I am lucky to live one minute from this wonderful store. They have embraced new technology – I recently downloaded a favourite image from my iphone image on photographic paper for less than £1. They have pre-cut mounts and frames for perfect gifts They also […]
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Roger Bamber Photographer with George Best in Mauritius
I caught the exhibition of the work of Guardian photographer Roger Bamber at Brighton Photography After his release from a spell of drink-related incarceration in Ford Prison, the footballer George Best went on holiday to Mauritius with his girlfriend. A feature was planned on the […]
Larry Burrows and Life Magazine 1965
An old copy I have of one of the greatest photographic essays by Larry Burrows. Published in April 1966, priced 35 cents Further details on this visceral photo essay here
California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties Book
Better Not Start Anything……Soaked in surf, sun and adrenaline. I have been thinking of Sunnier Climes and really enjoying this book. Awesome images of young Americans embracing new symbols of non-conformity: Elvis Presley, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and James Dean. All along the California coast, […]
Edinburgh….one of my top 10 favourite pictures of all time…Alfred G Buckham
Alfred G Buckham (English, 1879 – 1956) Alfred Buckham’s first ambition was to be a painter, but after seeing Turner’s pictures in the National Gallery, he returned home and made a bonfire of his own work. He was the first head of aerial reconnaissance for […]
One Ride with Yankee Papa 13
One of the great Vietnam War lens men, Larry Burrows. Born in London 1926. Died in Laos 1971. See my copy of one of his essays in Life Magazine
Ansel Adams
“Sometimes I do get to places when god is ready to click the shutter”
Film and Megapixels 