PHOTOGRAPHY
Yesterday I was walking in London WC1 when I saw an advert for the new iPhone 6 on a building facade. Above the advert a man was suspended by ropes; he was tiny in comparison to the phone. This reversal of scale reminded me of something – images employed by the Soviet filmmaker Dziga … Read more
I was walking in Hampstead Heath yesterday when I saw a heron in the middle of one of the algae-covered ponds, standing completely still and immobile. It was so still for so long that at one point my initial excitement turned to disappointment as I wondered if it was a new sculpture installation that I … Read more
I was only in New Orleans for a few days but it struck me as a friendly and accepting place. This extends to it being gay friendly, if the amount of rainbow flags in evidence is anything to go by. Here are a few images from my visit. I particularly like the mermaid doll … Read more
The last photograph was taken at the Miami Dolphins NFL match. The other images show that all genders are represented with shiny lips and that for women ubiquitous breast implants appear even on mannequins!
When I was in New Orleans recently I came across a wordless sticker in the street that referenced the iconic 17th Century painting by Vermeer The girl with the Pearl Earring. In the last few years the original image has entered popular culture after Tracy Chevalier’s 1999 novel about the painting was adapted into a … Read more
People are rarely photographed at work. If we look back at ‘family albums’ the bulk of pictures show personal history in terms of leisure, holidays and special occasions … In this photo (taken this week) I like the oppositions; the contrast between the tarmac and the environment with the exotic rug, and the slightly … Read more
I was walking around the City of London yesterday, catching sight of The Shard from different angles and positions. Here’s an image I took of it’s partial reflection in an more geometric building: In the picture below, New York skyscrapers are reflected in a car bonnet: The next picture was taken at The Barbican earlier … Read more
I’ve always been attracted to exotic signs and designs on labels and other forms of advertising – for example my previous post on Icons and signs focusses on exotic femininity and “others”. Here are some images I’ve taken recently. The first is of bottle of saké seen in London’s Soho. It is not label but … Read more
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