The latest photo essay from Leica and Magnum. Domonic Nahr, the Oskar Barnack award winner from 2009 travels to Fukushima to cover the nuclear situation that has become part of life for the residents there. It is interesting to see the western take on this terrible problem. Nahr has a sensitive view and highlights the [...]
Or ‘strolling the streets of Japan with a Leica’ Japan has been having a hell of a year, possibly the worst in living memory. The Tohoku earthquake, the ensuing tsunami and the meltdown of the Fukushima reactors taking a massive toll, not just physically and economically, but also mentally. Japanese people have shown massive strength [...]
Social networking and sharing websites: Which ones do you use? Now that we have Face book, Twitter and all that runs in between there has never been a better way to share you work and your visions. For the photographers among us we have Flickr, Smugmug, 500PX and many many more in between. But in reality, [...]
Well, the faces thing is back, with a few more for you. I have been pushing myself pretty hard lately…. It is all about getting the pictures of the people that I meet and interact with now. I still love to take pictures of still life and that sort of thing, but I am really starting [...]
What to make of a plastic camera? Ahhhh, the Holga….. Love it or hate it, it has certainly made an impact and gained a cult following over the last few years. There are several different versions available, and loads of different colour schemes (because that is what is important when choosing a camera). Because I am [...]
There are millions of interesting faces, here are a few. We are surrounded by millions, but how often do we really look at their faces? I have been taking photos for years, and for the most part they have been either crap or in no form of direction. I decided recently that I really needed to [...]
Walking the streets of the big city there is a lot to see, sometimes too much. There is something therapeutic about walking the streets of Tokyo, especially since the earthquake last month. I have spent 7 years in this city, but I have never seen Tokyo look so lost, for the want of a better word. [...]