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Alex goes to Salt River
This is the first of a series of shots taken in the footsteps of the great Alex Webb, a photographer who I greatly admire. Webb takes colour street shots of great chromatic contrast and with unsettling, but perfect composition. Some of his very best work is in his book, The Suffering of Light. Even if…
Womens football final – Japanese fans really quite scrutable
Wonderful evening at the women’s football final between USA and Japan. I ended up in the Japanese fans section for some reason, and they were a delight. But they were not inscrutable. Oh no. I must say, the women’s game played at this level is a delight. The fans were respectful, sober, and mostly clapped…
Rusting land yachts at the Wijnlands Motor Museum
Some evocative shots showing the passing of time on several different levels, from an amazing auto graveyard outside Cape Town I had read about the Wijnlands Motor Museum on the web, and seen some shots of the cars, so on a recce last December to scope out Babylonstoren (needs a separate post…
Photographing treks – a recording journey
Over my past 5 years or so of trekking, I have struggled with a way to represent the look and feel of the surroundings and the journeys. In such extraordinary surroundings, it seemed perverse not to make a record of what I saw. But the result was often hundreds of images, many of only marginal…
I’m watching you while he’s watching me.
There is a lot of sitting done in Madrid, and a fair bit of watching. The gent on the left was there when I set off to see a few galleries and have lunch, and he was still there when I came back 3 hours later. Even though beer is amazingly cheap in restaurants, there…
The Madrid path to perfection
“Dreams plus workout” may lead to success, but more often will lead to severe injuries on the treadmill machine. This shot taken yesterday outside a gym in Madrid. It didn’t take long for some deeply unsuitable people to appear in front of the sign. ←PreviousDucatos – better than a vacationNextI’m watching you while he’s watching…