Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
This is the latest post in an occasional series called These Three Photographs, where I look back at three photographs I've made around a similar theme or subject. You can see previous posts in the series here. This time around, bicycles. Generally, bicycles are symbols of great freedom and self-reliance to me. Far more than… Continue reading These Three Photographs – Bicycles
Though it wasn't the first bike I was given, the first I really loved was a blue Raleigh Burner BMX, with yellow mag wheels and matching pad set. Coming of bicycling age in the midst of BMX's original heyday, most of my friends also had one. Those whose parents couldn't stretch to a revered Diamond… Continue reading Mixte Feelings – When Your First Love Returns
Many of us are caught in the cycle of buying "just one more" camera or bicycle, insisting to ourselves (as everyone else has long since got bored of the same old broken record and stopped listening) that this will finally be the dream machine, the one we'll settle on for good. But there is no… Continue reading The Most Powerful Question To Ask Yourself Before You Buy Your Next Camera Or Bike
The pace at which we live our lives can be influenced by many factors. One of these is the modes of transport we use. I recently purchased an ebike for my work commute. It's a modest 3.5 mile journey into town, but with enough undulations to invoke a little too much sweating and discomfort on… Continue reading The Go Slow – Life At 13mph
Over the last few years I've known the allure of vintage cameras and lenses all too well. I've realised this perennial appeal broadly falls within one of three categories, or eras. Pondering further still, I believe the same three can be applied to bicycles too, and no doubt to other objects you may be interested… Continue reading The Triple Temptation Of Vintage
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