Substacks recommended by Neil Milton

Recommended by Neil Milton

Processing life's moments through photography, collage and words - a creative practice as it happens.

As the weeks passed, I realised I woke on Sundays in eager anticipation of Stella's email punctuating the end of one and the beginning of another... If that's not a reason for a recommendation, I don't know what is.

- Neil Milton

Beyond the grain

By Emily Stav

Ramblings about the future of photography (plus some photography, too)

Spicy Crisis Substack

By Andy McColgan

Words. Pictures. Music. Magic.

PhotoPedagogy

By Jon Nicholls

Reflections on photography and education. A mixture of the personal and professional. A place to think and share.

[SIC]

By Ben Dietz for [SIC]

A Digest of Developments

Ben and 'team' provide more weekly content than can be comfortably consumed in 7 days. Quality.

- Neil Milton

What Now? with Lindsay Johnstone

#21 in Parenting: Asking and attempting to answer various flavours of this question as I rattle roughshod over the peaks and troughs of perimenopausal midlife from home in Glasgow, Scotland

Create Me Free

By Kathryn Vercillo

Where Art Meets Psychology. We are not all "tortured geniuses" and art isn't always therapy but there is so much richness and connection and magic in the in between. Let's play, communicate, and learn there.

Kathryn's enthusiasm for and knowledge of the confluence where art and mental health meet provide both inspiration for the artist and information for the curious.

- Neil Milton

The Bus

By Bryan Padrick

Learning is a journey. Enjoy the stops along the way.

"Riding on city buses for a hobby is sad." So sang Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian, alluding to his treasured pastime when recovering from ME/CFS. I imagine Stuart would revel in this bus. As do I. OK driver... let's go.

- Neil Milton

Process ☼ On Photography, by Wesley Verhoeve

The leading weekly photography newsletter by Wesley Verhoeve, read by 18,000+ photographers worldwide—practical, honest insights on creative blocks, building projects, and showing up with your camera.

A must-read from an insightful, thoughtful, generous photographer. 13,000 readers can't be wrong, after all!

- Neil Milton

perfectlight

a photography blog, chats and coffee

Perfectlight's infectious enthusiasm for sharing helpful tips and advice on photography makes for a valuable subscription.

- Neil Milton

Darkrooms

By Marcel Borgstijn

Your weekly lens into photography's distinctive stories, featuring artist interviews, creative inspiration, and thought-provoking projects. Home of the quarterly Darkrooms Magazine

Thoughtful writing on photography accompanied by some fine photographs!

- Neil Milton

PHOTOSNACK

By Tomasz Trzebiatowski

ONE PHOTOGRAPHER A DAY

A photographer (almost) every day. Simple, elegant, and illuminating!

- Neil Milton

Photos, photographers and photobooks.

By Andrew Eberlin

Helping me to look when there is seemingly nothing new to see. Photography related musings - a mix of my own photos, photographers I admire and photobooks which inspire.

Andrew and I share a mutual love of photography and photo books. Not only is he an eloquent writer, but has a wide knowledge of monographs and collections. I have discovered several books through his writing.

- Neil Milton

Teo's Talks

By Matteo Franchi

Photography and other amenities

Thoughtful writing and some excellent portraits.

- Neil Milton

StoryDrops - Street Photography Newsletter

A weekly newsletter that invites you to step into the captivating world of street photographers. Explore a variety of photo series that offer inspiration, connection, and valuable information.

Thought Jam

By By Nat

Words and photo essays

Nat shows such a mastery of nostalgic writing that raises the question if she isn't a Flux Capacitor made flesh!

- Neil Milton

haver & sparrow

By Charlene Storey

Letters from my island home in Shetland: creativity, photography, and slow-ish living with a punk rock heart. Forever obsessed with storytelling and capturing the life's littlest joys in words, photos & art. And dogs. There are also dogs.

One of my favourite Substackers. inviting, entertaining and engaging writing, beautiful photographs, and a wee piece of far-north home for a Scottish emigrant.

- Neil Milton

Dougstack

By Doug Golden

Mostly photography and sometimes other stuff

Doug has a good eye for an amusing photographic vignette - a plus for a photographer on the street.

- Neil Milton

Desire Paths

By Daniel Giacopelli

A newsletter about the lesson-filled lives of fascinating people. And other good stuff.

Desire Paths is, of course, an excellent read. The conversations between Dan and his interlocutors are, in equal parts, fascinating and motivating.

- Neil Milton