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

References to God in the Street & Encounters with Religious Iconography

It’s the beginning of autumn and also the season for a sequence of Jewish holidays – the new year aka Rosh HaShana, followed by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and Sukkot, a harvest festival. These holidays are sometimes represented by symbols, such as apple and honey for the new year, or a citrus fruit … Read more

Million Women Rise: The London Protest

For International Women’s Day today I thought I’d do a feature on Million Women Rise. On March 4, 2023 I attended a march led and organised by black women of the coalition Million Women Rise, a collective working towards ending male violence against women and girls. We gathered by the side entrance of Selfridges in … 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

Documenting Graffiti, Signs & References to Boris Johnson in London’s Streets

This is a collection of photographs taken between May 2019 and July 2022 that reference Boris Johnson either directly or by implication. Encompassing handwritten graffiti, stickers, signage and satirical billboards, I see the photos as visual commentary on Londoners’ opinions; revealing anger and a depth of disdain as well as providing a critique of the … Read more

Documenting the Street: Found Life Drawings

Today I was walking down Highgate Road when a woman’s top caught my eye; it was a white shirt decorated with female nudes, reminiscent of the work of Matisse’s Blue Nude figures. I decided to catch up with her and ask if I could photograph the shirt: I was curious as to whether she had … Read more

Documenting Graffiti, Signs & Stickers: Interactions with Bins as Expressions of British Identity

I’m proposing that graffiti and stickers found on bins and the signage connected to littering represent a microcosm of British attitudes, opinions and culture. Before you dismiss this as rubbish (!) have a look at this selection of images taken in London, mainly since 2019. The image below was taken at a bus stop in … Read more

George Orwell and Graffiti

I have been consistently documenting graffiti that piques my interest for some time and I realise that I can subdivide the images into different groups. Some of these groups also intersect and overlap which has added to my procrastination in blogging on this theme; the complexities of graffiti! Amongst the genres of graffiti I’ve been … Read more

Illusions in Kentish Town

Last night I was adding photographs to my Lightroom Catalogue and typed in the keywords facade, illusion and reflection. I then found myself singing a phrase from Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now – the phrase was it’s cloud illusions I recall. Apologies to Joni if I have misconstrued her text but it was an involuntary … Read more