Journal

With the letter A, at the very beginning of David Campany’s excellent lecture ‘Photography and Cinema from A to Z (and back again)’ at UCL here in London the other night, he showed us a still from the 1961 Italian film Accattone. It’s an image of tables at an outdoor...

Somewhat irritating when a print from 96 years ago arrives creased.

Due to an extra step in the processing that required an extra trip to the darkroom, these will likely be arriving late into the holiday season. Below are a few views of this year’s edition of 15 holiday greetings heading out to a few friends, colleagues, and contacts...

With a couple of hours to spend in Munich on my way to Ulm, a gallery is the natural place I would head to

Could this mirror be taken into the field and held with a clamp? Yes, I believe so.

This was originally written for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and published on my Instagram page in 2019. I’ve updated it, and included a few more images. When thinking about what to post to mark the 50th anniversary of the first steps onto the...

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.

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....

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...