The Institute of Contemporary Arts

Finally I may say to myself. Finally indeed. Part of the new sociable, mingling me – I have joined the ICA and have booked tickets for a couple of talks in March: Paul Outerbridge: An Artful Balance and Freedom of Photography. Time to get out there and start meeting other photographers, artists, curators and agents.

London in such a wonderful city, but christ, keeping up and getting involved with everything that is going on is exhausting. One step at a time. Next up, membership of Photofusion so I can make use of their studios for some portraits…

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Swarm

It was as simple as ‘get to the top of Finland and turn left’.  At least that is

Blink and you’ll miss it

Iceland. Never has the essence of a country so closely resembled the way in which I see the

Under the Stars in Madagascar

There are times when writing about memories from as far back as my eighteenth year feels wrong. How

Viewpoints

The Rooftop Collective exhibition edition VI Tempus Fugit. So they say. Here we are again, another Rooftop Collective

Memories

Choreographed Papal baby blessings

The day of the Pope’s visit to London was all about the protests and marches for us. That

Zen and the Art of Midge Maintenance

Scotland is famous for many wonderful things… Scotland is also famous for it’s midges. I had, of course,

Parading through a warzone

India 19-03-11: “You cannot go down there.” And who was I to argue with two uniformed policemen? This

Cold, tired and high in Ladakh

India 16-03-11 It wasn’t that cold. Or rather it didn’t feel that cold. It was dry, drier than

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Dancers in the mist

Step after step we climb the steep mountain path, focusing, meditating, concentrating. The rain dripping through the trees

West of the Sun: Story Telling

Story tellers. It would appear that the human race are nothing but story tellers. That’s it. That’s all

Copy used at Howies Carnaby street exhibition

In March 2011, Jim Shannon and Toby Deveson travelled to India to photograph, amongst other things, Holi festival.

Bridge over the River Yamuna

India 20-03-11: We crossed a bridge. It was a railway bridge, with a small walkway to the side