Talking shit…...

......makes a great deal of sense. We don't talk about it often enough.   Who's watching......

The story of a house.

I lobbed another bag of clothes onto the fire. They joined the cushions, pillows, and a mattress that were already being consumed, prompting a sheet of flame to flare gloriously, sparks sailing high above......

The heart of the land.

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......

It’s good to see.

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......

Telling tales in the playground.

"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......

Instagran.

duckrabbit weekend exclusive. 'Instagran'  - photographing your child's grandmother with a digital camera.   William's gran. © John MacPherson   Are you worried too......

“Cameras, they steal your soul, so they do.”.

I mentioned previously I might write a little on photographing people and 'inhibition' following a comment made to a recent post. This post is also, I guess, a wee bit about perception, and......

An inconvenient truth.

We've touched a few times recently on the importance of creative activity for young people. Well I think we could start the creative learning process much earlier if we designed really clever, entertaining and......

Should organized religion have more rights than women?.

Quote from a thought-provoking post by Georgia Platts, on her blog:   "But right now, Catholic bishops, charities, schools and universities are demanding......

Disability (and no footballs to be seen).

I've had a long standing interest in the representation of disability in the media, from the bleak ads for multiple sclerosis in the 80's, using torn photos to represent shattered lives, to an altogether......

What a difference 6 months can make, or how a couple of photos and a bit of text on a blog can turn a stereotype on its head.

Its hard not to dream what a difference editors could make if they cared about stories like this one which I've just lifted off Ciara Leeming's blog (my bold at the end): ...

Please Support The Gay Families Project.

I was bought up in a ultra religious homophobic house.  My dad once told me that 'bugger' was the worst word in the English language. I honestly think he would have rather me commit murder than......

while we’re on the subject (of healthcare).

Watching the previous clip about America's uninsured reminded me of a piece I saw a few months back by Talking Eyes Media, the production......