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Gandhi

ALL DONE BY MY LOVELY WIFE...

ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER SHOW AND STUFF.

You may want to check out the Royal Academy's Summer Show whilst on your holidays. Great to see a fair amount of photography in there being taken a bit more seriously amongst the brush strokes. I have to be honest most of the work is not my cuppa but there's a few crackin pieces in there, in particular, my favourite, the work of Angus Fraser and his hill of crosses.
Also at the Royal is Eyewitness, Hungarian photography in the 20th Century. This is a superb exhibition and includes some of my all time favourite photographers including a large selection of Kertez and some Brassi Paris night scenes which are just magical.

Two great shows. Inspiring and proper.....

Monkeys take photos with camera stolen from photographer David Slater

• By Alison Godfrey
• From: news.com.au
• July 05, 2011 2:00PM

An inquisitive monkey became fascinated with his reflection in a camera - and this is the result. Picture: Picture Media

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Photographer David Slater was visiting an Indonesian national park when monkeys took his camera. Picture: Picture Media

• Monkeys pinch photographer's camera
• Use camera to take hundreds of pictures
• It was amazing to watch - photographer

SNAP happy monkeys have commandeered a wildlife photographer's camera and taken hundreds of photos.

The crested black macaques were obviously not content with just stealing wallets and food from tourists' pockets.

Photographer David Slater set his camera up on a tripod to take some shots of the “not so clever” monkeys. He left the equipment for mere moments and when he returned one of the animals was monkeying around with it.

He told The Guardian: "They were quite mischievous, jumping all over my equipment. One hit the button. The sound got his attention and he kept pressing it.

"At first it scared the rest of them away but they soon came back – it was amazing to watch.

"At first there was a lot of grimacing with their teeth showing."

But then the animals seemed to settle down.

"He must have taken hundreds of pictures by the time I got my camera back."

When is Planet Of The Apes Out..

The snot coloured car and a baldyman.

Picnic, Pula 2011
Green Merc, Pula, 2011

As I mentioned in my last post I often look for similar themes wherever I may be with my camera. Cars (as some will know) often appear in my work although it's been a while since I saw one worthy of a sheet (of film that is). I love the fact that the car is a vile lime green, parked on green grass, in front of a green bush.

Trees, or parts thereof (see above) are another common benefactor in my work. I did make two exposures, one with the baldy man, who I am sure called me a tosser in Croatian, and one without. I do find myself putting humans in my work from time to time, although you would never know. I find that this particular image works well with the small figure adding balance and interest to the image.

Blue Time..

Sea Ghost, Rovinji 2011
Steps, Pula 2011

You would think after four years of photographing the coast that I would of had enough of such things. But the coastline, where ever it may be, is a fascinating subject, especially when a 'Doyle Blue' is added* (kindly see above). I always find it interesting looking for similarities in the landscape in other parts of the world, it kind of makes you feel at home. I guess its a bit like looking for a Chippy in Spain, or a British pub in the States.

*A Doyle Blue is something I came up about eight years ago. It refers to the blue of the sky due to the time of day I like to shoot. Well, if you can have a Klein Blue, why not a Doyle Blue.

Bryan Shutmaat. Heartland series.

Very nice series by Bryan Shutmaat here.

Reminds me of my own work when I spent time in the States and judging by the young lads CV I was around the same age (well may be a little older).

I was having to look through a whole stack of old work the other day, in particular my American images of which there is around 300 or so prints. It's quite sad for me that this body of work never really got exhibited much apart from a few key images (think Monument Diner and Hollywood which are now almost sold out) as I believe it to be some of my finest work. But that's what you get when you swan around with no pressure, an open brief and the open road for three years and then don't anything with the images.
The work feels different now and is indeed more precious as it triggers memories of perhaps better times.

Anyhoo, enough reminiscing. Time for new work...