The technical perfection of composition and tone in Sebastião Salgado's exquisitely crafted images inspire wonder, but more importantly they also have the power to touch our very core - to elicit empathy, and to stir up an almost overpowering sense of sadness, even despair, in response to the stories being told. This documentary wisely gives us time to look … Continue reading THE SALT OF THE EARTH [Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, 2014]
Photography
The story behind a favourite portrait: Stan Tracey by William Ellis
One of my favourite portraits of the jazz legend Stan Tracey is that by William Ellis. So I was very pleased to come across this New Statesman piece where Ellis discusses some of his portraits, starting with the one of Stan. This photograph of Stan Tracey, sometimes called the "Godfather of British Jazz", was taken … Continue reading The story behind a favourite portrait: Stan Tracey by William Ellis
Fay Godwin – a subtle eye
Large White Cloud near Bilsington, Kent, 1981. Here lies a subtle eye; and an even sutler human spirit. John Fowles, Land Fowles is describing the landscape photographs of Fay Godwin in his 1984 essay featured in her book Land. It's a book I treasure. As an avid collector of all things Fowles, it was the … Continue reading Fay Godwin – a subtle eye
when curiosity threatens 