An oak tree © John MacPherson I public speak quite a bit, and tell stories, and I've been asked several times......
I've read several interesting articles over the last few days which got me thinking, and one final article this morning which got me ....perturbed, just a little, but perturbed all the same. There seemed......
Dram time. Scotland © John MacPherson William Kemp, Sandy MacDonald and Ginger Wilson came from the area of the Scottish Highlands......
A short photofilm about a shed and 'the tug' that draws people back time after time. Beside the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland, sits a small green shed, near a fishing pool located only a......
Street scene Portugal. © John MacPherson I've often wondered what words passed between these men........ "Is it that way, to where I......
I’ll declare an interest upfront: I like trees. Trees do good stuff for our environment, they lock up carbon, improve air quality, prettify our towns and cities, and support a myriad of animal and insect......
There's a feeling I get sometimes, but only occasionally, when viewing photographic essays featuring people and their place, that is very distinct. It's a combination of familiarity and novelty that's beautifully seductive. A mix......
It has been an astonishing summer of sport in Britain. Andy Murray winning the US Open and underlining it subsequently with more gold and glory, Rory McIlroy winning the PGA, Bradley Wiggins triumph in the......
The archaeologists say: Archaeological Notes NM60NW 4 6394 0964. (NM 6394 0964) Grave (NR) OS 6" map (1900) Eithnie's Grave. This small circular enclosure, identified in 19th-century local tradition as the burial-place of St Columba's mother, (Bryce and Knight 1933;......
It was September. We were going to the island of Coll just off the west coast of Scotland, a group of friends, seakayakers all of us. We departed from Oban with too many kayaks piled on......
I think multimedia is absolute key to survival in the future. The ones that get multimedia will win, the others will disappear. A lot of media organizations are complaining that people don't want to......
I've had a few community involvement jobs recently working with novice and aspirant photographers, helping them improve their photographic ability. Most of them expect techy stuff, and when I say "Nah, it's not about......
I was very moved by the work of William Gedney as explored by Roger May recently on his blog Walk Your Camera. Roger's comments and personal insight, and Gedney's lyrically beautiful work,......
The responses to the recent NYC shooting made me stop and think (link and link to news reports). I saw this exchange between duckrabbit and a few folks. ...
This is a short film showing the Clootie Well on the Black Isle in Scotland. People visit the well to use the spring water and leave pieces of cloth on the surrounding trees. This work......
Where I live there are superstitions. Many of them. We move amongst them every day. Some are more visible than others. Clootie (cloth) Wells for example. Sacred wells which it is believed may cure illness. There......
"I've got a green lollipop!" said my son William (4) with great excitement! He was waving it in front of a lone fellow who was sat on a bench on the edge of the......
"Gedney’s Appalachia work is refreshing to me because it feels so incredibly real. Sartor noted that, “We keep looking because it (Gedney’s work) feels so genuine.” I couldn’t agree more. His unassuming presence allowed......
I watched the approach and landing of Curiosity on the red planet with delight. I like space stuff, big distances and the many wonders of the universe. And was really interested in the images......
Complex, caring, compassionate observation. The unfolding story of a child with behavioural and emotional difficulties. Images by the inimitable Brenda Ann Kenneally, on Time Lightbox. Take a quiet moment today to view......