About

Me a couple of years ago. Photo taken by Bob Geal in Chistmas 2009

Me, 2009. Photo taken by Bob Geal.

Hi,

I am Mike Munro, an aspiring photographer. I am interested mainly in Street, Candid and People-Working photography, improving my Black and White, and as I am aspiring, i take photos of anything that grabs my attention.

My photographic hero’s are: Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Mapplethorp, Dorothea Lange, Horst P Horst, Edward Weston errrr and a few more…I am open to adding to the list…. I have a huge (according to my family) collection of books (and magazines) on photographers and photographic technique. I go to any exhibition I can, including Art exhibitions, to look at the way composition works.

I started this blog as an adjunct to studying for a degree in photography, to learn from others and improve my photo taking by getting non-family people to critique my efforts, and to have fun! I am also enjoying the stats / seeing my pictures on the web.

I am also learning how photo-blogging (well just blogging) works, so any advice is welcome.

I am Chief Cook and Bottle Washer working from home looking after my wonderful wife and dodging my many children.

I live just outside Newbury in West Berkshire, England.

Anything else you want to know, I respond to any and all comments, please make them.

Mike

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12 04 2013: 1cruzdelsur (20:31:15) :

Do you have a blog with wonderful pictures and also in your country are the roots of rugby practice a sport when I was young, there are three generations of rugby players in my family.
Goodbye.
Cruz

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13 04 2013: mikemunro2013 (09:10:35) :

Hi

Thank you for the feedback, i too was a rugby player in my youth.
Regrads

Mike M

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24 04 2013: theINFP (12:37:40) :

You have been busy liking posts on my blog, I look forward to getting to know you better 🙂

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28 04 2013: shalkov (11:14:09) :

thank you for stopping and following 🙂

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18 05 2013: gpcox (12:58:04) :

I’m very pleased to meet you. I have enjoyed many of your photos and I’m certain I shall continue to.

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19 05 2013: mikemunro2013 (10:36:17) :

Good to meet you too Para!

Mike

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28 05 2013: richardhaas8 (20:02:45) :

Mike you have a great eye for composition and color. I will be back to see the rest of your photos, but I think I need to schedule a nice block of time for it!!!

Thanks for sharing……….and stay with it.

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28 05 2013: mikemunro2013 (22:13:49) :

Hi Richard,

Thank you for your comments, a boost to morale!

All the best, I hope you enjoy your more in depth review.

Regards

Mike

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18 06 2013: Scatty (00:40:42) :

Dodging your children hey??! Happy dad’s day btw! Xxx

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18 06 2013: mikemunro2013 (01:11:20) :

Thanks my darling Girlo !!!😍😍😍

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15 07 2013: orchid (14:51:40) :

hi Mike, i just want to say thank you very much for visiting my blog 🙂
hope you will enjoy blogging/photography as much as i do…

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17 07 2013: mikemunro2013 (17:32:15) :

Hi Orchid, It was interesting and a pleasure….

Mike

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6 12 2013: Loca Gringa (13:02:28) :

Thanx for following my blog. I too caught the photography bug … blast! It’s so contagious!

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6 12 2013: mikemunro2013 (14:34:00) :

It is…and you have some lovely photos, I am always looking for people to learn from, to get ideas from… I have been a photographer (I claim that title lol), for years, back into film days… Really caught the digital-photography-bug though….and now proud owner of a Fuji X-Pro1… It is definitely addictive, I try to get out every day… i need a fix!!!

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6 12 2013: Loca Gringa (15:25:44) :

I use a nikon when I’m out on a mission as it were, but find it heavy so for a daily I just use a sony pocket cam. Though it’s now getting close to past it’s prime. I’m not out everyday with my nikon, Jajaja, I’m afraid to get mugged for my camera

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6 12 2013: mikemunro2013 (23:21:10) :

ahhh I had an old nikon f years ago…excellent… I was using a Leica R9 good but very heavy..swapped over to the X-Pro1 because I couldn’t afford the Leica M9240) and the Fuji got very good reviews on the jpegs in particular… Its taken some learning but now getting the hang of it… its a lot less conspicuous than the big DSLR, so less fear of mugging…

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6 12 2013: Loca Gringa (23:57:08) :

Jajaja, yea, when you live in a 3rd world developing country, and gringa, you are at risk for a whole lot.

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26 02 2014: itisnovember (17:45:21) :

Great black and white photography. Love it!

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26 02 2014: mikemunro2013 (18:15:08) :

Thank you

Mike

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28 02 2014: Shane Francescut (01:41:51) :

You have an excellent blog with wonderful photos. I will follow with interest. You also have an impressive inspiration list above. Have you looked at Yousuf Karsh?

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28 02 2014: mikemunro2013 (09:25:38) :

Hi Shane, thanks for the comments. Yes, I am familiar with Karsh, I am a big fan of the older 1920 / 1930 / 1940’s black and white photographers..

Cheers

Mike

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26 04 2014: fluidicthought (13:39:28) :

Very impressive photography 🙂 I’m enjoying wandering around your blog.

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26 04 2014: mikemunro2013 (17:38:36) :

Thank you for such the great comment and compliment…

Mike

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4 05 2014: mikemunro2013 (09:55:54) :

Why thank you kind sir or is it madam, I have made that mistake before… All comments welcome and help boost the photographer…lol

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