John Wickham

Photography

About me

John Wickham is a photographer based in Essex, England.

My interest in photography started back as a hobbyist and developed further through time spent traveling overseas whilst working in Wine Logistics.

Since my retirement in early 2020 my passion for photograph has gradually become more serious.

“Land and Sea Scape,” Wildlife, Travel, Abstract, Reflections are the art forms I prefer.

I very much like black and white photography, and I am shooting more in this choice of medium. I am learning black and white allows me more freedom to get creative with contrast and tones. Of course, there is still a place for colour in my work as not every scene is best represented in black and white.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, I joined a 6-month, online, project-based training workshop with Rachael Talibart and Adrian Beasley. I was encouraged to develop my photography further, and in so doing I discovered abstract and reflection photography. I owe much gratitude to Rachael, Adrian, and my fellow project “mates” for supporting me and helping me find different paths for my photography journey in the future. The project process also led to the publication of my first book in September 2021, “Tales from The Riverbank – Reflections and Abstracts.”

Over the past couple of years my photography has certainly evolved in the sense it has opened my eyes and allowed me to ‘see’ the beauty of what is around me. Through it, I have found my vision has become more fine-tuned and I now look at my surroundings completely differently.

I am a Canon user. I am currently using a Canon 5D IV. I carry three lenses in the bag from a combination of: 16-35mm wide angle, 50mm prime, 24-70mm zoom range, 100-400mm telephoto, 100mm macro.

I am planning to move to Canon’s mirrorless system soon.

Enough about me and my photography journey to date.

Let us get to the galleries. I trust you will enjoy browsing the images. The images give me great satisfaction and enjoyment. They also enable me to share some of the beautiful places I have been to, with others.

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