Monthly Archives: April 2014

Is this an oxymoron, hypocrisy or sophistry?

One of the first actions I took when exploring how to further my artistic practice when nearing the end of my photography degree was to follow some blogs of people working in the areas I was interested in. One of … Continue reading

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A photo a day – Alex is home

Alex came home from Thailand today – he looks good on it!

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A photo a day – my door in transition

So Steve and his colleagues are here to strip and paint the front door and repaint the kitchen….it’s the door they tackle first.

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The Excalibur Estate

The recent visit to St Mark’s Church, in Catford and on the edge of the North Downham Estate and the place of my baptism in 1958 led to an amazing find: the Excalibur estate. It all started with my visiting … Continue reading

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A photo a day – travelling back in time

When at my parents for lunch last Friday we got talking about family events. One of which was my baptism and mum told me that I was baptised at St Mark’s Church in Castillon Road, Catford SE6 on the North … Continue reading

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A photo a day – decline

Our front door is 88 years old. I like the door and don’t want to change it but the paint is split, bubbled and pealing off and so it needs refreshing. Watch this space.

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A photo a day – dad and the back garden

Dad and mum are, and have been, avid gardeners for as long as I can remember. But age brings its own challenges and the Greenhouse has had to go and dad now uses a walking frame and seat in the … Continue reading

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A photo a day – A social document

It’s strange how values change. This photo of some of the weekly shop is of little social value now as the items are readily available and known. However imagine that we were looking at this one hundred or two hundred … Continue reading

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A photo a day – St George’s day

Today is a day of disputed values (well okay yesterday – but you know I publish my image on the following day as I have to create and execute the project). Some people are proud to be English, others fear … Continue reading

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A photo a day – suburban spectacle

Do you just wakeup sometimes feeling great? I do, and this morning was one of those days. I’d nothing planned – just pottering around the house, a little cleaning in the kitchen and a man coming to quote about some … Continue reading

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