PHOTOGRAPHY
As I write in the midst of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic there have been over 800,000 cases worldwide resulting in a death toll exceeding 40,000. The UK has officially been in lockdown for over a week; the government advice is to stay home. The only exceptions are going out for daily exercise and shopping for food … Read more
I take many photos where the representation of eyes are a key element. Indeed I have blogged about this theme on several occasions. Usually, the eyes I am drawn to are all-seeing and observant. Sometimes it is a single eye, a fragment of a torn or folded poster. It has also been a mystic 3rd … Read more
It’s coming up to Valentine’s Day and in the past week I’ve been looking through my photo catalogue for images I’ve taken on the theme of love, passion and romance. I recently encountered an interesting article in The Washington Post written by Monica Hesse. She discusses an iconic photograph dating from the end of WW2. … Read more
It was exactly 40 years ago when, as a student in Venice, I first encountered a phenomenon that I found both simultaneously attractive and ludicrous. Walking along the Zattere – a waterfront promenade – in late Autumn there were groups of young Italian guys hanging out and people watching. These guys were cool, and they … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I had a dream which I only recollect in part. On waking the overwhelming feeling I was left with was a moving experience of emotional connection. In the dream I remember seeing a group of women all dressed in red, Handmaid’s Tale-style. I was with another woman from one of … Read more
I’ve recently returned from a trip to San Francisco. My husband was working there on business, which gave me the opportunity to roam the streets and explore the city during the day. I have previously blogged about San Francisco in a piece inspired by Armistead Maupin. This time we were staying in the Tenderloin district, … Read more
I was reminded yesterday of a photo I took in 2015 of a young woman changing her shoes for fashion shoot in Soho. I had been taking photos of women in the process of changing shoes and wanted to add it to the collection. I asked if I could take her photo and in the … Read more
Nowadays in addition to carrying my red metal water bottle I make sure I have a little folding paper fan with me. Although it doesn’t help that much on the hot, airless carriages of London Underground I am usually grateful for the relief this simple classic device provides. I’ve always like the look of fans; … Read more
It’s been particularly wet the last few days. One of the few positives for me is that it’s a photographic opportunity to capture the landscape from a different perspective. A flooded section of Highgate West Hill conflates submerged signage and reflected nature and to me evokes a poetic and surreal street abstract. The word STOP, seen … Read more
I was at the Feria de Londres today, a yearly Spanish Festival at London’s Southbank with a focus on Flamenco dance, music and street food from Andalucia. One of the dancers that caught my attention was visibly pregnant, her flamenco dress outlining the contours of her body. I thought she looked great: Another pregnant dancer- … Read more