photography
hand coloured photos and some vintage self-portraits
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
decoration and a dancer
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
camouflage
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
Bibi in her hats
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
couples …
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
wembley!
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
seeing patterns at the V&A
Here’s an abstract I took on my visit – I like the mix of the ‘camouflage’ tree trunk with the other decorative strips: Here’s another abstract, this time using the patterns of the William Morris inspired trays: Finally, a couple of images inspired by the architecture of the building:
Beauty all around
Yesterday I noticed the plant on a window sill in a communal hallway was oozing moisture … so pretty! I’ve been craving peace and beauty recently so went to one of my favourite places, the Victoria and Albert Museum. Here are some pictures of flowers I took at their John Madejski Garden the other day: … Read more