PHOTOGRAPHY
I’ve been thinking about issues of mobility and style for a while now, and ideas and connections have been percolating in my head. A few weeks ago in late April 2022 I attended, as an observer, my first Colour Walk, a monthly gathering of colourful, stylish individuals in London’s Old Spitalfields Market. There were probably … Read more
Seeing people with colourful dyed hair is pretty commonplace, especially here in London. But sometimes there’s an added element that makes me want to take a picture, and that is usually to do with the relationship between the colourful hair and its immediate environment. This series of images features people whose colourful hair visually interacts … Read more
In this post I’ll be presenting a selection images focussing on masquerade, showing people in full carnival costume at the Venice 2022 Carnival. The first couple I encountered were literally hanging out and posing in San Mark’s Square on a quiet day in the lead up to Mardi Gras. Notice that the woman is double-masked … Read more
I spent a week in Venice in February 2022, in the lead up to Mardi Gras which this year takes place on March 1st. I found it quite laid back and relaxed and not too busy for carnival time; it reminded me of my experience as a student in Venice decades ago where my friends … Read more
The heart symbol is everywhere, especially now as we approach Valentine’s Day. But even once Valentine’s Day has passed, I will still inevitably interact with a heart symbol daily and possibly scores of times as I scroll through Instagram, ‘liking’ photographs and comments, or occasionally on Facebook if I particularly appreciate a post. Heart emojis … Read more
In this post I’m featuring a selection of images on the theme of touch with a focus on holding holds and linking arms rather intimate embrace. I’ve been reading about touch deprivation and how this affects our mental health. Since the onset of the Pandemic nearly two years ago the way we communicate socially has … Read more
One of the strands in my work involves images where people and their outfits match in a number of ways. This can be divided into subgroups – either consciously with each other, or coincidentally with the environment. There’s another category where individuals accessorise objects external to them, such as suitcases, to match their look. I … Read more
When walking around London with a camera it becomes inevitable that at some point a red London bus will become part of the mise-en-scène. Mise-en-scène is a French term drawn used in theatre and film-making. In cinematography it refers to the arrangement of objects and people in front of the camera; with some directors this … Read more
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
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