I have a strong view that shocking content should be censored until verified and confirmed. One of the most shocking periods of news coverage is ISIS. If one looks at the reason for the images it was simply to shock and instil fear into the western people. If the images Read more…
Yes we drowning in a sea of images. The mass production of images around us begin to become noise. I feel it can be viewed as chip paper. Today’s news is tomorrows chip paper, although red tape ruined that one. The images fly past on the Facebook or the Instagram Read more…
Interesting to see the views within the forum. I feel that the range of ideas show that people have engaged with the image and co-authored the image contents. The range of suggestions, maps, aerial images, dunes and roads through to pure abstract and microscopic. This is the intention of the Read more…
Simple answer, a magazine that litters all the best waiting rooms. Joking aside the magazine has been circulating since 1888. The magazine evolved from the Journal of the National Geographic Society, and its success has allowed its circulation to grow and become a dominant force in the media market place. Read more…
https://www.ilanwolff.com/ Ilan Wolff has established a large body of work using the ‘Camera Obscura’ or pinhole camera. His career has spanned decades with work produced around the globe. He utilises various sizes of canisters and tubes to produce his images, The curvature of the can, which causes the film to Read more…
Constructed Realities I have found that categorising the method of image-making, has allowed for what a first glance are polar extremes to begin to merge and create a grey area that encompasses all image production. Jeff Wall, noted for the large works he creates, has two categories for photographers, The Read more…
One has to reflect and understand your own practice in terms of the theory and critical review of photography to be informed and have context. With abstraction, there is a myriad of different processes which are used to form a body of work. I have found that the key part Read more…
Discussion arising from the image posted by myself and others proved to be a very positive experience. With the image I presented, I found that the ideas given by the peer group ranged from sand dunes to stockbroker ‘artwork’. This result did follow that the opposition, negotiated or dominance which Read more…
For this week I feel it requires to move away from the abstract work that I have been undertaking and inject some other work that I do. Flying the drone I have had an experience where individuals have verbally challenged me for being voyeuristic and peeping tom. My position is Read more…
Post an image that your group has not seen. This image is one from a group of the image that I had not released yet as work in progress so fits within the remit. Through “virtual darkroom” experimentation or what is better known as Lightroom and this image is the Read more…