I was certain William's loud wail of protest had reached the ears of the vet in the room above. I could tell by her......
When I was in my early teens, around 1976, I took a wander through a few countries in Southern Africa. "You should visit Lesotho" someone suggested. "Great countryside and the Basotho people are really colourful......
I've just had a memorable week. My mum died, and we buried her. That's the short version. The long version? Well, permit me the indulgence to weave a tale that......
Photographs are intriguing things. They show you stuff. You can look at a photo and see everything in it. And sometimes when 'the story in......
Need a wee break from all that Brexit nonsense? This might be for you. Untaxing, easy on the eye and no unforeseen problems. I took a few days off last week and went to......
It's fairly common these days for the word 'Islamic' to be followed by that second word ''Fun...' but continuing with the additional ...'damentalism' tacked on the end, usually on the front of a newspaper, and......
Every now and again you cross paths with a stranger, and from that collision of orbits something unexpected occurs. It happened to me some......
Image Burhan Ozbilici—AP Grant Scott has a very thoughtful piece on his site The United Nations of Photography titled 'The Single......
A tweet caught my eye today, by @maylavelle It made me stop and think. I replied "Yes it does". I don't know about anyone else, but......
You may (or may not) have seen the images in the New York Times this week of the intercepted migrant boat off the Libyan coast. If you did, like me, you may have been......
Smithills Estate Woods, Woodland Trust property, near Bolton. England. @John......
The Scottish Highlands are surprisingly big. And also, in very many ways, rather small. I had this underlined for me last week as I undertook yet another bimble around in my ancient Land Rover......
Ben Nevis from Spean Bridge, near Fort William © John MacPherson "There's......
This will, eventually, be a mild rant. Funny how events from the present can recall, vividly, events from the past. It happened to me a few days ago, in England. But first the past... [caption id="attachment_39116"......
On Father's Day amidst the celebrations that a few of you may be enjoying, take some time out to watch ...
"I am uncomfortable watching an interrogation that is misguided if related to some elusive standard of photojournalism. The supposed ethos at Magnum was cooperative effort: from each according to his ability, to each......
What's in a picture? You know the debate - "A picture is worth a thousand words" says one pundit "it's a universal language...". Another will tell you "we're now in a post-photography world" and because......
Milked for all we're worth. That's the creative......
"Suicide is painless" That's what the song says. I don't know for sure, because its not something I've tried. What I DO know is......
‘Saifullah’s tent’ © Rob Pinney ...