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Gavin Gough 📷
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Freelance travel & documentary photographer. Author of Beyond The Frame photography newsletter. Workshop leader. Founder of the Bangkok Photo School.
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Beyond the Frame 78/
Photography Newsletter

This edition includes a ‘reflective’ creative exercise in New York City.

Also: The Time Top 100 Photos of 2025.
Plus: Recommendations for inspiring things to read, see and hear.

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A woman walking a small dog across a Manhattan crosswalk, captured beside a reflective glass wall that creates a perfect mirror image of both walker and dog. The dog pauses to sniff its own reflection as evening traffic and pedestrians blur in the background.
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Beyond the Frame 73/
Photography Newsletter

In this edition:
- Life Release - an Asian merit-making ritual
- A seven day photo project based on the music of Ludovico Einaudi

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Two women stand beside the Tonlé Sap River in Phnom Penh releasing small birds into the bright blue sky as part of a Buddhist fangsheng or “life release” ritual, a symbolic act of compassion and hope.
October 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I've built a new Kodachrome emulation for Lightroom and Photoshop.
People are saying it's really rather good 😊
You can read about it in my newsletter.
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A Vintage Kodachrome slide showing a photo processed with Gavin Gough's Kodachrome emulation profiles and presets for Lightroom & Photoshop. A Vintage Kodachrome slide showing a photo processed with Gavin Gough's Kodachrome emulation profiles and presets for Lightroom & Photoshop. A Vintage Kodachrome slide showing a photo processed with Gavin Gough's Kodachrome emulation profiles and presets for Lightroom & Photoshop. A Vintage Kodachrome slide showing a photo processed with Gavin Gough's Kodachrome emulation profiles and presets for Lightroom & Photoshop.
August 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Beyond the Frame 65/
Photography Newsletter

B-Sides and Rarities. Previously unseen photographic outtakes and why they still sing.

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Portrait of a young Bhutanese child wearing a green knitted jumper and white shirt, looking confidently at the camera, taken indoors with soft natural light — documentary style travel photography.
July 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I'm attending Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles this week. It's a treat to spend a week immersed in such an impressive variety of photo exhibitions and events.
The light in the Palais de l’Archevêché yesterday was gorgeous.
An older man in a straw hat and pink shirt views a wall of photographic prints at the Palais de l’Archevêché during Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, with golden sunlight streaming through translucent curtains. Two women view a photographic exhibition at the Palais de l’Archevêché during Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, one crouching to look closely at a small framed print, with warm afternoon sunlight filtering through sheer curtains. A woman in a patterned dress and blue shoulder bag studies a display of documentary photographs at the Palais de l’Archevêché during Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, illuminated by soft light through tall windows.
July 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Beyond the Frame 61/
Photography Newsletter

In this edition:
– Head-spinning in Bhutan
– Flashes of Brilliance
– A Street Photography Competition
– Why James Bond is a poor photographer
– How to use a phone for mobile backups

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Young boy performing a headstand in front of a traditional Bhutanese temple doorway with colourful painted woodwork and cultural motifs
July 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The Art of Street Portraiture

From my photography newsletter
Beyond the Frame 60/

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Smiling woman in traditional Southeast Asian attire holding a paper parasol, with a mural background in a temple setting Young man in a vibrant green shirt leaning against a weathered green wooden door in natural light Elderly woman in a red-orange sari walking past a textured red wall in India, captured in profile Shirtless young man standing in a doorway framed by a vivid blue wall, with Hindu religious icons above the door
June 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Beyond the Frame 58/
Photography Newsletter

In this edition:
- Bhutan: Transformation.
- Technique: Exposure compensation, the magic 1⅓.
- Kodachrome: Coming soon.

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Young Bhutanese monk in red robes sitting in monastery interior with traditional tsechu festival masks on wall in Bhutan
June 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Beyond the Frame 57/
Photography Newsletter

The value of acknowledging what’s hiding in plain sight. How a construction container provided a solution to a photographic problem. Plus, reflections on the 2025 Photo Book Swiss book fair.

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Young Asian elephant partially hidden behind a fig tree, peeking out playfully in a lush green forest.
June 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Beyond the Frame 55/
Photography Newsletter

In this edition:
- Sandra Cattaneo Adorno in conversation
- Artists’ Residencies around the world
- Free headshots for ex-federal employees in Boston, USA.

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Profile of an elderly man in Dali City, China, shown in profile wearing a red knit cap, red shirt and red jacket as he puffs on a dark wooden tobacco pipe against a softly blurred red background.
May 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Photography Newsletter

On a day marked by sorrow in Myanmar and Thailand, I introduce four photographers who show how creativity can grow from adversity, using the camera as a tool for resilience and connection.

