PHOTOGRAPHY
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
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
I’ve been regularly photographing the view from my kitchen window for the past seven years, starting in mid October 2016. I had considered “finishing” the project as it had become rather big; but have found that I’m still inspired and impelled to capture some of the transient seasonal sights which also included some extreme weather. … Read more
It’s been raining a lot. I’ve gathered some of my favourite recent shots that feature aspects of rainfall. A few years ago I started documenting representations of gender and expression with a particular focus on frown lines and forehead expression – I called it The Frown Project. In the last couple of weeks I’ve felt … Read more
I took some photographs on Hampstead Heath on a snowy December day. Why did it feel so special and different? London last had snow in February 2021 – nearly 2 years ago and also during the period of the 3rd National Lockdown. This December’s snow has now disappeared, and it arrived suddenly, blanketing the roofs, … Read more
The images in this blog were primarily shot over two months – between late September and November 2022 and all reference London’s autumn leaves. This was the scene on Highgate Road today as I headed home: However this year, because of the UK drought, what appeared to be autumnal scenes also occurred earlier in the … Read more
Back in mid October 2016 I started to regularly photograph the view out my kitchen window. Last year, when the project was 5 years old I thought that I could think of it as complete – after all, 5 is half a decade! However, despite this attempt at closure I still found myself inspired to … Read more
I’ve been photographing a particular view – the view out my kitchen window – for five years. I started in mid October 2016, at the height of Autumn and initially chose 40 images taking me up to October 2017. The one year project was featured in the December 2017 issue of the newspaper Kentishtowner. I decided … Read more