- Positions & Practice Reflections – Grades – Where To, Now? May 26, 2018
Well, the grades are in for the Project Proposal and the Work in Progress portfolio. I think it’s fair to say that I have mixed ...
Read more... - Week Eleven Reflections April 29, 2018
I think this week I had a creative breakthrough. As noted before, I am interested in ‘traces’, aftermath photography. Sophie Ristelhueber‘s work comes to mind.
And ...
Read more... - Week Nine Reflections April 13, 2018
Very interesting discussion on my self-critique and my recent work in today’s webinar. Thank you Gary, Danny, Ashley, Emma & Howard.
Not going to go into ...
Read more... - My Practice – A Critical View April 10, 2018
As I noted in my Oral Presentation, I have worked with many different genres of photography – travel, street, events and documentary. If there is ...
Read more... - Week Six Reflections – Draft Oral Presentation March 11, 2018
This week, some very simple reflections, as the focus was on getting a draft Oral Presentation done.
To say it was a scramble was an understatement. ...
Read more... - Week Five Reflections – Phnom Penh March 6, 2018
This week most of the reflection must be about Cambodia, scoping for my project.
I arrived on Thursday 1st, and leaving today, the 6th. A truly ...
Read more... - Week Four Reflections – Collaboration February 24, 2018
It was huge fun to collaborate with Corin Rossouw, Howard Pratt and Rob Jones, on a short multimedia project, ‘The Journey‘.
The project forced me to ...
Read more... - Constructs and Seeing February 24, 2018
In talking with Steph Cosgrove about my documentary work at the recent Falmouth ‘Face 2 Face’, she was good enough to share some videos about the image ...
Read more... - Week Three Reflections February 21, 2018
What a great week, spilling over into week four, and dominated by the Falmouth Face to Face.
I’ll try to break my (over loaded) thoughts into ...
Read more... - Week Two Reflections February 10, 2018
Four overall thoughts:
It’s all totally fascinating
I am reading and writing too much, and need to get out and shoot more
Really enjoying the interaction with my ...
Read more... - Qs week 2 – 1st presentation – “Multiple media and Interdisciplinary practices” February 5, 2018
Q: What does the moving image tell you about the still photographic image?
The presentation did a great job in illustrating the similarities and differences of ...
Read more... - Morning email February 5, 2018
Having my (essential) morning coffee, and opened my email.
In the old days, it was a rather painstaking process of having passports and documents checked on ...
Read more... - A Poet not a Logician February 3, 2018
I am a rather ‘logical’ person. My BA is in Mathematics and Philosophy. I have an MSc in Consulting and Coaching for Change from HEC. ...
Read more... - P&P Week One Reflections February 2, 2018
Exhilarated. Really excited to be part of an academically strong, creatively challenging program – great faculty, and very talented students.
One of my goals in joining ...
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- Informing Contexts – Grades – Where To, Now? May 31, 2019
I have just received the grades for Informing Contexts – 69% overall, pretty much in line with Sustainable Prospects, Surfaces & Strategies and Positions and ...
Read more... - Afterwards April 16, 2019
I thought that I had posted about Afterwards before, but somehow it got missed. It was one of the first books that I bought, early ...
Read more... - Feeling a little frustrated March 28, 2019
There is some kind of irony in the fact that, just as I (and others) feel that I am making some real breakthroughs in the ...
Read more... - Edward Kienholz – The Beanery March 26, 2019
Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) is one of my favourite artists, any media. The Beanery is a life size, walk-in assemblage, and it is often considered his ...
Read more... - Pictures and Words March 17, 2019
Robert Frank said, ‘Above all, life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference, and it is important to see what is invisible to others’. (cited ...
Read more... - Book Design March 17, 2019
From the beginning of this project, I have been planned a book capturing the ‘Unfinished Stories’ of Sarath and family. Whether this is actually my ...
Read more... - Week Five Reflections March 3, 2019
I have two kinds of reflections this week. First, what happened on the last days of my Cambodian trip. And, second, where I stand with ...
Read more... - Colour, Black & White or Infrared March 1, 2019
On this last Cambodia trip, I was experimenting with infrared, being intrigued with its ‘ghost like’ properties. I shared a few quick images at the ...
Read more... - Ministry of Education February 27, 2019
Beng Simeth, who was at Save the Children in Phnom Penh when we first started the program, has been the education program leader for the ...
Read more... - Week Four Reflections February 27, 2019
This is a rather delayed post on last week’s reflections, as it has been a busy (thankfully, productive) trip, so these comments are in the ...
Read more... - Week Three Reflections February 17, 2019
As I write this, I am on Day 3 of a two week Cambodia trip, so most of my thought processes are focused on the ...
Read more... - Traces, Spaces, Faces, Places February 16, 2019
With your peers, discuss whether you think the constructed photographs included in this session ‘lie’, the extent these photographs are fictional, and the methods you use to ‘interpret’ ...
Read more... - IC Week One Reflections February 2, 2019
It has been a good start to the new module, with a good range of intellectual content, and helpful first online discussions with Michelle and ...