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A Buddhist monk in a deep meditative pose, seated cross-legged between two white and gold elephant statues at a temple in Myanmar. He wears a traditional deep red robe and sits on a patterned mat, eyes closed in peaceful contemplation.
March 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Beyond the Frame 48/
Photography Newsletter

In this edition:
- Annapurna kids
- The ethics of photographing children
- What camera do you use? A survey
- More AI controversies
- Nemone Lethbridge, a feminist icon

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Two young children with joyful expressions playfully reach towards the camera in a rural, mountainous village setting. One child in a striped shirt laughs with their tongue out, while the other, dressed in a patterned tunic, smiles with a dirt-streaked face. Behind them, stone steps lead up through lush greenery, with traditional wooden houses lining the path.
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Beyond the Frame 47/
Photography Newsletter

Rediscovering a spark of childlike enthusiasm and honouring the life and work of photojournalist Camille Lepage.

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A black and white photograph of a young boy with short, curly hair and dark skin, sitting against a textured stone wall. He gazes directly at the camera with an intense, inquisitive expression. He wears a patterned fleece jacket and holds a professional DSLR camera with a large lens. The camera strap hangs around his neck, and his hands grip the body of the camera as if he is about to take a photograph. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the boy and his camera.
March 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Beyond the Frame 45/
Photography Newsletter

Marking International Women’s Day
Pictures of a Women’s co-operative in Nepal
A look at National Geographic’s ‘Women of Vision’
The pressures young women face in the age of the smartphone.

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A young Indian woman, 17 years old, with black hair and a short-sleeved, blue top has her arms folded in front of her, she is looking directly into the camera lens and is smiling.
March 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Beyond the Frame 41/
Photography Newsletter

The Art of Protest and Resistance.
Plus competition results and a reader’s winning story.

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Close-up portrait of a Thai police officer wearing a black tactical helmet with a raised transparent visor and a black mesh face mask. His intense gaze is visible, his eyes are open and he is staring directly into the camera.
February 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Beyond the Frame 40/
Photography Newsletter

One AI failure?
Two competition reminders.
Three apps for photographers.
Four photo platforms.
Five Gold(ish) Rings.

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A majestic snow-covered mountain peak, Annapurna South, is bathed in the warm glow of sunrise. The highest peak on the left is illuminated by golden light at its summit, contrasting against the rugged, shadowed slopes below. The smaller peak to the right is also covered in snow, with its craggy ridges catching hints of soft morning light. The background sky is a mix of pastel hues—shades of pink, orange, and purple blending together—while elongated clouds stretch across the sky, adding depth to the scene. The lower slopes of the mountains are dark and rugged, scattered with patches of snow, creating a dramatic contrast with the glowing peaks above. (Written by AI)
February 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Beyond the Frame 39/
Photo Newsletter

For various reasons this is my favourite newsletter of the year so far.

The life and work of Sergio Lorrain & a romantic interpretation of a Robert Capa photo. Plus readers can win superb photo books.

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A black and white photograph of a young woman and a younf man seated at an out door cafe in Italy. The other tables are empty. The young man, smiling, has his arm around the woman. She is laughing as he whispers into her ear.
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Independent journalism is imperilled.
Threats to democracy are intensifying.
What can we do?

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Substack Newsletter

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A close-up of the Statue of Liberty statue in New York harbour showing the left hand holding a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI
February 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Boîtes d’échange: https://gavingough.micro.blog/2025/02/05/botes-dchange.html
A person in white winter clothing and a blue backpack is seen selecting a book from a small outdoor library under a streetlamp, with tall buildings in the background.
February 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Beyond the Frame 35/

Photography newsletter by Gavin Gough

Photographing Chinese New Year at Bangkok’s largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple, Wat Mangkon Kamalawat. Plus my podcast highlights of 2024.

Read on Substack

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Interior of a Chinese Buddhist temple, a woman dressed in red holding her hands in prayer with lit candles in the foreground.
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Views of the Hindu Kush, between Kabul and Dushanbe, as seen from the window of a Swiss Airways flight, BKK-ZRH.

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View of mountain peaks in the Hindu Kush from a commercial aeroplane flight. View of mountain peaks in the Hindu Kush from a commercial aeroplane flight. View of mountain peaks in the Hindu Kush from a commercial aeroplane flight.
February 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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They say every cloud has a silver lining. In Bangkok, the literal, foggy cloud of PM2.5 pollutants has a pink and blue lining when the sun sets, as seen above our local BTS (Skytrain) station this evening.
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A BTS Skytrain station with a train waiting beside the platform beneath a sunset sky of pastel pink and blue colours.
January 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Here's one from this afternoon, just for you, from somebody who also sends their love.

I call this, "Waiting for Coffee". 😬
January 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Having reached the point where posting photos to Facebook, Instagram and Threads leaves me feeling more than a little grubby, I'm now viewing BlueSky as one of the very few viable alternatives.

So here's a photo, just made, of sunset above a Bangkok cityscape to get the ball rolling. 🌇🙏
A portrait format photograph of a deep red and orange sunset sky above a distant Bangkok cityscape view with tower blocks and an elevated motorway.
January 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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You know you're in Bangkok when...

You nip to the shops and are entirely unsurprised to be greeted by this scene:

(A special shout-out to Energetic Elephant and Breakdancing Robot.)
January 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM