Charlie Waite - In My Minds Eye Charlie Waite has always been one of my photography heroes. He is well known for his many photographic books. His Landscape photographs have been used commercially for many years. His name is well known amongst photographers and collectors of the art.

This book is a departure from what we have come to expect of Waite; bright colorful images in his trade mark square format of the worlds exotic places. What we have are Black and White photographs.

Some are recognisable conversions from some of his famous colour works others you would not recognise as his. I was not sure what to expect within the covers of this book but hoped that these images would reflect Waites personal view on photography. One not tainted by the needs to fulfill an art directors brief, or remain timeless and saleable in the highly competitive stock library. To some degree the book achieves this by eliminating the colour the design of the images become more important. The compositionof many of the images converted from colour stands out more clearly re-emphasising Waite’s skill as a photographer.  We must also  asks the question – did he originally see them in colour or black and white?

The 72 Photographs vary from sweeping landscapes, intimate details of Gondolas in Venice, dark corners of stairwells, and some interesting people studies. I would recommendthis book to any one interested in Photography – take the time to digest the images, question the compositions and ask why?

Charlie Waite was a former actor. He had his photographic breakthrough in 1981 producing images for the National Trust. He now coaches photographers all over the world through light and land photographic holidays.Visit the Landscape Photography Bookshop for more inspirational titles.