I got a note that JPG magazine was folding, so their archives were free to download until they go. So I hopped over there to see what was going on.

But just on the front page this jumped out:

Making science in the top of the World – On The Job by Ramon Terrado
Making a PhD might not sound exciting… unless you do your fieldwork onboard an icebreaker in the Arctic!

I’m not going to go into the ins and outs of the relationship between science and photography – that requires books rather than a blog post, but I’ll just say that:

• Ramon’s photos are stunning, and his text explanation of his life as a researcher are inspiring too.
• The comments on Ramon’s photos are revealing too – I liked the comment about it becoming personal, especially. The idea that the camera in the hands of the scientist provides direct, unedited, personal access is interesting and uplifting.
• Ramon give a comment link to a friend and colleague who took a Holga to the Arctic. I haven’t had time to check these properly yet, but they look beautiful and revealing too.
• I love photography – both taking and appreciating the work of others. I think it’s one of those creative practices, like cooking or music, that has creativity within a structure or formal process, which appeals to both sides of my brain.

(and no I don’t know why the list is in smaller font, it works fine in preview…) Hopefully the bullet points above are the same size as the rest of the text.