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Who says I can‘t? You know how you might like something even though you know it’s not good for you? Chocolate, crisps or perhaps, Noel, even cigarettes and alcohol? In these cases, the ‘not good for you’ bit arises from years of medical research and evidence, but what if it was based only on morality? In that case, who gets to say what is or isn’t permissible? You? The internet? Would we all be fat alcoholics if no-one called it out? I’m pondering this as I head to see the incredible, Navi Charles at the Robin in Bilston for a great Saturday night out with hundreds of Michael Jackson fans. Shamone! Click to continue reading ...
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Be more Saul. “Fame is prison” tweeted Lady Gaga, famously, at 2.38am on the 25th October 2019. To which, Amanda Knox replied, a few hours later, “I hear you, but...prison is prison.” So, can fame be all that it’s cut out to be if Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta’s questioning it? If it’s not, what’s wrong with it and why do so many seek it? Let me try to explain as I take a glorious wander around the ‘Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World’ exhibition at Milton Keynes and appreciate why it isn’t always the photos you take that matter. Click to continue reading ...
Modern times. Fancy a dip in an outdoor pool now that the weather’s getting a bit better? Sadly, you’ll have to wait for the future to happen if you want to take that dip in Ipswich’s Broomhill lido. So, if you’ve got some time on your hands now, why not fix yourself some scrambled eggs, grab a melon and find out what’s different now from when you started reading this paragraph. Click to continue reading ...
Who are ya? Doesn’t July 2012 seem a long time ago? And yet, if I mention the Queen, James Bond and a helicopter, you’ll readily recall where you were and how you felt whilst watching the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Were things better then? Or is that just the contrast effect playing cognitive tricks on us? Step into a hot bath with me before taking a stroll around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the heart of East London whilst considering power, destiny and hope. Click to continue reading ...
What are the chances? Is the price of anarchy worth paying? Most of us must seem to think so given our preference for selfish self interest over co-operation. An evening watching Flamingods play live in Ipswich gives rise to both hope and despair whilst tapping my feet to a bit of psychedelic rock and thinking about global warming, traffic jams, bank robbers and rabbits. Click to continue reading ...
A love song for strangers. A stranger is a person who is unknown to another person or group. So, with some 8 billion people on the planet, even with a decent sized circle of family and friends, we’re all strangers. Despite that, we still have a tendency to view strangers with distrust and as a possible threat. But what are the consequences of that upon our sense of belonging and how does it shape urban development? Let Norwich’s canary help explain. Click to continue reading ...
‘tis but thy name that is my enemy. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Really? A group of Boston architects disagree fundamentally with William Shakespeare whilst considering the attractiveness, or otherwise, of Preston’s bus station. Click to continue reading ...
Home advantage. It’s often believed that playing at home confers an advantage to the hosts over their visitors. But is that true? The evidence suggests that it can be but, surprisingly, it’s more likely to be observable in inferior teams officiated by inexperienced referees. But why? Click to continue reading ...
I’ll be watching you. What are we watching - both individually and collectively? This Ultraopticon installation piece by Stan’s Cafe asks us to consider the vast amount of data that we are exposed to in our lives as global citizens and challenges our concepts of freedom - all within an immersive and hypnotic electronic soundscape. Click to continue reading ...
Are, bure, boke. The photographs of Daido Moriyama have been criticised for being rough (ore), blurry (bore) and out of focus (boke) and yet it is those very characteristics that seem to bring them closer to depicting the reality of our lives in all its messy splendour. Can we let go of what we think makes a ‘good’ photograph in order to make a better one? Click to continue reading ...
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In my view
In this collection of photoessays, I aim to capture certain aspects of modern culture as seen through a lens shaped either by Apple, Fujifilm and/or my own perspective.
All images and opinions my own and held firmly somewhere in the Cloud
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Selected Images - In my view
Are, bure, boke
I’ll be watching you
Home advantage
Do you dream in colour?
‘tis but thy name that is my enemy
A love song for strangers
What are the chances?
Who are ya?
Modern times
Be more Saul
Who says I can’t?
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Contact Sheets - In my view
Are, bure, boke.
I’ll be watching you.
Home advantage.
Do you dream in colour?
‘tis but thy name that is my enemy.
A love song for strangers.
What are the chances?
Who are ya?
Modern times.
Be more Saul.
Who says I can’t?
