Month: April 2024
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Notes on the fortnight: 26 April 2024
I’ve had to upgrade some kit recently and to help fund it I sold some older kit, something that doesn’t come naturally to me as I do tend to ‘collect’ things with any sort of sentimental value. My Canon 5D Mark II, which was my first full frame DSLR from all the way back in…
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Photography for The Leathersellers’ Company – The Class Ceiling exhibition portraits
In February I was really pleased to work with writer Fiona Thompson to take photographs to illustrate a piece she was writing on social mobility for the Leathersellers’ Company. The article, which you can read on the Leathersellers’ site, looks at ‘The Class Ceiling’, a photography exhibition at John Hansard Gallery, part of the University of Southampton. The Class…
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Photography for Firstsite – David Lock: In Between Us at Firstsite
At the end of March I had the pleasure of photographing the opening event for David Lock: In Between Us at Firstsite. “‘In-between Us’ seeks to examine identity and masculinities, challenging social constructs and stereotypes through art by weaving connections between the past and present.” It’s an excellent exhibition and incredibly David Lock’s first solo exhibition. Being in…
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Notes on the week: 12 April 2024
Very quick notes today, as this week has been more admin based with proposals for jobs, financial things and thinking about goals for the new financial year. A few jobs from the recent past can now be shared so I’ll add some blogs about those next week and make a few portfolio/website updates. I took…
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Notes on the week: 5 April 2024
It’s been a funny sort of week. Those who read last week’s notes will be pleased to hear I did indeed make it to the pub. I had a lovely Easter weekend with family, have accumulated a pleasing amount of chocolate and we tired ourselves out building a rather larger than anticipated shed/summerhouse. I sent some films…