Above Loch Loyne © John MacPherson Last Saturday above Loch Loyne I sat in my van in the......
I have a few 'clootie' (cloth) wells near me. These are 'healing wells' and the tradition is to dip a piece of rag in the water and wipe the afflicted part of your body......
Type. Writer. © John MacPherson Interesting post on Salon that caught my attention 'Will Wheaton is right:......
If you've been considering attending our three-day digital storytelling course this winter, don't delay signing up: December will be the final time that we run this much-loved course. https://youtu.be/Kg3QwQ8dIco “...
If you've read this blog on and off over the last year or so you'll perhaps recall my partner's brush with death. If you've not, I've written about it here, and......
As the ice forms © John MacPherson A poem that continues to move me, puzzle me, and......
The way stuff pops up in Twitter often surprises me. This morning it knocked me for six. Two tweets, two images, related. But miles and miles apart. In so many ways. First I saw this (posted by......
Yes, SHAME. 'Stopping Harassment And Male Exploitation' of women in the photography industry. (But may be good to bear in mind it might equally have happened to some men.) Colin Pantall raised it on......
Charlie Beckett used a metaphor in a recent (excellent) article that has become more commonly used of late "drowning in a sea of stories about our world". (Sometimes also seen......
Synchronicity. It's an odd concept, but when I see something that's 'related' in some unexpected way to something else, it makes me smile. I had such a moment this week. And grinned broadly, as......
In many ways it is an unremarkable image. It shows a young boy. It got shared on social media numerous times. It had 'power' and prompted an unexpected outcome. It has changed at least one life, profoundly. But this......
This appeared recently on Change.org to elicit signatures for a petition titled: No more drownings. Immediate sanctuary for those fleeing from war ...
Several years ago I was commissioned to photograph a Highland estate by the owners. The estate is glorious, with rugged crags behind 'the big house' and a long desolate glen leading off to the......
Ice shards catching sunset light. © John MacPherson "PYINNNNNG PYINNNG PUH-PUH-PUH-PYYYYYINNNNNNG" The rather eerie noise echoed around......
A thought-provoking (and highly opinionated) read by Alan Graham for anyone interested in creative work & payment, published in The Trichordist (Artists For An Ethical......
*Update 16 July 2015. Prince responds to self-proclaimed "I'm a thief" comments: And points out in his customary erudite fashion that the comments he offered previously, and......
The Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland © John MacPherson ...said the elderly lady, her reply......
Drug addicts. Bronx. Vulnerability. Exploitation. Power. Journalism. The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is running a show. Here's the message they sent to documentary photographer Chris Arnade explaining his inclusion: Chris Apologies for the late email, we......
Fancy taking your first steps in photofilm production? Then join us from the 26th to the 28th of August in......
First google image the term 'poverty porn'. Warning. Don't do this if you have kids around you. Definition Of Porn: Printed or visual material containing the......