PHOTOGRAPHY
I’ve been walking around London snapping of evidence of love, positivity and in the words of the late Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, GOOD VIBRATIONS.
I’m in New Orleans for the first time in over 5 years; we came specifically for the Jazz Fest. It’s now in between festival days and I’ve been walking around and taking photos. The other day in Frenchmen Street I looked up and saw a mural alongside the Favela Chic Bar; I recognised the character … Read more
Here are some shots from the London Million Women Rise March, 2025. This is an event for women committed to ending all forms of male violence. The march is also a space where women can express themselves safely in solidarity with others; chanting, drumming and through signage. It’s been a couple of years since I … Read more
During the last couple of months I’ve noticed a recurrent theme emerge from some of the images I’ve photographed irrespective of whether they are landscape compositions or urban shots, and that is the sight of winter trees, the dark branches often bare and devoid of leaves. This blog features a selection of photographs shot in … Read more
In this instalment on the theme of personal style and identity I’ll be presenting a selection of images I’ve taken featuring beards and moustaches that have caught my eye as well as including some family photos – a mix of photographs taken by me and archival images. Why the beard? Why not a moustache? A … Read more
This blog features images I’ve shot in the past year that are suggestive of abstract art. The compositions are sightings from the street and from my commutes and travels. These street abstracts all contain faces, sometimes fragmented or with misaligned geometry and remind me of different genres of contemporary art such as Cubism, Surrealism and … Read more
I’ve been thinking about using my photographs to create visual haikus. The original inspiration is a Japanese poem often evoking nature and ephemera. The traditional format for a haiku is three lines containing 17 syllables (the first line has 5 syllables , line two 7 and line three 5). Here is an experimental autumnal haiku … Read more
Back in 1973 The New York Times featured an article whose headline was The T-Shirt Has Become the Medium for a Message. Some 50 years later, I’ve gathered a selection of photographs I’ve taken in the last 18 months or so where text on clothing have caught my attention; the words and language providing an … Read more
I’ve just returned from a bucket-list trip to the Gnaoua Music Festival which takes place yearly in Essaioura, a breezy coastal town in Morocco. I was first introduced to this genre of music, also known as Gnawa, over thirty years ago. An album called Night Spirit Masters: Gnawa Music of Marrakesh produced by the late … Read more
This blog is devoted to the representation of roses. I’ve encountered roses in a variety of ways in the last few months; these images encompass different genres including documentary, fashion, still life, travel and street photography. Last year I wrote a piece about the Sant Jordi Festival in Girona, a Catalan St. George’s Day celebration … Read more