Read more... - Soviet Holocaust Photography January 29, 2019
I have just been reading a paper written by David Shneer, in the Humanity Journal, 2014, University of Pennsylvania. Shneer discusses the approach taken by ...
Read more... - Infrared Photography January 17, 2019
As referenced in my last Oral Presentation, I want to develop my ‘negative traces’ work using different photographic techniques. For the Sustainable Prospects Work in ...
Read more... - Cultural Context January 13, 2019
Almost all of this MA program to date uses a European / American ‘gaze’, in its choice of reading and referenced photographers – even the ...
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- Book Dummy August 20, 2018
Now that I have completed selection of images for the Work in Progress portfolio, and finished Landings, it seemed right to update the book dummy.
I ...
Read more... - This week’s ‘to do’ August 5, 2018
Well, where to start ..
1. WIP: Go through the images from the past two weeks trip to Cambodia. Sort into themes, and start the process ...
Read more... - Week Nine reflections – Cambodian Narrative August 4, 2018
It was a very busy but productive time in Cambodia.
My reflections this week (partly whilst sitting on the plane home) are about clarifying the narrative. ...
Read more... - Webinar with Gary, July 31st July 31, 2018
Notes from today’s webinar with Gary, not necessarily in order of importance, and referring my last weekly reflections – Week 7 and Week 8.
Noting that ...
Read more... - Images So Far July 15, 2018
A selection of images for the project so far.
First, a small selection from my last visit to Cambodia.
Second, experimental work on developing ways to show ...
Read more... - My Friend’s Mother Passed Away – I Missed My Mother July 15, 2018
The first fully-translated ‘story’ from Sarath. Warning: gruesome reading in parts.
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It was possibly in 1977, I do not know for sure, but it was a ...
Read more... - Conversation with Lukas Birk July 13, 2018
Following an introduction from Cemre, had a terrific conversation today with Lukas Birk.
I explained a little of my background, motivations and the Cambodia project itself.
These ...
Read more... - Ideas, Ideas, Ideas – Opening the Curtain July 3, 2018
An interesting conjunction of events.
First, it’s been made clear that we need to consider mounting an ‘Exhibition’ (‘Landings’, online or otherwise), giving a Workshop, and ...
Read more... - Documentary & Art June 29, 2018
Had a very good webinar today with Cemre and Yas. Just want to jot my thoughts down here, not in any particular order.
Cemre asked about ...
Read more... - Week Three Reflections June 25, 2018
For this week’s reflections, a little late, a few questions stood out.
How could your subjects be influencing you and your approach? Well, unfortunately that has been ...
Read more... - Rephotography June 13, 2018
In preparation for the next Cambodia trip, taking Cemre’s advice, I’ll be looking at the implications of this project for our family.
As noted elsewhere, our ...
Read more... - Here we go again … June 11, 2018
Slick system. Applied at 10:04 this morning.
Got confirmation at 10:08!
The planned trip is from July 22 for a couple of weeks, meeting old colleagues, friends ...
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- Sustainable Prospects – Grades – Where To, Now? January 14, 2019
I have just received the grades for Sustainable Prospects – 70% overall, Distinction level, I assume, which is pretty much in line with Surfaces & ...
Read more... - Infrared December 11, 2018
One of my action steps for 2019 is to explore other ways of rendering my traces / negatives, and that includes infrared. I am particularly ...
Read more... - Week Nine Reflections – Reconciliation November 23, 2018
My main reflections at the moment are about reconciliation.
First, how to I reconcile my work in Cambodia as a photographer, with that of an educator? ...
Read more... - Week Seven Reflections – Paris Photo November 14, 2018
It was the week of a Falmouth Face to Face around Paris Photo, which we combined with family time in the city. Here’s my reflections ...
Read more... - Week Six Reflections – Part Two November 5, 2018
I sometimes try to separate the photographic focus of the MA, and my personal role as a ‘Cambodian Educator’, of almost twenty years standing, as ...
Read more... - Week Six Reflections – Part One November 5, 2018
These are some thoughts on week two of my Cambodia trip.
As noted last week, the main purpose is to see how much progress I can make ...
Read more... - A Prayer from Hell November 5, 2018
In Phnom Penh last week, I met Youk Chhang for the first time. The visit including a lot of such networking activities, in order to ...
Read more... - Gatiloke, Genocide and the Narrative November 3, 2018
After an intense but (I believe) successful two weeks in Cambodia, there are many things I need to write about. There is however an overarching ...
Read more... - Week Five Reflections – Cambodia October 27, 2018
The focus of the week was Cambodia. I arrived on Wednesday, from London via Singapore. From our home to the hotel takes about 22 hours. ...
Read more... - Meet Someone New October 25, 2018
I am responding here to the ‘Meet Someone New” challenge.
This is alway a good idea, though I must admit I have preferred usually to do ...
Read more... - Mango Flowers and Fruits – Sarath October 16, 2018
The second fully-translated ‘story’ from Sarath.
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This is a story about the time just before being liberated from the Khmer Rouge (in 1979). The lives of ...
Read more... - Week Three Reflections October 13, 2018
Still frustrated.
On the plus side, had a really good conversation with Krishna and Isabella in the webinar this week. It was fascinating (and inspiring) to ...
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