PHOTOGRAPHY
In 2025 adults started talking and writing about a phenomenon they couldn’t understand – kids shouting the numbers 6 7 followed by a weird hand movement which apparently became a craze. According to a BBC article the phrase “67”, which first gained popularity with Generation Alpha, has gone on to become a viral internet sensation … Read more
I was walking into Soho Square when I spotted someone wearing a vintage traditional dark chocolate brown Astrakhan Karakul hat, and it immediately brought back memories of early childhood where I’d seen the same hats worn by male members of London’s Persian Jewish Community. Here’s a photo that predates my birth by decades and is … Read more
I’d like to share some photographs shot over the past year where the image of the eye has caught my attention; as well as new street abstracts featuring fragmented representation and abstract forms. Many of these photographs document human intervention, either through deliberate damage such as tearing or the presence of graffiti. Changing Representations in … Read more
The idea of fingers and gestures communicating energy in visual art is not a new one; in terms of painting a particular example come to mind – that of Michelangelo’s fresco The Creation of Adam, where the anthropomorphised representation of God appears to be injecting energy via a pointed finger into Adam’s more relaxed hand. … Read more
My latest visual haiku is a New Year’s resolution on the theme of dance. During 2025 I was dancing Salsa regularly at The Hyde Park Bandstand, usually on a Sunday afternoon. However the outdoor season came to an end in November and despite indoor club alternatives I haven’t danced socially since then. I dance at … Read more
What qualities in people inspire me as I age, and how do I feel about ageing? I had recently seen an exhibition of portrait paintings at The National Portrait Gallery with my friend Rose Rouse, who is also a cofounder of Advantages of Age, a social enterprise created to challenge the media narrative around ageing. … Read more
The other day I had the privilege of attending a fantastic show at the Lehman Concert Hall in the Bronx, New York called The Three Kings and Their Queens which was a tribute to the musicians of the Mambo era of the 1950s and 60s. I had spotted a very animated woman in a wheelchair … Read more
We’re In New York. My husband Stephen Moon had been training to run his first marathon after recovering from two serious, life-threatening cycling injuries, most recently in April 2024. At the age of 68 he is in a 0.01 percentile of men in his age group who run a marathon. We had no idea whether … Read more
I remember when my now adult kids were at Primary School there was a particular song that would be sung in assembly at the beginning of each new academic year. The chorus went: Here comes autumn bringing the mist and rain Summer has gone for another year Autumn is here again! At home I would … Read more
I’ve created a new haiku composed of photographs taken between 2009 and the present day, following on from my first experimental visual haiku in October 2024. These photographs were all shot in London and include texts from different sources that I’ve come across in day to day experiences ranging from graffiti, signage, pilates resistance bands … Read more