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Sam Knox's photostream
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I'm an Irishman who lives in Norfolk, having settled there after leaving the RAF in 2003. I have a passion for landscape, scenic, cityscape and architecture photography, and even some portraiture. I do a fair bit of stock and microstock photography, and I also enjoy shooting my favourite sport, rugby and keep a photographic record of my local team, Swaffham.
So why do I take photographs?
Well, We live in an ever changing world where natural landscapes and scenes of outstanding beauty are constantly being replaced by cityscapes which bring their own unique aesthetic appeal. Where architectural styles evolve and change, striking stark contrasts between the old and the new, the natural and the artificial, the organic and the mechanical, and the beautiful and the grotesque.
Throughout history, these changes have been documented by artists and in recent years, by photographers and film makers. These snapshots capture a fleeting moment in time, never to be revisited, and create a valuable historical archive for generations to come. The closest thing we have to a time machine which can carry us back into our past.
As a photographer with a passion for landscape, scenic and architecture photography, I find this process very exciting, and have made it my mission to add to this archive by capturing a visual record of my short period of existence in the great river of history.
It's my hope that future generations will look back on my photographs of scenes and locations they know, and find the same fascination in the changes that I experience when I see 100 year old photos of my home town.
I shoot mainly using a Sony Alpha A200, with a Fuji S6500 as an emergency backup, and occasionally a Praktica BCA for when I get the old retro film cravings.
Processing is done in Photoshop CS3 and Photomatix for HDR's.
If you want to use my photos on your website or blog, ask me. I might surprize you and say yes.
But please don't just take them without asking. It's downright rude, and will result in you and me falling out.
Can I politely request that if you're leaving comments on my photos, you kindly refrain from leaving invitations to add them to various groups, and please don't add those annoying sparkly *award* graphics.
And lastly, I enjoy having notes added to my photos, but not ones for Crop Suggestions.
If I'd wanted the image cropped that way, then I would have cropped it that way before uploading it.
Thanks.
Photos of Sam Knox (12)
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- BBC Sky at Night and Stargazing LIVE 14,927 photos, 3,322 members
- The Pigs Bottom (norfolk & suffolk coastline) 328 photos, 18 members
- ***Ladies that want lots more sex*** 0 photos, 295 members
- Deeply Missing you 209 photos, 243 members
- Vintage Photographs 32 photos, 22 members
- The moment before the pain begins..... 262 photos, 12 members
- Campbell's Water Tower, King's Lynn 57 photos, 11 members
- The Tutorium 1,365 photos, 126 members
- Guitar Details 3,351 photos, 677 members
- your personal guitar 7,345 photos, 1,897 members
- Guitar World 66,080 photos, 10,722 members
- Acoustic Guitar Personages 7,897 photos, 2,257 members
- Sony 45,935 photos, 515 members
- Norfolk, Cakes and Cameras! 4,535 photos, 101 members
- Made in Norfolk 2,895 photos, 73 members
- Now and Then: People Places & Things 1,230 photos, 118 members
- Armed Forces Day 2009 788 photos, 104 members
- Pictures taken in your garden 640 photos, 25 members
- Total Rugby 6,607 photos, 114 members
- The Hundred Club of Flickr 242,754 photos, 31,841 members
- RAF Marham - Spotters group 952 photos, 54 members
- U534 - Salvaged German WW2 U-Boat U-534 93 photos, 21 members
- Wayside Crosses in Britain 484 photos, 36 members
- THE UK SONY ALPHA DSLR OWNERS GROUP 31,459 photos, 477 members
- " TUGS & OFFSHORE VESSELS " WORLD-- WIDE, 17,789 photos, 1,036 members
- " SHIPS " PHOTO GALLERY. 58,132 photos, 1,311 members
- Horror Hospital 6,881 photos, 1,037 members
- " SHIPS " WORLD--WIDE, 45,123 photos, 1,078 members
- OTT EDITS 1,269 photos, 171 members
- Seaside Decay 3,114 photos, 409 members
- CAPTURING THE WAYLAND HERITAGE 923 photos, 42 members
- Buildings and Blue Skies (BaBS) 5,053 photos, 680 members
- Rugby Union England 2,721 photos, 99 members
- α - Sony Alpha DSLR Cameras 488,653 photos, 15,516 members
- DIGIFOTO Pro 397,644 photos, 14,130 members
- Sony Alpha Learning Center 77,059 photos, 2,248 members
