About

The photographic side of the long-established HIgh View began trading under the name BusyPictures in 2023, after a lengthy recuperation period in the life of the of the partnership, which was brought about by illness. Our photography is mainly of the documentary variety: preferably with human interest to the fore. We note that Wikipedia describes documentary photography as having a very wide gamut, and quote it here: “Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle events or environments both significant and relevant to history and historical events as well as everyday life. It is typically undertaken as professional photojournalism, or real life reportage, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit.” In summary it’s telling a story ~ and recording it for the future. We do very little advertising and usually prefer word of mouth recommendations rather than heavy ~ and expensive ~ marketing. We are also aware of the increased sensitivity towards photographing people that has been brought about by the rapid rise in image making, display, and transmission facilities of modern times. We do not subscribe to any social media, and all displayed work on the web (except this site) is in password protected folders. Our understanding of the many laws governing photography and privacy is summed-up in the right “not to have work issued to the public” by those who commission and pay for the pictures to be taken. Whilst the ownership of negatives and computer files remains entirely the photographer’s, the display and reproduction rights are entirely those of the person commissioning the work. There are numerous grey areas in the various regulations. We earnestly desire to save ourselves, and customers, the huge expense of going to law and we will tread carefully in this area and respect our customers’ wishes ~ as we do when first taking the pictures.