Tag Archives: photo archives

Looking into the past: the illusion of stopping time

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

It’s been a while since I last posted here; it’s been a busy summer, punctuated by a much-needed holiday in rural France. I toyed with the idea of making the 6 hour drive south to Visa Pour l’Image at Perpignan, … Continue reading →

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Conversations in photography: 25 years of Panos Pictures

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

The photo agency Panos Pictures is 25 years old this year, and to mark this milestone, they’ve produced a great short film, ‘Conversations in photography‘, embedded above. Featuring Panos director, Adrian Evans, in conversation with curator Harry Hardie, and a … Continue reading →

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A little bit of history repeating? Some thoughts on Burke+Norfolk in Afghanistan

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Simon Norfolk’s new exhibition at the Tate Modern, entitled Burke + Norfolk: photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk, has just opened this last week, and I thoroughly recommend paying it a visit (it’s actually free). … Continue reading →

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#02: Beauty and the MDGs

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

In an unlikely way, the above photograph connects two things that have occupied a fair bit of my time lately – the 2010 UN Millennium Development Goals Summit (which took place in New York on 20-22 September) and a book titled ‘Beauty … Continue reading →

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