Take it, Feel it, and Pass it On
“Pass the parcel. That’s sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it, and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That’s the game I want you to learn. Pass it on.” Hector, The History Boys One of the struggles that face arts...
The Tutu Project
To open, I’d like to state that I will never fully be able to express what I see in this project and its creators. Not for lack of words, but because of the intrinsically intimate nature of it. Into each image from Ballerina comes a resonance that strikes an individual and harmonious string within its viewer – to tell you what I...
The World In 2012
[From the LA Series by Gabi Torres] GLOBAL-LOCAL / COLLECTIVE POWER / REVOLUTION / DIGITAL CONVERGENCE / BIG DATA Last year in my “The World in 2011” post, I wrote about the importance of knowing the context of your work – both in terms of its visual aesthetics and in the pragmatic doctrine of business...
Dividing Style: Brett Beyer’s Alter Egos
[Architectural Photography by Brett Beyer] During a recent YPA panel discussion, a board of photographers and picture editors preached a very stark message to their audience of university students: to be a professional photographer, you must do more than take pictures. You have to strive to present yourself and your work in the context of a...
WINk 8: Is it Art?
It’s that time again! The quarterly online photography magazine, WINk is out with a brand new issue, WINk 8: Is it Art? Featuring work and interviews from the front man of The Psychedelic Furs turned painter, Richard Butler, and photographers Mikael Kennedy, Katie Koti, Tony Vaccaro, Nicholas Ong and more. [Click to see...
Jake Baggaley and The Mongol Rally 2011
Back in January I wrote a post called ‘The Photographer’s Adventure‘ showcasing the work of documentary photographer, Jake Baggaley and mentioned his, then, forthcoming trip to Mongolia to raise money for the children’s charities, The Christina Noble Foundation and Children’s Hospice UK. On September 13th, the team returned from their eleven thousand mile journey from...
NEW ISSUE! WINk 7: Fringe
This quarter’s issue of WINk magazine is out and proud. With works from Christian Witkin, Sabrina van den Heuvel, Marc van der Aa and interviews with Balazs Gardi, Tim Matsui and Jenni Monet, this issue is packed with stories and images from the fringe of our contemporary culture. Sexuality, gender identity, global warming and the...
photography + Featured at the Ben Roberts Exhibition
Very excited to have been quoted for the introduction to Ben Roberts recent exhibition, The Gathering Clouds. Here you can see two lovely chaps pointing out the mention. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the opening due to being in London for Slideluck Potshow III – look out for the review coming soon!...
WINk 6: Featured Articles
WINk Magazine Issue 6 “Current” Now online for your viewing pleasure! WINk – the online photography magazine published by the alternative, highly creative stock agency, WIN-Initiative – showcases some of the best current photography from across the globe and within the WIN community. After working with these guys in the latter part of last year,...
