05/11/2026
Members Images
Our next members image is from Kathy Haddow. Here’s what Kathy had to say-
“ For me, photography is about authenticity. I don't replace skies, swap backgrounds, or brush away imperfections. My editing process is deliberately minimal, focused only on recreating the scene as it appeared in front of the lens. As a result, most of the work happens long before I press the shutter. Every image is built on careful planning: finding the right viewpoint, returning at the right time of day, waiting for the right season, and hoping for the right weather conditions. The final photograph is often the culmination of endless patience, with only subtle adjustments needed in post-processing to realise my vision.
This image from Glen Affric perfectly illustrates that approach. I knew I needed the autumn colours at their peak, combined with late-afternoon light and enough cloud cover to allow shafts of sunlight to break through and illuminate this silver birch tree. I'd visited the location countless times, but the conditions never quite aligned. The light fell in the wrong place, the leaves had already gone, or the atmosphere simply wasn't there.
So when everything finally came together this year, there was a real sense of achievement in pressing the shutter. The photograph you see is the result of almost three years of returning, waiting, and watching for the moment I had envisioned from the very beginning.
