SCOTLAND. In A Photographic Time Machine.

I don’t own a TARDIS, I drive a Nissan Micra that’s well blessed in years.
I don’t own a TARDIS, I drive a Nissan Micra that’s well blessed in years.
Cabin fever bites again so I’m curing it with a quick-ish trip into Manchester. I’ve no particular agenda beyond getting out of the house for a couple of hours. Though for a change I’m thinking of heading out to Didsbury to the south of the city centre. A day ticket on the city’s tram network will get me there. After I’ve finished my coffee obviously.
Sadly the time has come for me to say goodbye to an old and faithful friend, my Mamiya C220 Professional TLR. The 6×6 format was my entry into the world of medium format from 35mm. It also represented a step change in my photo thinking. Working in 36 mm it was all a bit of a buzz, a tendency to dart about a bit too much, a little too over […]
I had a journey to make and part of that journey took my into Liverpool, not far from where I live. I was using the train to get from A to B and after I arrived at Liverpool’s Lime Street station I took the short walk through the streets to the central station. This is the hub of Liverpool’s Merseyrail network, an extensive set of routes running as far as […]
My normal photography interests are transport, architecture and travel though occasionally a chance comes along to do some portrait work. I got to know Tony, above, when he worked in a coffee bar I used to use. He also has an interest in photography and has gone on to complete a graphics course at University and I believe is now setting himself up in a freelance capacity. My ‘studio’ was very basic, a couple of sheets hung […]
Some time back I put together a small, pop up studio set for me to practise still life techniques with. It was assembled, after a little bit of pondering, from an old computer table with wheels, three lengths of steel framing and an old projector screen. My idea was to create an infinity background and as the table was mobile I could quickly pull it into use by a south facing […]