Pacha Foton
Photographic Maestro
Back on the streets… (the 2012 remix)
I keep thinking this series has run its course….
but apparently it keeps finding new legs —————————————————– lulz
Tracey Emin Nude….. and Naked
I don’t have a picture of Tracey Emin nude or naked by the way. Those were just the highest searched terms bringing people to my blog today…. interesting stuff eh, website stats. I do have a lot of respect for Tracey Emin by the way.
I will be posting some groovy new pictures here in a few days so keep checking back.
Updates may be a bit less frequent from now on because I have no more internet connection at home :(
Shooting from the hip in Cebu City
I took these pictures nearly a year ago now and have only just been re-editing.
Kayt Unseen
I’m living in a backwater at the moment so have quite a lot of time to edit old pictures.
Here’s a few from my shoot with Kayt Webster-Brown which have never seen the light of day.
Taken in her home in 2007, we did these when Kayt was just starting out.
My style hasn’t changed that much to be honest but I think it’s fair to say her’s has;
Now if that ain’t art….
aka, catch me i’m falling. Aka catch me if you can
Samia Unleashed
Some new edits (and a couple of reposts) of my favourite model in the South of France.
People are Strange
More in the movement series…..
No photoshop effects were used here. Just knowledge of photography.
London’s Burning!
This picture has no relevance at all to the riots in London or to The Clash,
except that it reminded me a little of Pennie Smith’s famous album cover for
London Calling.
There’s no Peace for the Wicked
Well.. Maybe just a little. An audience with Peter Perrett.
One of my favourite musicians ever, probably best known for writing and singing
Another girl, another planet with The Only Ones.
I’ve been a fan of their music for over 30 years so I was very happy when Peter
kindly invited me into his home to take some informal portraits.
I’ve got to say, it was an honour and a pleasure to meet Peter and chat with him.
He even played me a few of his, as yet unreleased tracks. Sounding as good as ever.
It’s just a shame that I was in such a rush and had to leave so soon.
The Only Ones singing No Solution on The Old Grey Whistle Test
“She says ‘you’re never on time’
I’ve been waiting here all my life
That ain’t the way you treat your fucking wife”
Sinulog 2011, Cebu City
A lot of rain and a lot of people. 3.5 million I believe. And the rain was pouring down all day….
but it was a lot of fun, lots of smiles, some great costumes and it was well worth the trip
Bamboo workers, Cebu
These guys were amazing. I spent all day with them and have rarely
encountered such generosity in my life.
They have no right to be on their land but they’ve been there 25 years anyway
I wish them all the best and hope they get to stay there for many years to come,
although I’m sure their living conditions could improve if they felt more secure.
Thailand 1991
I’ve been scanning and editing old pictures again.
Here’s a few from my first trip to Thailand, starting with some destroyed
Buddhas in the ancient capital, Ayutthaya.
Somewhere between Thong Sala and Haad Rin in Koh Phangan.
A brief visit to the hill tribes in the north
Taken from sunset beach on Koh Phangan
And a little more strangeness in Ayutthaya
tales of light and dark
All taken from the same spot in Beziers.
shooting naked ladies
…. well, one anyway
Streets of London, 1991
These were taken during my second stint as a ‘serious’ photographer
Life was getting pretty grim for a while back there. Everything seemed to be falling apart around me.
And my photographs reflected that.
More from India
Kite flying on the rooftops in Dehli, a cycle rickshaw in paharganj, the beautiful old houses
and smoking chillums with the babas in Manali.
the light people
Part of a series I’ve been working on for a while now; the light people.
No photoshop trickery. Just photographic technique.
Zbrush
I just started messing around with this programme yesterday.
I don’t really know how it works yet but I did a few pictures I like.
running in the shadows
“Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.” – Albert Camus
Unmade bed
Tracey Emin’s sold for £150,000. I could sell you this picture for a bit less.
Tinariwen. It’s not easy taking pictures when you can’t stop dancing
It’s a fascinating story how this group came together, during years of war and struggle in the desert.
Nowadays, they say they fight with their guitars.
These pictures and the glances I exchanged with every member of the group meant all the more to me
after I’d watched the video below. I was deeply moved by this concert, I have to say.
Mother India
A few shots from the mother land, taken in 2007-2008
In loving memory of my good friend Andree Peel
My good friend Andree, who died this year, aged 104. She not only survived two concentration camps but came out of that experience with a sense of humour and a positivity that you rarely find in anyone. She spent her whole life selflessly helping others. She was 101 when we did these two impromptu photo shoots and she loved posing for the camera. She told me that the first one was the best picture anyone had ever taken of her. The rest are from the second shoot we did together. After a while she started looking for props. First she picked up a book…..then she grabbed the photo of her late husband John but as she started thinking about him, she started to cry. I put the camera away.. out of respect for the most inspirational woman I’d ever met.
