i’ve been interested in the way children see the world since teaching outreach projects to schools in nottingham a decade ago.
so – while doing a shoot at a nursery the other day i gave a film camera to one of the kids for a few frames… a couple of good snaps resulted from the wee scamp.. not bad for a 5 year old.
It’s been a long while since i have posted here now.. a good chunk of months have passed during which I have been archiving old work, learning dreamweaver, flash and the excellent slideshowpro, setting up my online sales with photoshelter PSC and generally house-cleaning. Snapping away at self initiated projects and working on various commissions has been fun – however this time has been all about organizing my archives..
Good things have been going on for the Garden Festival and it’s growing into a real success story.. well deserved. Photos from the event have made it into Time Out, the Times and Guardian newspapers and top quality German magazine Prinz to name a few. Previous press for them has been in DJ magazine, I-DJ magazine, xlr8r and more so all in all they are reaping the rewards of hard work.
In other news ‘Kampanje“, a Norwegian based marketing and advertising industry mag, have been kind enough to feature my photographs in their extremely well intended ‘Portfolio’ section – and i didn’t even have to buy advertising space. A great, ethically clean and philanthropic effort from good people. Hilde Nyman from the magazine was excellent to work with and also very kind in choosing to feature the work – so big thanks and a couple of ice cold beers are due to her in Oslo later this year. As Willy Wonka said at the end of the original (and best), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film ‘…so shines a good deed in a weary world…’.
In a shameless display of self promotion i have put the article at the top of this page.
what else can i tell you?
Good friend, humble hippy and all round decent bloke ‘one man dan’ from Birmingham has started a music podcast, ’silver skins’.. An excellent journalist of many years and co-founder of the now legendary ‘blowback’ magazine, his show is aimed at those of us old enough to remember Kajagoogoo, although thankfully he keeps his musical references more contemporary.
and lastly – congratulations to photographer and journalist Paul Sullivan on the birth of Luka… a child who will know good music and good food.
magnum photographer and all round good guy david alan harvey recently ran a competition for the majorettes he kindly mentors on his forum.. a self portrait which had to be taken during that week.
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