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- Nature In The Raw 4,440 photos, 244 members
- Any Sport 39,331 photos, 1,613 members
- Norfolk Sunsets 760 photos, 43 members
- Belfast and Northern Ireland - Before & After 91 photos, 58 members
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- Old Belfast and Northern Ireland - Photographs taken before 2000 1,273 photos, 168 members
- Remembrance Day - Reopens November 2012 2,491 photos, 524 members
- Remembrance Day, Veterans Day & War Memorials 17,990 photos, 2,965 members
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Testimonials (8)
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Urban Digital says:
"Sam Knox is 100% inspiration. for his pure love of photography,he shoots for himself and shares the fruits of his labour with many. I don't know him very well but feel his passion for the world around him in each
photograph. I just want to thank him for being so generous with his lens. Cheers"30th October, 2009
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stylesomega says:
"Sam really can turn his hand to any style photography.
A quick browse through his photostream shows a wealth of astounding images from pro quality sports shots , vibrant still life and a great eye for capturing buildings both in black and white and striking HDR's"7th March, 2009
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ChrisRSVR waterfallscatguyd appreciation society says:
"Sams stream is as diverse as any other i have found on flickr, with one big exception, the quality! Sam seems to have the ability to turn his hand to all aspects of photography, and his knowledge is second to none. If you've got a problem, and if you can find him maybe you should hire the KNOX TEAM!"
5th March, 2009
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Big Andy fae Perth says:
"there is absolutely no way a few words can do this man any real justice, for one sam is an inspiration without his help and input flickr would have been a passing fad.he is the life and soul of many a group and can always crack a smile out of folks on the rainiest of days!
he is a humble man never one to brag about his exceptional skill with the camera and post processing although everyone knows hes a legend in his field!
if people put half the enthusiasm that sam does into photography,rugby and beer into their own work thered be a lot of michaelangelos out there
"glad i met you mate cant wait for the meet up""3rd March, 2009
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Pintabest says:
"Sam Knox is my son and his mum and I are immensely proud of him.
Pintabest"21st May, 2008
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greshmonger says:
"Sam was the reason I bought the fuji camera I use today,I have enjoyed looking at his shots of sunsets,night scenes and pituresque images from around his patch.
He is a constant scource of information ,help and advice and Im also pleased to know that he now has a valid excuse for hanging around laybys at dusk with a camera !"3rd October, 2007
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Raveydv says:
"I joined and use Flickr as a source of inspiration from people with diverse viewpoints on photography. I have found Sam's images, fascinating and HIGHLY inspirational. From his use of HDR, black and white work, long exposures and night shots to his brilliant retouching work on friends and family's old photographs lovingly scanned and reworked. It's strange, given our similar RAF analyst backgrounds in a small trade group, that we never met, but I have come to think of him as a mate I most definitely WILL meet one day.
Thanks for the inspiration as well as entertainment Sam and here's to our first beer together sometime soon!"30th August, 2007
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JulesCanon says:
"Variety is the spice of life, and that's what you get with sam's photostream, from pets to boats, wonderful olde churches to docklands. In colour or B&W sam's photo's have great detail, show emotions and times that are changing.
He's a great person for sharing his knowledge esp with me and my shots of home in northern ireland and has taught me more about it since he looked at my photo's that i'd ever thought i'd know.
He's friendly, and helpful and has some pretty darn fabby shots to share, so go on have a peek, you know you want to!!!! Jx"8th May, 2007
- Name:
- Sam Knox
- Joined:
- November 2006
- Hometown:
- Carrickfergus
- Currently:
- Pentney, UK
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Carer
- Website:
- Sam Knox Photography























