I have to put my cards on the table here and tell you that I am a huge admirer of Alys Tomlinson’s work, so was delighted to be asked to interview her for this article. Her use of large format photography (which I shot on for many years) is beautifully controlled and inspires with what I can only describe as a powerful stillness. The portraits in her first book Ex Voto, and the wonderful images in Lost Summer which won her the 2020 Taylor Wessing Portrait Award are superb and, for someone of my vintage, embody the ethos of traditional photography. Beautifully shot, they inspire me to give her my own award. That of a ‘proper’ photographer.
I finally caught up with her in a zoom call to South Africa where she is doing some work for a conservation charity and her first words to me were, ‘Hang on, I’ve just got to put on some bug spray.’ That out of the way, we progressed to discussing some of her thoughts on photography and her new book Gli Isolani: The Islanders.
TC: Where did the idea and inspiration for this project (Gli Isolani) come from?
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140 years of change
AP has become the world’s oldest surviving consumer photo magazine because we have moved with the times, says Nigel Atherton
Preserving history in platinum
A deep dive into the meticulous art of platinum printing, and the collaboration between the Royal Geographical Society and Salto Ulbeek. Mike Crawford explores how they brought historical photographs to life with enduring beauty and precision
Life in the past lane
What was life like for an amateur photographer in 1884? John Wade takes a trip back in time
Choice cuts
How many trillions of photographs must have been taken in the past 140 years? Amy Davies asked some of our regular contributors for their favourites....a difficult task, to say the least
How good a camera can you buy for just £140?
Three members of the AP team see what they can find for the money
Round Five: The Best of the Rest
The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Landscapes category
Amateur Photographer of the Year
Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Five, Landscapes, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
FILM STARS A lifetime of landmarks
Cameras that hit the headlines between then and now. John Wade is your guide
140 years of Amateur Photographer
As AP celebrates its 140th birthday next month, Nigel Atherton looks back at its glorious past
John Wade considers...World War II: Home Front 1940, by A.J O'Brien
Say the word 'Wall's' to those of a certain age and two things spring to mind: sausages and ice cream.
