8 September, 2026
Which Photo Did I Shoot?
Post-processing — and cropping, in particular — is one of the most discussed topics in photography. The often heated discussions involve ‘purists’ — who claim that a...
3 September, 2026
“Big Yellow Taxi”
The song by Joni Mitchell contains the much quoted line “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”. Every time I came back from town I passed within a couple of metres of “...
2 September, 2026
Street Photography is Tough
Street photography is tough. The way I see it, there are at least two approaches by which to achieve success. One requires stealth, quick reaction time, finely tuned powers of...
I’ve been confused about the genre of the photo essay for some time, unable to figure out if it is: A collection of photos with no prose A collection of photos with prose ...
18 August, 2026
Don’t Talk To Strangers
The catalyst: Covid-19 When I was in my twenties, I loved to sketch strangers on buses and trains. When I emigrated to London, I turned my drawings into watercolours, etchings, ...
2 August, 2026
Why I shoot film
Process. Process. Process. Purpose dictates decisions about kit (as well as timing, location etc.): do I have a pre-planned set of images I want to take, or is it a photo-walk s...
24 July, 2026
On Insincerity
This is a rant. It was caused by the umpteenth self-promotional, vertically shot from above video made toting a smartphone, in which, after the hideous opening — ‘hey guys’ — th...
7 July, 2026
Striving for Balance in the Darkroom
After a crisis involving a family member earlier this month, I found myself withdrawing to the darkroom, churning out prints at a breakneck pace. At first, this seemed perfectly...