-
Book Review: Written in The West
Written in the West Revisited by Wim Wenders. My rating: 5 of 5 stars. I’m one of those people who had never seen Paris, Texas until recently. I watched it a few weeks ago and was immediately blown away by the beautiful cinematography and use of colour throughout. When I learnt that the director, Wim…
-
Book Review: Linda McCartney The Biography
Linda McCartney by Danny Fields. My rating: 5 of 5 stars. I’ve been an admirer of Linda McCartney’s photography for several years, and saw her retrospective at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow in 2019, before going on to complete a road trip to Campbeltown in Kintyre, near where many of her personal…
-
Book Review: William Eggleston’s Guide
William Eggleston’s Guide by William Eggleston. My rating: 5 of 5 stars. I’ve been an admirer of William Eggleston’s colour photography for many years, and have a couple of his photobooks in my collection, including a book of his portraits. William Eggleston’s Guide is considered by some to be a seminal work in the development…
-
Exhibition: Sefton Open 2022
Three prints from my ongoing Liverpool’s Boss! project are currently on show at The Atkinson in Southport, as part of The Sefton Open 2022. The Sefton Open is an annual exhibition celebrating the creativity and artistic talent across the borough. In 2022 The Atkinson welcomes the return of the exhibition into their galleries, as 2020…
-
No Regrets About Being Bald
It’s now just over two years since I began my journey to becoming a bald man. Back in March 2020, I took the brave step of buzzing off my thinning, receding hair, and embraced my first ever buzz cut – something I think every man should try at least once in his life, whether he’s…
-
Book Review: The Graduate
The Graduate by Charles Webb. My rating: 5 of 5 stars. The Graduate is set in the 1960s, and introduces us to Benjamin Braddock just after he has returned home to his parents’ house in California following his graduation from a small college in the east of the United States. His parents are throwing a…
-
Book Review: Memory by Bernadette Mayer
Memory by Bernadette Mayer. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. I’m a big fan of photobooks, and already have way too many in my collection, including books by Stephen Shore, William Eggleston, Alec Soth, Linda McCartney, Martin Parr, Raymon Depardon, David Bailey, and many others. I wasn’t familiar with Bernadette Mayer’s work until recently, but…
-
Dad was an Artist (So was Mum)
When my dad passed away, me and my siblings inherited a collection of thousands of family photographs. One of my older brothers took charge of them and spent a long time scanning prints, before sharing them online for the rest of us to enjoy. I often look through them, and frequently come across images that…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
bhjrnl 