And since Louis Macneice lived here that's all the excuse I need "Poetry in my opinion must be honest before anything else and I refuse to be 'objective' or clear-cut at the cost of honesty." Snow The......
Missing © John MacPherson I've had a long (since childhood) fascination with deserts. Our local librarian in my......
The following quote is taken from a REDDIT Q and A session w ith The New York Times’ David Carr in which he offers young journalists some straight advice: Q: I’m......
"I noted here last spring that a gaggle of photographers from Magnum had descended on Rochester and dispersed around town to pursue individual projects. They were nearly departed before I knew about......
Reading between the lines © John MacPherson It's always heartening to find that an image......
This is the last post on ‘landscape’ and ‘meaning’ for a bit, too much of a good thing and all that. I wrote this last year, and this is possibly an opportune moment to post......
What I love about this blogging lark is the way that connections get made. And my recent posts on 'landscape and meaning' led photographer Henry Iddon to comment, but also provide a link......
Yep. A job. For a photographer. Know any? To be honest it's a nicely wrapped freelance gig by the looks of it, but still attractive to many, I'm sure. ...
Ah ha! Spot the difference all you funk strumpets. Yep, I've knocked that one on the head for this week, to be replaced by an incredible song specially chosen for those not particularly in......
I thought it might be worth adding a little more background to my recent post looking at Oxfam's current advertising campaign, and its use of 'epic landscapes' in a move to shift focus......
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I read a post this week (3rd Jan) by Tolu Ogunlesi: 'Oxfam's Book of Lamentations' in which the author makes some observations on, and critical comments about, Oxfam's latest fundraising campaign advert which concentrates......
There are few storytellers I admire more than Preston Gannaway. I defy anyone to take in her Pulitzer winning project Remember Me and not find yourself blubbing at the computer. The accompanying photofilm series,......
Andrew McConnell's partnership with the International Rescue Committee to document the lives of urban refugees takes centre stage in an exhibition at St......
Twenty years ago this week the oil tanker MV Braer went aground in Shetland in a violent storm. I had been in the Shetland Isles the previous year photographing a dive business and some......
Ooohhh...these cyber crims just get smarter and smarter...or maybe they just get more and more stupid. Or perhaps more and more desperate. Check this one out: "I want you to use my money......
A pinch of Moog, a dash of Stones, mix it up and we're grooving. Gotta be a good Funky Friday to start 2013 with. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_6Uq4OJdr8...
'It began as a challenge. Righteous anger propelled it forward. It moved many of Life magazine's readers to acts of generosity. Yet it ended in tragedy. What should have been a triumph became......
Duck posted a poignant and thought-provoking post a few days ago. It was a meditation of sorts, on aspiration and dreams. Brought into sharp focus through the lens of experience of one young......
A photofilm from the BBC on the making of David Attenborough's new series 'Africa' produced by Dualtagh Herr. First episode on......