Journal
World Pinhole Week(?)
A couple of pinhole prints recently discovered in batch of old work. Produced at a workshop I conducted at the Summer Fotoschool in Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia, 2009 or 2010. The paper negative was contact printed on a beautiful creamy textured FOMA paper from the...
Old Work, New Again
It seems to have become a tradition for me to miss World Pinhole Day. This year’s landed last Sunday. I was reminded of it as I was organising my studio and came across of a bundle of prints I hadn’t seen in a few years; Pinhole work that I produced about 10 years ago...
Urban destruction then / now
Diptych, 24 x 40”, gelatin silver print, unique . Printed from a series of 35mm negatives capturing the aftermath of the bombardment of a French city, possibly Mâcon, during the Second World War. I have the name Mâcon associated with the negatives, but am not...
A New Phase of Collaboration with the Medium
I have long viewed my relationship with photography as a collaboration. I don’t see myself as a master of the medium, rather a collaborator with the medium. I take my ideas and vision so far, then the photographic medium steps in for the realisation, and often makes itself present in the result.
This montage is from a series recently begun, using a process I’ve been thinking about for years.
Remembering those not photographed
I couldn’t help but notice fewer poppies pinned on clothing in London for this Armistice (or Remembrance) Day than in recent years. Most that I have seen are manufactured pieces, purchased from shops rather than the plastic and paper ones distributed by veterans....
Photo London 2021
A few views and thoughts from a marathon visit to Photo London 2021
Eclipse-y
I was outside when the solar eclipse took place the other day, but had no idea there was an eclipse happing. It was overcast but...
Daguerre’s London Diorama of 1823
A Forgotten Remnant from the Birth of Photography. There are probably more than a few who wonder why the word "Diorama" adorns the facade of this posh Georgian building, and are oblivious to its connection with photography's origins. Sitting amongst other John...
Nam June Paik = genius
A few views from the 2020 Nam June Paik retrospective at the Tate Modern, London.
Lucian Freud, by Lucian Freud
Views from the superb Lucian Freud self portrait exhibition currently on at the Royal Academy, London. A must see, likely once in a lifetime opportunity to see these self portraits spanning his career together. Time your visit well, as it is unsurprisingly a very...