PHOTOGRAPHY
Here’s a picture of a waitress taking a break at Café du Monde: And here’s the barman at a fab restaurant called Kingfish. In addition to the background bottles I like the juxtaposition with the TV monitor and the text caught on screen from a retro TCM film. As opposed to the previous pictures which … Read more
I was in New Orleans recently where I saw a young guy walking with his T shirt pulled up over his head, so it looked as if his head was on back to front. I like the surreal effect: Here’s another image from New Orleans at an outdoor jazz festival. This time a face stares … Read more
There’s an exhibition on at the moment at The Photographer’s Gallery in London called Primrose: Early Colour Photography in Russia. Here’s an image from the exhibition. I particularly like the theme – it’s a still of a rumba dance from a 1928 film called Albidum by Alexander Rodchenko. The print is silver gelatin with added … Read more
I was at a restaurant last night and was struck by the elegance of my waitress, who had floral face paint on one side of her face. Turns out she is a ballet dancer and had been rehearsing for the Notting Hill Carnival before her shift. I also like the interplay of the dots … Read more
Last week I posted an image in “seeing patterns at the V&A” which included a camouflage patterned tree trunk. I thought I’d bring together a few of my other camouflage oriented images! Here’s another abstract from the V&A series: A torn poster abstract which suggests camouflage: Some more images featuring camouflage tree trunks – can you … Read more
I was searching through my photo catalogues just now for a particular image using the keyword “hat” when I came across this image of my late paternal grandmother, known to her grandchildren simply as BIBI (traditionally Farsi for lady, but in our community used for grandmother). I’d forgotten about this image, which I’d taken back … Read more
I took the image of the flowers yesterday as I was walking to Muswell Hill; they suggested a couple; connected and close. I was reminded of a photo I took years ago of another colourful couple; a graffiti stencil of a couple rushing together. I’ve always liked this stencil – I imagine them … Read more
I was invited to the FA Community Shield at Wembley yesterday; Acoustically it’s very dynamic and nothing like watching football on TV. Here are a few things that caught my eye … The futuristic facade with its reflections: I liked this colourful, spiky recycled lion made from reclaimed waste: The artist is Faith Bebbington Mirror … Read more
