What is not to like about images? In their immediate digestibility - they have the effect of fast food, that dissolves on the tongue quickly, allowing you to move rapidly on to the next. 

We are image addicts with the algorithm as our pusher. William.S. Burroughs wrote “Look at that picture. How does it seem to you now… Does it seem to be persisting?” 

How many images do in fact persist? What is the act of making an image persist? Can you find it again or is it lost in the deluge of images? The one you saw recently that was interesting. Where is it now? 

And who has the patience today to be with one image maker or camera user? I have been doing some reading on the subject of photography. Ideas about the camera interest me. Barthes & Vilém Flusser in particular offer insights that are intriguing: Barthes’s suggestion, for instance, that cameras, originally, were ‘clocks for seeing’ is fascinating. Or Flusser who suggested that: ”The camera is not a tool but a plaything, and a photographer is not a worker but a player… Yet photographers do not play with their plaything but against it. They creep into the camera in order to bring to light the tricks concealed within.”  

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I thought I would come here and write clearly about the idea of photography and that is exactly when I met my match. My inner critic. So this has become about what stops me in general. From feeling like I am wasting your time. That is the last thing I want to do. 

What do I have going on?

My next shoot is 12th June 2025. I will be using my usual set up of X Pro 2 & Mamiya 645J. It will be in a studio with a model named Kaya. I look forward to sharing the results. My next uploads will be when the lab is done developing. Rapid Eye in London is where I have been and instead of 2 days turnaround I chose 7!  And I have a new film scanner, an Epson V850. More definition more sharpness coming very very soon. 

Thanks for stopping by.

What’s been up? 

It seems a long absence from this space. The truth is, I find sharing online is my biggest obstacle. Instagram especially I find difficult to navigate. I have changed the theme of the site. In truth I haven’t found the aesthetic I want to stick with - so be patient with this style for now. Thank you. 

I am looking for a safe space online. I used to like Tumblr many years ago. Facebook is not it for me. And ultimately I am trying to take my time and attention away from Meta. (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads). 

A place I like to share that gets me lots of views is YouPic! s/o YouPic! I can become complacent and only share there bt it is a fertile ground for views and shares so I get drawn in. 

I have done some street photography recently. First time doing street photography for a very long time. I will share one or two jpegs straight from the camera.

All I really want to say is, I am looking for a safe space to share online and I may have found it - right here, on my own site! Of all places?! I know. 

Perhaps look forward to hearing more from me here and not so much on social media places. 

Enjoy x

Hi there!! 

I’d like to share that the Paris Art Fair was exceptional! Very large in scope and fantastically handled by MONAT Gallery who had the largest space at the show. I spend 3 days in the city (time at the Louvre etc) and travelled home feeling refreshed and blessed to take part. 

Thank you to everyone who sent encouraging messages of support and to MONAT once again for the exceptional treatment.