PHOTOGRAPHY
I took some pictures in Camden recently of reflected facades and shadowy figures which were actually mannequins, though I like the ambiguity of not quite knowing whether the shadows are of humans or not: I started thinking about another image I’d taken in New York, a store in the process of being decorated had mannequins in … Read more
Every so often I go through sections of my Lightroom photograph catalogues and add more detailed keyword tags; I find it a good task to do when I’m a bit tired but still want to be productive. I came across a series of photographs taken in New York two years ago which I’d forgotten about … Read more
I had never come across the late American photographer Saul Leiter until recently, just ahead of the current retrospective of his work at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. It’s unusual for me – I consider myself quite literate when it comes to artists and photographers and have separate degrees in both history of art and … Read more
This is a huge subject and source of inspiration for me. Here are a selection of re-presented images taken in the last few months, drawn from bus shelters, underground stations, advertising flyers and posters and general “roaming” around cities ….
Walking around what is left of Little Italy I came across this image of Italo-American icons juxtaposed with poinsettia – an iconic Christmas plant.
