The Marvellous Make Do And Mend

Technology can either be our empowering friend, or a huge pain in the posterior. Sometimes both simultaneously. Recently, I've been considering how to resolve a few technological irritations. Here are the issues - 1. My 10 year old MacBook Pro is getting slow and clunky. The current equivalent is £2400. As a bit of a… Continue reading The Marvellous Make Do And Mend

Social Media – The Last Goodnight

I'm giving up on my last remaining social media outposts - Instagram, Google+ and Twitter - for two simple reasons. 1. I'm not contributing anything meaningful to them. 2. I'm not gaining anything meaningful from them. I believe we should focus our limited time, attention and efforts where we're most passionate. For me online, this… Continue reading Social Media – The Last Goodnight

The Resonance Of A Single Photograph

Despite my (in my mind) pretty ruthless editing, I think I probably save and share way too many photographs. Aside from possibly letting less than my very best out into the public gaze, I'm also concerned sometimes that revealing a batch of photographs (ie anything more than one) at once dilutes the potential impact of… Continue reading The Resonance Of A Single Photograph

Obsessive Photographic Labelling – And How I’m Letting Go

It continually fascinates me how things come full circle. Back in 2011 and 2012 where I was shooting almost exclusively with a Nikon Coolpix - my first "proper" camera - I simply had one folder on my MacBook for all the photos I made each year. As I got into film and tried more and… Continue reading Obsessive Photographic Labelling – And How I’m Letting Go