The Art of Photography… and of procrastination-free speech preparation »
At this very moment I am trying to plan my presentation that I am giving for the Art of Photography Show in San Diego next Thursday night, in which I have an image of mine exhibited. Steven Churchill, who I met in 2009 at the Palm Springs Photo Festival, kindly offered the idea of doing [...]
Meeting Katy Barron »
I had a meeting with Katy Barron, an independent art curator. Following my blog post that detailed my meeting with Michael Hoppen, I thought I would also write up my meeting with Katy, and with her kind permission publish to this blog…
The meeting with Katy was again arranged through Juan Curto at Camara Oscura. [...]
Meeting Michael Hoppen »
I was fortunate recently to meet with Michael Hoppen, owner of the Michael Hoppen Gallery, Chelsea, London. The gallery sells the work of some of the most well-known photographers in the world – including Annie Leibowitz, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Tim Walker, Guy Bourdin, and Richard Avedon - so I was grateful to Juan Curto [...]
Photography student vs ’self-taught’ artist: an interview »
I am at last uploading an interview I did last year with two photography students. The aim was to contrast the differences between myself (’self-taught artist’) and the ‘taught’ artist who studies art or photography.
It seemed to take tremendous effort to find software I could use to edit it, and in the end the huge [...]
Asylum-seeking »
Above: Holes in your head today
The idea of using an abandoned mental asylum as a location was first suggested to me by a friend, Guy Feldman. I then mentioned it to Matthew, whose prompt Google searches dug up the disused Hellingly Hospital (not so obscure though – it has, to date, 3000 followers on Facebook, [...]
Attention all artists: your old work isn’t THAT bad »
Exploring the way in which artists judge their earlier work as inferior, and how it is worth considering the artistic merit of your earlier work.
School of Saatchi »
Saatchi on TV: School of thought… or wet fish?
Image from School of Saatchi website
When Channel 4’s Picture This came on the telly a while ago, I took pleasure in blogging my thoughts and engaging with other viewers on the programme. I want to do something similar for BBC’s School of Saatchi, a programme which was [...]
The joy of a sicknote »
Being ill can be a quite good experience. I haven’t been ill for a while, spare a few odd symptoms here and there, but in terms of having a full-on cold that incapacitates me for a few days, it has not been since my trip to visit Joanne Cruickshank in December 2007 that my eyes [...]
Is Facebook the way forward? »
Some musing on social networking…
For the past three and a half years, Flickr has been the site where I share new work and the place I have considered my main ‘portal’ of communication with my viewers. Nearly 30,000 people on Flickr call me a contact.
I first joined Flickr in 2006. It’s the photo-sharing community vibe [...]
Photocamp Bradford 2009! »
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My last status update on Facebook read ‘Had best day in Bradford with best family and best boyfriend’. And I was not kidding! On Saturday 5th September, I spoke at an event called Photocamp at the National Media Museum in Bradford. It has been running now for [...]