-blog-posts
 
https://www.alexburkephoto.com/
 
For a great overview and to keep up with his daily activity then follow Alex on IG.
https://www.instagram.com/alexburkephoto/?hl=en
 
Alex has written a superb ebook - https://www.alexburkephoto.com/ebooks
 
 
Things we chatted about on the show:
 
Back in the early days of lockdown Alex held a live Youtube Q&A – check it out it is brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKnPJSxarhQ
 
Simon mentioned a recent 35mmc blog post about the free software to assist scanning – grain2pixel
https://www.35mmc.com/31/07/2020/grain2pixel-review-photoshop-plugin/
 
Lance Roth was a former guest on the Lensless Podcast and does what Alex does, in the same area but with a LF pinhole camera
https://www.instagram.com/lanceroth/?hl=en
 
Listen to Lance here.
https://anchor.fm/thelenslesspodcast/episodes/Lance-Roth-mountain-man-pinholer-show-44-e306pb/a-a94v4o
 
Colorado photographer John Fielder was a big influence for Alex – you can see why here.
https://www.johnfielder.com/
 
And the work of UK photographer Bruce Percy
https://www.brucepercy.co.uk/
 
 
Other News
The inaugural LFPP Gathering in the forest 2020 was cancelled but you can catch up with the virtual meeting we had recently where we were honoured to have Dave Shrimpton and Kate Miller-Wilson present their work and ideas to over 20 of us on line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQQtnpFib8s&t=113s
 
And….
 
Much to Simon’s dismay the Six Towns Darkroom remains in lock down for the time being….but there is a plan to get restarted.
 
LFPP links -
 
https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/
 
ko-fi.com/largeformatphotographypodcast
 
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https://twitter.com/warboyssnapper
 
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https://twitter.com/simonfor
 
Email feedback, ideas and questions for the podcast
largeformatphotographypodcast@gmail.com
 
Podcast Hosts Social Media presence
 
Simon Forster
www.classiclensespodcast.com
 
www.simonforsterphotographic.co.uk
 
https://stores.ebay.co.uk/itsfozzyphotography
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/125323761@N07/
 
https://www.facebook.com/SimonForsterPhotographic/
 
https://www.instagram.com/simonforsterphotographic/
 
https://twitter.com/SimonFor
 
Andrew Bartram
https://anchor.fm/thelenslesspodcast
 
https://andrewbartram.wordpress.com
 
https://www.instagram.com/warboyssnapper
 
https://www.imstagram.com/warboyssnapper_pinholes
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/warboyssnapper/
 
https://twitter.com/warboyssnapper