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
The restrictions imposed due to the current Covid-19 pandemic have meant my need for a car (mostly to transport children to different activities) has all but disappeared. So rather than continue to pay for tax and insurance I've decided to take it off the road and see how we get on with just one family… Continue reading A Brief History Of (In)Dependence
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
As I'm sure you've found too, whether we're talking bikes or cameras, no single one is perfect in every aspect. Yes, some will come very close, with "imperfections" so minor that on a day to day basis they become all but invisible. But even then, a camera or bike that is close to perfect for… Continue reading Making The Mods That Make It Mine
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
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