Portrait of a Roundabout
Swan, Billy Mill and Cowgate — when strung together, these names could perhaps be mistaken for the title of an obscure new advertising agency. Instead, if you…
Tag: photography
My New Ambulance
It’s been a curve-curve ball of a week… A while back you may remember that I was inspired by the work and adventures of Ian…
Skye Glass
Two weeks ago, Julian Calverley invited me on an impromptu visit to the Isle of Skye, a stunningly beautiful wilderness in the far north of Scotland.…
New Course Charted
In allowing myself a bit of thinking space, it’s been a over month since I last posted — a month that has seen the culmination of…
Wet Plate: A Potted History
On Mark Tucker‘s blog, I’ve just stumbled across a potted history of the wet plate collodion process by George Eastman House. The original work of…
Sketch for a Darkbox
A year ago, I wouldn’t have imagined writing a post like this… I’m now very close to making wet plates under my own steam and…
A New Device, A New Language, A New Frontier
That’s the claim from photographer Adam Magyar. He’s right, yet still he’s modest. When this lecture was waved over my screen, it was accompanied by much…
Chapter Two: New Beginnings
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that this video clip had a new relevance for me. I’ve been asking myself some pretty straight questions recently.…
New Platinum Print: Hérault Mountains
In the depths of Southern France there’s a scene that’s kept me entranced for many a lazy afternoon over the years… I’ve photographed the view…
Silver and Light Revisited
Back in December, I saw out the year with a short film showing the extraordinary working methods of Ian Ruhter. I’ve enjoyed watching it again…