PHOTOGRAPHY
I was reminded today of a photograph I took this time seven years ago. It was on a trip to Cuba with The London Lucumi Choir, and we visited the Rincón Sanctuary 25 miles outside of Havana. On December 17th each year the larger annual pilgrimage takes place and thousands of people visit the former … Read more
I’ve been going to Bar Italia in Soho since the 1980s. It’s an iconic cafe that has been family run since 1949. Bar Italia holds a special place in my heart; I’ve been there countless times either on my own or with friends and family. I had a solo exhibition there in 2013 and as … Read more
I went to see the Sonia Delaunay exhibition at the Tate Modern and have to say that for me it was the most enjoyable exhibition I’d seen for a while. I especially like her early work which features in the first few rooms as the exhibition is chronological. I seem to be particularly drawn to … Read more
Years ago – probably the late 1990s I was working at the BBC and I caught sight of Omara Portundo in the ladies loos at Bush House. I asked if I could take her picture and she kindly obliged. Her grace, glamour and style are evident – almost a surreal juxtaposition with the utilitarian, dull … Read more
Here are a couple of new images; playing around with the idea of found decorative patterns both in nature and aspects of architecture together with condensation. I like the layering effect and illusion this creates … In the next image, also taken last week, the patterns in the peeling wood create a natural abstract … there’s … Read more
The other day on the underground I saw a woman changing out of her high heels and into her flats: I asked her if I could take a picture and explained that this was part of an ongoing series of images; however in the past it was women getting dressed up for a night … Read more
I was in West Hampstead the other night when I came across what looked the the silhouette of a resting camel; it was in fact a peeling concrete wall … The picture below was taken last week In Leather Lane near Hatton Garden And I was drawn to photograph this crushed can the other night … Read more
Today, The London Lucumi Choir (the fantastic Afro-Cuban Choir I sing with) had an open rehearsal at Premises Studio in Hackney. This was part of an international initiative of singing for peace and healing. Some of the participants were experienced members of the choir but there were also people who had never sung with us … Read more
Over the years I’ve photographed representations of hands in graffiti. I often associate the icon of a hand with the hamsa – the middle eastern symbol of protection, usually represented as an open palm with and expended middle finger, with the thumb and little finger sometimes curving outwards, Both Judaism and Islam uses this icon … Read more
