Everyone's talking about the CCD look and the film look — but what are they, do they actually exist, and can you tell them apart? Three images, three different technologies, one style. See if you can guess which is which.

A deep dive into the language of black and white photography — tones, contrast, texture, light, layers and depth. Not about converting colour images, not about post processing. About learning to see in black and white before you ever press the shutter.

Black and white photographers whose work I admire and return to — Edwin Smith, James Ravilious, Fay Godwin, Don McCullin, Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, Adrian Vila and Christine Wilson — and why I make a point of not looking at them too closely before picking up my own camera.

The Sony A700 is a camera that was built to be used — and that's exactly why it still earns its place in my kit today. A second body that keeps me in the same Sony A-mount system, fits in the hip pack, and delivers smoother black and white JPEGs than anything I'd spend ten times the price on. Sometimes old is still good enough, even today.

A slower space for black and white photography, countryside walks, and quiet moments from everyday England — where the focus is on the picture, not the platform.