5fives with Sanda Jordan

I am so happy to be able to introduce Sandra Jordan, who like me has a penchant for proper coffee and Pringles (not together) (ok, together) – she has taken some amazing photos and has totally inspired me to have a go at some long exposures . Over to you, Sandra…

I’m very lucky that I get to fulfil the two passions in my life, travel and photography.

I’m intrigued by foreign countries and cultures and drawn to simple photographs of line, texture and form and I like to find the peace within an image in an otherwise quite hectic world.

I like the idea that once I have taken a photograph, the place may never look the same again.

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Your top five photographers

Wow it’s tricky to even limit it to a top ten, there are so many photographers out there that I admire but (in no particular order)…

1. Joel Tjintjelaar
2. Josef Hoflehner
3. Ebru Sidar
4. Camille Seaman
5. Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Your top five snacks

1. Pringles (although based on the amount I can eat in one sitting, not sure that would be counted as a snack)!
2. Really good dark chocolate, even better if it’s got almonds in.
3. Espresso (I know that probably doesn’t count as a snack but it’s the one constant I have every day, but I’m very fussy and it has to be really really good with a nice thick crema).
4. Ginger biscuits.
5. Okay now I’m stuck, can I have coffee again?

Your top five photos you’ve taken

1. Barn & Aurora
   
   This was the first time I saw the Northern Lights, after not seeing it once on my previous 3 week trip and then missing the best show in 10 years the night before because I was inside chatting to the woman I was staying with! I was determined to not miss out again so when the Aurora forecast was good, we drove to the North side of the island for a better chance of seeing them and were very richly rewarded. It is such an incredible sight to see and on that trip I was lucky enough to see it on 6 nights, something I can highly recommend if you ever get the chance.
2. Blue House, Chefchaouen
   
   Chefchaouen is a beautiful town in North Morocco with a very photogenic Medina with its’ intricate Andalucían influence, arches, arcades and porches, and narrow cobbled alleys that twist through rows of bright blue-washed houses. There’s a photo around every corner!
3. Trees
   
   Part of my ongoing Trees project, I love the simplicity and peacefulness of this image.
4. Nuns at Sacre Coeur
   
   I took a quick trip to Paris in the summer to start a project about Life by the banks of the Seine and whilst there visited Sacre Coeur. As I was coming out I saw these nuns leaning over the wall looking at the view over Paris. I had to be quick to get this shot before they moved away.
5. Southwold Pier
   
   I received a Lee Big Stopper filter as a present and so have recently started practising with long exposures. It is a look that I absolutely love but it takes a lot of patience and a lot of clothes (you have to wrap up when standing on a UK beach out of season for hours on end)!

Your top five dream photo locations

1. The Lofoten Islands, Arctic Norway (hands down the most beautiful place I have ever been to)
2. Spitzbergen
3. Greenland
4. Istanbul
5. Anywhere covered in snow!

Your top five camera-bag essentials
(presuming that camera and lenses are a given)

1. Lee Big Stopper Filter
2. iPhone (it has the apps on for calculating long exposures)
3. My Kindle – comes in very handy when standing on a beach in the middle of Winter for hours taking long exposures!
4. Remote control unit
5. Lens cloth

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