Binary, Cyclical

The portraits in the Binary sequence refer to the notion of ‘a whole composed of two’. The Cyclical portraits should be self-explanatory. You can toggle the caption bar on and… Read More →

Contentment

These portraits are predicated on being comfortable in one’s own skin. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

Grieving and Loss

These portraits use the words we associate with grief and mourning, trying to observe them from a detached standpoint. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking… Read More →

Norwich: Signs

Signage abounds in my adopted home city of Norwich. There are a lot of cast iron street nameplates, and some unusual examples of Victorian letterforms. You can toggle the caption… Read More →

Barcelona: MACBA

These images are from the interior spaces of MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Catalan Art), in Barcelona, a rather lovely building. I was killing time there and took the opportunity to… Read More →

Barcelona: Signs

There is so much wonderful stuff to see in Barcelona, and most of it has already been photographed. I attempt to reflect the character of the city by recording the… Read More →

Streets: Gas Vents

These simple gas vents proliferate in Tuscany, and maybe throughout Italy. There is no set style for the lettering: it is just drilled out by whoever makes the steel plate.… Read More →

Streets: Smoke Extracts

These unusual pieces of street furniture are in the pavement of Staple Inn, just off Holborn, London EC1. Each word was cast as a discrete metal block, and then these… Read More →

Streets: Emperor Rothko

These parking indicators are from Newmarket Road, Norwich. The weather-worn yellow paint has become a sheet, separate from the gutter, which has curled  and been squashed like a tin can.… Read More →

Streets: Incidental Colour

These images come from the practice of looking (and carrying a camera at all times). Mostly taken en route to a specific location, each of these incidental colour compositions has… Read More →