Rest in peace, Paraschiva
Today marks exactly 80 years from the bombardment of Bucharest by the Anglo-American air forces during the second world war. 4th April 1944.
Burmese Portraits (Lens Culture Submission)
A selection of Burmese portraits which I’ve entered into Lens Culture’s Portrait Awards 2021.
Ennui
Something different! First post-lockdown trip to London with the camera! This one-day photographic burst explores existential ennui.
Responses and Responsibilities
Does beauty take away from what’s meaningful?
A Sea of Images
A few considerations about authenticity and ethics in travel photography
Work in Progress + Planning
Taking stock of work in progress and planning future shoots
Gazing at Photographs
The ‘existential’ gaze
Into the Image World
What about Barthes’ view that “...a text’s unity lies not in its origin, but in its destination”
Constructed Realities
Are all images constructed illusions?
Index, Icon and Symbol
Are indexical, iconic and symbolic mutually exclusive in portraiture?
Photography, Photographies
Does the use of a photograph determine its meaning?
‘Other than’ photography
Philosophy, literature, film, art - intersections with photography
The Global Image
Are there such things as truth and realism in travel and documentary photography?