I can do anything © John MacPherson Before this one night of frost, the discarded piece of plywood had......
duckrabbit weekend exclusive. 'Instagran' - photographing your child's grandmother with a digital camera. William's gran. © John MacPherson Are you worried too......
I've been doing an ongoing documentary project on inshore fishermen on the lovely island of Mull off Scotland's west coast. For those who choose to do this its hard hard work, in an economically and......
The RMS Titanic left Southampton 100 years ago today, April 10th 1912, on her fateful journey across the Atlantic. And the Titanic exerts a powerful influence still, 100 years after the vessel's untimely and unfortunate......
Something for Easter Sunday. Religion? Hmmm. The older I've grown the more intolerant I've become of its uglier excesses. Sadly there are many. And consequently I distance myself from it. I’m Scottish, that means I have......
Living with a tiger © John MacPherson "Oh Donnie, Donnie, please.....please....straighten yourself up, please! Oh god...........what......
My previous post about the danger of editing 'in the field' as opposed to a more considered edit later in the computer seems to have been well received by many of you. Thank......
"Daddy, daddy, daddy, look look look! Look! There! Look daddy! It's my name. W for William, there, on the road! LOOK!" said William (aged 3 yrs and 10 months) with great excitement as we......
I met him in the woodlands, years ago. I'd come upon him without him seeing me as he was distracted, bending over and sticking something into the ground. He was a giant of a......
Mr. Wazir says he is haunted by guilt. "It hurts me a lot when I remember occasions when I shouted at my sons because I asked them to do something and they ignored it,"......
I was struck some time ago by the emotional impact that Gustavo Germano's images of 'absence' had on me. A simple concept, applying 'rephotography' techniques to the human/political landscape to show the evidence......
My last post was somewhat serious. So to provide a little light hearted diversion as the weekend approaches, and to also deliver an important road safety message as you all take to the highways......
Rant warning. The following contains mild anger, a fragment of barely concealed contempt, and a modicum of frustration. It's not going to tell you anything new, but might serve as a reminder of some......
Deaths and taxes - we know all about both, that's for sure. But what I love about the former is the fact that you can often have a good laugh at it. Well in......
Photographers are witnesses to....................well to be perfectly honest I'm often not quite sure. Are you? You might think you are recording 'the truth' but all you are recording is a moment, one single piece of......
This is a post that's all about people, but without people. Only empty spaces where they've been, and the evidence of their passing. One of the things that continually delights me in photography is the......
One of the delights of having your photographic work 'out there', is having it seen. Unfortunately most of the time other people see it too. I say 'unfortunately' because sometimes 'interesting' things can happen as......
I posted an Angry Poem some time back. An occasional thing I do when I get........well......angry. No smiles in this post, and no profound thoughts. Just a bit of anger. I wrote this one......
I like to travel. I've traveled a lot alone. Alone, you meet people. And the aspect of travel that continually amazes me is how the experience of travel lingers on with you, long long......
Kamra-e-faoree. Heard of them? They are about as far as you can get from an iPhone. No shutter, no electrics. And no film either. These are simply large boxes with lenses, inside which is a......