Tag: Cystic Fibrosis
Coffee x Cameras Interview – The Emotional Resonance of Photography
This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Charlie Naebeck as part of his Coffee x Cameras Interview Series.
We chatted about all things photography, portraits, emotional connection, learning to see and the importance of authenticity.
The Legacy of Photography – Creating Work with Purpose
As a photographer I’m always striving to create meaningful work with purpose. But how do you measure meaning? What constitutes purpose? How do you define the legacy of photography?
A fantastic thing happened to me recently while I was shooting a campaign that really got me thinking about the meaning and purpose of the photography I produce. What will my legacy of photography look like?
Giant bubbles and celebrating five years of our little boy
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated our little boy’s 5th birthday with a small party for him and his friends in our back garden. The giant bubbles were a big hit.
The recent lockdowns over the last 18 months or so have been hard for everyone but we have to remember for some of the younger ones this has been going on for a quarter of their life! For Ellis and his friends it’s been an awfully long time since they’ve been able to attend any kind of birthday so it was a real joy to see them having fun and enjoying the sunshine together.
Shadow & Light Monthly #22
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this month’s edition we take a look at a stunning portrait series featuring artisans of southern France and look back on one photographer’s assignment capturing American life from 1977. We take a technical look at what makes modern 50mm lenses so complex and look at a beautiful series of portraits celebrating the work of nurses.
Couple photoshoot with Cameron & Heather
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting a couple photoshoot for Cameron and Heather. It was quite a challenging shoot due to some particularly bad light. Here’s how I dealt with it.
47 / A Life With Cystic Fibrosis is now available to buy as an eBook
I’m happy to announce that 47 / A Life With Cystic Fibrosis is now available to buy as an eBook!
Interview with MPB
This week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the guys from MPB following my Unsung Hero Award.
The interview focusses on my 47 / A Life With Cystic Fibrosis project. Amongst other things we chatted about the project, my background, my technical setup and my advice for anyone thinking of undertaking a similar project. A big thanks to the MPB team for taking the time to chat to me.
Head on over to the MPB site to read the interview in full – https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/blog/article/12513/
I’ve won the Unsung Hero Award at the 2020 AP Awards!
Last Friday I had the absolute honour to attend the Amateur Photographer AP Awards to receive the Unsung Hero Award.
Reflecting on 1 year since the release of ’47 / A Life With Cystic Fibrosis’
Today marks one year to the day that my book went on sale. It’s a very personal project that means a huge amount to me.
I wanted to write a post that not only reflects on the past year since the book became available, but also on the project itself. It took a huge amount of work to get to that stage in the first place. You might want to grab a cuppa!
The Daily Express coverage of my cystic fibrosis book
I’m in today’s edition of the Daily Express newspaper here in the UK, talking about my book project.
The Daily Express came to visit us the other week to talk to me about my book 47 / A Life With Cystic Fibrosis, our lives as parents to a young boy with CF and the ongoing campaign for access to specialist CF medication here in the UK.
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I'm Simon Wiffen, an award-winning photographer, husband, dog owner, record collector and dad of three.
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