#521 Just one shot, part 2

#521 Just one shot, part 2

From The Photowalk by Neale James

February 25, 2026 · 1h 20m · Episode 521

About this episode

In this episode, Neale James and Giles Penfound create a large-format portrait of a tree while discussing the art of patience in photography.

In this second part, former professional documentary photographer Giles Penfound and I are back at Penwood in Berkshire, England, to make one special single picture using 5x4, paying homage to the late Dennis Lee, an American community member who passed at the start of 2026. In this episode, you get to see what all of that waiting, all of that patience, actually produced. We reveal the finished photograph: the large-format portrait of a remarkable tree. We also pick up the conversation where we left it, talking more about what happens when you deliberately take your foot off the accelerator, not just as a photographer, but as a person moving through the world. Giles came from documentary work, where speed and instant story were everything, and watching him operate with a 5x4 plate camera in a quiet wood in Berkshire is about as far from that as you can get. Read more about our photographic adventures on our photography travel website, The Journey Beyond . Links to all guests and features will be on the show page , my sincere thanks to our Extra Milers, without whom we wouldn't be walking each week and Arthelper.ai , giving photographers smart tools to plan, promote, and manage…

People in this episode

Host: Neale James

Guest: Giles Penfound

Topics covered

  • photography
  • documentary
  • large-format
  • patience
  • artistic process

Keywords

  • photography
  • large-format
  • documentary
  • patience
  • Berkshire
  • Giles Penfound
  • Dennis Lee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Journey Beyond, Arthelper.ai

Places: Berkshire

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