Sending Out a Message : Speaking Through Clothing

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

Photographing Question Marks

According to some family elders when I was a young kid, although I was generally very obedient, compliant and well-behaved, there was something I would regularly say that disrupted the stereotype. This phrase was, why should I? I remember being teased by some relatives, exaggerating and elongating the way I pronounced “shhhoould”. Decades later, I’m … Read more

Eyes Around Town

Over the years I’ve blogged on the subject of eyes in photography, most recently on the themes of eyeliner and as well as the phenomenon known as eye-bombing. In this piece I’m featuring a series of photographs taken in the last 18 months where the eye has been the source of inspiration. Most of the … Read more

On Strolling & Images from the Grand Flaneur Walk 2023

I recently attended London’s third Grand Flaneur Walk, organised by Gustav Temple of The Chap magazine. I’d previously photographed the gathering of stylish dandies and retro fashionistas in 2022 so there were familiar faces as well as people who were attending for the first time. The event is inspired by the concept of the urban … Read more

Googly Eyes & Eyebombing – A Photographic Collection of my Favourite Encounters

On a recent visit to Tel Aviv whilst walking through the Carmel Market area one evening I came across a sign at a construction site: The Hebrew text states it is compulsory to wear protective glasses. Seeing this well-worn sign with its additional shiny googly eyes was a decisive moment and I felt it was … Read more

Seeing Sunflowers

I’ve been aware that some of my recent photographs contain sunflower imagery, and had intended at some point to produce a blog featuring representations drawn from street photography and documentary shots. Then on my birthday, which took place the other day, I received some great gifts from my sons; including bottles of my favourite aperitifs … Read more

Jubilee Imagery – A Subjective Take

In this post I’ve gathered together a selection of photographs that reference two jubilees; the current Platinum Jubilee, which marks 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne as well as her Diamond Jubilee of 2012. All the images were shot in London with the exception of one example of graffiti witnessed in Brighton. … Read more

A Year of Roses

I was walking down Portobello Road last week when I came across a woman wearing a vibrant animal and red rose floral print outfit; her hair was tied back and crowned with a headband decorated with roses, a bit reminiscent of Frida Kahlo’s style. Her name was Mona: This got me thinking about other photographs … Read more

Mobility, Style & Visibility

I’ve been thinking about issues of mobility and style for a while now, and ideas and connections have been percolating in my head. A few weeks ago in late April 2022 I attended, as an observer, my first Colour Walk, a monthly gathering of colourful, stylish individuals in London’s Old Spitalfields Market. There were probably … Read more

Compositions & Colourful Hair

Seeing people with colourful dyed hair is pretty commonplace, especially here in London. But sometimes there’s an added element that makes me want to take a picture, and that is usually to do with the relationship between the colourful hair and its immediate environment. This series of images features people whose colourful hair visually interacts … Read more