Guest Blog: Rustling in the Gauze – Nabokov and Fighting
Lillian Wilkie is an artist, educator and bookseller based in London. Her work incorporates photography, sculpture and installation with writing and quiet …
The colour of Paris: Peter Cornelius
In 1956, the photo industry introduced a brand new 35 mm colour film flexible enough to allow for colour manipulation in the …
All those moments will be lost in time
“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.” In December 2014, Ridley Scott’s “final cut” version of …
“If the eye sees it, take it.”
In a photograph, a young man stands on the beach at Termoli. It’s not long after the end of the Second World …
Surrounded by the Wall: Memories of a childhood in West Berlin (Part II)
Click here to read part one of Volkmar’s description of life in West Berlin before reunification. Volkmar has also hand-picked a selection …
Muscle men
As the lights came up in the cinema at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy, I turned to my friend sitting next …
Working from home
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal, Pensées With our restless …
akg-images recreates the Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic release, “Grand Budapest Hotel” is a true feast for the senses. Set in the fictional Eastern European alpine …
Surrounded by the Wall: Memories of a childhood in West Berlin (Part I)
Click here to read part two of Volkmar’s post about growing up in West Berlin. You can also see a selection of images …
The Titanic and an Ulster fry
Despite the heat I have been thinking about cooked breakfasts. A close friend of mine is moving at the end of the …