12 January, 2026
I don’t shoot portraits – A one shot story
For most of my life as a photographer, I avoided portraits—especially of people I didn’t know. The idea of intruding, of asking permission to study someone closely, always felt ...
28 December, 2025
The Haunting of Sheda Jatt of Village Gehal Bala – My favourite Photograph of 2025
I’ve been away for a while, 3 weeks plus a few days on either side, so probably a month away from the website, apologies to my friends here as I’ve a lot of catching...
24 December, 2025
Oh, hey – My Favorite(d) Photo of 2025
I don’t know if this is my favorite photo of 2025, but it certainly received the most “likes” on Flickr, which — for me, at least — are harder to come by than those on Instagram...
5 December, 2025
A Summer of Street Portraits on Film
O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! — Robert Burns Earlier this year, I was feeling creatively stagnant. I’d taken hundreds of photos of my wife,...
28 November, 2025
Spicy Gossip – My best photo of 2025
This is a shot from a visit to the local Farmers’ Market and gives me the most satisfaction, just about. The atmosphere there is always very sociable, with numerous eating optio...
26 November, 2025
No Kings – My photo of the year (so far) 2025
This photo was also part of a recent post I shared here on 35mmc. Apologies for sharing it twice in quick succession, but this image also fits the idea of my favorite photo of t...
18 November, 2025
Memories of J
“Through my lens, I intuitively aim to capture the joy of fleeting moments – it’s not about creating the perfect shot, but instead capturing and preserving a feeling or emotion....
11 November, 2025
A Portrait on Velvia 50
I never shot Fujichrome Velvia for portraits, except, apparently, when I did. I have absolutely no recollection of making some frames I found in a box labelled “1998. Blue Banan...