{"id":23,"date":"2026-08-06T21:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/journal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:09:28","slug":"journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section mt-0 bg-transparent\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 mb-5\"><small class=\"text-muted text-uppercase fw-light ls-3 d-block\">The Journal<\/small><h2 style=\"font-size: 46px\" class=\"fw-bold ls-0 mb-3\">Notes From the Field.<\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"text-muted\">Travel diaries, wedding stories and the working notes behind the pictures: written between assignments, usually on a train.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"canvas-posts-widget post-grid row gutter-30\">\n\t<div class=\"entry col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/shooting-in-bad-weather\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/14-768x484.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Budapest, Hungary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/14-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/14-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/shooting-in-bad-weather\/\">Shooting in Bad Weather on Purpose<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Storm fronts, sea fog and flat grey afternoons make the pictures that clear blue skies never will.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/shooting-in-bad-weather\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read the Story<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/why-every-frame-is-hand-edited\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/7-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black &amp; White\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/why-every-frame-is-hand-edited\/\">Why Every Frame Is Hand Edited<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A batch preset will get you eighty per cent of the way there and cost you the twenty per cent&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/why-every-frame-is-hand-edited\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read the Story<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/marrakesh-street-by-street\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/13-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Street Picture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/13.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/marrakesh-street-by-street\/\">Marrakesh, Street by Street<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Six days walking the same four neighbourhoods until the light, the corners and the people finally lined up.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/marrakesh-street-by-street\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read the Story<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/photograph-a-wedding\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/4-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ms. Charle&#039;s Wedding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/photograph-a-wedding\/\">How to Photograph a Wedding Nobody Notices You At<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The best wedding coverage is the coverage the guests never register. Longer lenses, quieter shoes and a lot of standing&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/photograph-a-wedding\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read the Story<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/what-i-pack\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/6-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Surfing on Sunset\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/6-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/what-i-pack\/\">What I Actually Pack for a Two-Week Assignment<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Two bodies, three primes, more cards than anybody sensibly needs, and the one accessory that has saved three shoots.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/what-i-pack\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read the Story<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/four-hours-on-a-volcano\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/2-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mt. Batur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/photographer\/2026\/08\/06\/four-hours-on-a-volcano\/\">Four Hours on a Volcano for Ninety Seconds of Light<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The climb up Mt. 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