Thomas Annan was a Scottish photographer known for being the first to record the poor housing conditions of the poor. Originally from Dairsie in Fife, Annan moved to Glasgow as an apprentice engraver, and was friendly with a trainee Chemist called, Berwick. They set up business together in 1855 as photographers. Berwick then left to…
Tag: Marc Riboud
Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Marc Riboud
Marc Riboud was a French photojournalist with an incredible body work that I believe everyone should be familiar with. He is best known for his extensive reports on the Far East – The Three Banners of China, Face of North Vietnam, Visions of China, and In China. Until 1951 he was an engineer in Lyon…
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…
Early Autumn
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ― Dorothea Lange Autumn started pretty late in London this year and I was the first to complain about it. When it turned up late October, it brought with it the coldest wind and rain. For London, I shouldn’t be surprised…
Photography & Vision 