Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Dennis Stock

“The goal for the photographer is to be visually articulate.” – Dennis Stock Dennis Stock was born in 1928 in New York City. His father was Swiss and his mother was English. At the age of 17, he left home to join the United States Navy. Following his discharge, he won first prize and became…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Eve Arnold

“If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument” – Eve Arnold Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eve Arnold was a photojournalist that began photographing in 1946, while working at a photo-finishing plant in New York City, and…

Monday Photography Inspiration – Sebastião Salgado

Hi everyone, Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!! The photographer that I would like to talk about today is Sebastião Salgado. Not only does he work inspires me a lot but also the aim for his work. His images depicts the complexities of the human conditions and wildlife. His work is depicted in black…

Cutty Sark

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”  ― Albert Einstein

Greenwich

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.”  ―Emily Dickinson This image is another one from my Greenwich visit.  Went out today and shot some pretty spectacular images of buildings in Central London. One of them has a pretty interesting…

The rail station

“Photography is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.”  ― Alfred Stieglitz I travel through this station everyday but never really took the time to look around. You are either rushing or too tired for anything else other than getting home to sleep. I took this image late summer when the…

Greenwich London

“The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.” ― Margaret Bourke-White Hope everyone’s had a wonderful start to the week. I took this just before Autumn started in London. One those days that starts cloudy and cold and turns into the sunny…

Hungerford Bridge

“The primary problem is to learn to be your own toughest critic. You have to pay attention to intelligent work, and to work at the same time. You see. I mean, you’ve got to bounce off better work. It’s matter of working.” — Garry Winogrand

The bridge

“Above all, life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference”  ― Robert Frank This image is that of the crossing bridge by the Royal Docks for locals. Couldn’t resist shooting it. Have a great everybody!!

Is photography an art?

I came across this video via the Saatchi gallery website. A debate as to whether photography can be considered an art. When I think of Ansel Adams or Man Ray or Robert Frank I think of them as artists in their chosen fields. However, for many years they were not considered as artists. Phtography is…