Behind the scenes
Earlier this week, I was invited to a private view of this year’s summer exhibition at the National Gallery in London, Vermeer …
The Organ Grinder
I was looking through a drawer of prints by Paul Almasy (Hungarian photographer, 1906–2003) last month when a familiar face appeared before me. Where had …
When Death Comes Knocking…
It is not every day that I receive an email with the somewhat surprising opening line “Hello, I am a photographer and …
No place like home: Mario De Biasi and Milan
Last year I wrote on the blog about the Another London exhibition at Tate Britain which brought together works by photographers who were …
North Korean Style
My young niece spent a fair amount of Christmas Day last year blaring out Psy’s Gangnam Style as loudly as she dared and …
Let the postman ring!
When did you last write a letter to anyone? A postcard maybe? Most of my own correspondence goes via email or text …
Hey, old friend!
“Hello, stranger!” Well, if this blog could speak that’s probably what it would have said this morning when I logged on to …
Happy Birthday, Tony Vaccaro
Tony Vaccaro is a very special person. I have always found his photographs extremely appealing and very human and have had the …
Spies like us
Some of the most intriguing topics in fiction can be the hardest to illustrate. Any experienced picture researcher will be able to …
Do you know who you are? The fascination of family photographs
I have always been interested in family history and on a recent visit to my father he showed me some old family …