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Ten Photographers. Rotating Shutters.The RotationTHE ROTATION3

Dedicated to the memory of GfxHaven, GfxFreaks and Synesthesia which rose from the ashes.

STIJN BENOOT

LUKE PATTON

ANGELA FOUQUETTE

NICK POMEROY

KEVIN LAUGHLINdoes not feature

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ALEC THOMSON

ETHAN COOPER

ROBERT PAYTON

ADAM KOLFF

NAOMI ROE

DUSTIN MONTGOMERY

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A Forgotten Place Lonely Streets

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Feel you on the inside. The Golden Fish

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Corridor

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As a child plays

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Spring Sun

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Look up, and you will see the lightTwo Tone

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Above The Crawl

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Night Things seem to be going in reverse.

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Another Smoke

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159

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153 If I Never Lie

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Room Lonesome

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Lonesome Like a super star

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Flying Colours

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Waiting... Linear

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Insect Architecture

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With Age

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Path to My Tree

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174

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Like a Polaroid Picture Pipeline

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Spine of the Sky

Flower Stepping

Something you might expect from an eleven year old girl.

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Sail

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Spirit

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Close Drop Dead Gorgeous

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Roof

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1 Climb These Cliffs

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“Be cool. Sunny day rule.”

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Thing of the Past All In Vain

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You’ll Need a Key Crystal Veins

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Full Wales

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Dadadadadadadadada Old Tales

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Time’s Age Doncamatic

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Relax

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Bloodrush kohtumised

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Pink Blank

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Tossed Aside Mind Game

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Summertime Blues Dropped

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Job Security

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Eh

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3 of a kind

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Bungalow Mission

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Leg It

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Bloom A Pop of Yellow

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Canyon of SpeechGlimpse of an Eye

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Weeping Pirates

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One More Day Dilemma

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BunBunLungs of Wood

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A Greek’s Niche

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Word Forward

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Empire Huitzilopochtli’s Temple

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Bangor Sunset Comman’s Road

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Smoke

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A RETROSPECTIVE

by Nick Pomeroy

What can be said about Robert Payton? First off I’ve known him for a number of years and have watched his improvement over that time. The last year has been an important period in his development as a photographer.

Since the second Rotation book he has cemented himself as one of the most eagerly anticipated photographers of the group.

The reason for this is easy to see, just look at these photographs. The composition, the colours and the atmosphere are fantastic. Compared to his earlier shots for The Rotation, the increase in skill and vision is impressive to say the least.

It is a tendency of a lot of amateur English photographers to focus heavily on the same style of photography, something I’m definitely guilty of. In my eyes this is due to an impression that England doesn’t contain a lot of variety in it’s scenery. Rob shows that this couldn’t be further from the truth. Spine of the Sky would not look out of place in a desert but was shot in the heart of this modest island.

Above The Crawl

Spine of the Sky

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In The Club

Nick: Hi Rob, to start could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into photography?

Rob: Hello, well there’s not much to me really. I’m an average guy that likes fantasy, art, books, music and fizzy drinks. I got into photography in my first year of college where we had to study it as a part of the course. My tutor wasn’t the nicest or the best at explaining or remembering but none the less I really enjoyed taking photos of things with a strange beauty, things that others didn’t see and from there I just bought a camera and taught myself.

Nick: How would you best describe your photographic style?

Rob: That’s hard but I would say the word nature would some it up well, I’ve slowly started to detest taking flower shots because they are so boring to photograph, I’m gradually turning to urban and night time shots I just need to get out but living in a small village and not being able to get anywhere really doesn’t help.

Nick: How do you find your photographic subjects?

Rob: My garden is an amazing one, the people before us started the gardening club in the village so he was very into his garden. Naturally I found bright flowers and creepy crawlies to take photos of.

Nick: Lungs of Wood is an interesting photograph, what gave you the idea that a stack of wood could create an appealing image?

Rob: Ha, funny photo to pick. Its in my neighbour’s garden, I went round to see what I could find, I think its an encouragement for bees to make a hive.

Nick: What equipment do you use and what’s on your wish list?

Rob: I use a Canon 1000D and its standard lens which cost about £500 in a bundle with a Tamron 70-300mm which is neither use nor ornament.

I would love a Canon 5D and a 50mm 1.8, of course its not called a wish list for nothing.

“I want to start showing people the beauty of the city”

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Nick: Who are the biggest influences on your photography?

Rob: The Rotation and peoples’ favourites on Flickr, I think it’s the best way to see different themes and perspectives on the world, also you can see what settings they used and where they took it.

Nick: What do you aim to achieve in your photos and are there any recurring themes that you try and highlight?

Rob: I want to start showing people the beauty of the city, they miss all the little details.

Nick: Finally, think back to when you first started taking photographs, what one piece of advice or information would you liked to have known then that you know now?

Rob: How to use the aperture and ISO settings on my camera, for the first 6 months I was solely using the shutter speed, I feel like a fool now.

Nick: Thanks Rob, I look forward to your next photographs.

Thanks.

Designed & Edited by Nick Pomeroy.

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