Adam Chodsko, Artist 2006
Another previously unpublished shot from my Artists series taken in 2006. This time its Adam Chodsko who became well-known as part of the YBA generation in the 1990’s. We spent a highly amusing and enjoyable hour or so up on the roof of the highest block of flats in Whitstable. Have camera, will travel!
Two Shots of Mei Leung, Ceramicist 2006
Mei Leung was a well-established ceramicist and a great friend to myself and many others in our community. I took these shots on my 5×4 film camera in her small studio-workshop. Mei was very diminutive in stature yet made figures almost her own size so it seemed appropriate to photograph her as part of her Continue…
Daniel Postgate, Writer and Illustrator 2006
I took this image of Daniel in 2006 as part of a project on artists and their working spaces. The interior of his shed was very small and I liked the idea of taking the picture at night so I lit the outside with tungsten lights and shot the photograph using a Linhoff 5×4 film Continue…
Moroccan Spectres
This shot was taken last summer in Madrid at an exhibition of the Spanish photographer Ortiz Echague. From 1903 through to 1964 he photographed peoples and customs in Morocco and his native country. For many of his extraordinary prints he used a carbon-printing technique which gave his images the graphical appearance of a charcoal drawing. Continue…
Actor Mark Arden, Oct 2008
Mark is my neighbour in Whitstable. Although probably best know for his comedy work with Stephen Frost, he recently took the lead in “Fings aint what they used to be” at The Stratford East Theatre. This relaxed shot was taken on film using my trusty Hasselblad , the camera of choice for portraits.
More Rodin
Sometimes things just turn out well. This is not a double exposure but a conscious us of reflected surfaces. What I didnt realise at the time was how well the form in the background (‘The Age of Bronze’) complements the face of the reflected foreground figure. This was shot on 35 mm film.
Faversham Creek at Dusk Again
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