sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeThe photography of James RaviliousIn an era of self-referentiality a ‘quiet photograph’ (1) can have much to commend it. There is a simple and rare pleasure in looking at…Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeChoosing books wisely — fly-fishing booksThe book that combines insights into the art of angling with general reflections about life is a book to savour. The book that accomplishes…Mar 27, 2018Mar 27, 2018
sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeAre there different types of seeing?There is more to seeing than meets the eye: rejecting Scruton’s conception of photography.Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeDon’t just see Cartier-Bresson in terms of ‘decisive moments’.Is there anything left to say about Henri Cartier-Bresson (“HCB”) that has not already been said? Perhaps not. A Google search of his name…Jan 27, 2018Jan 27, 2018
sidewaysEyeBe careful how you ‘socialise’ your dog.It has been 3 years since I gave up on my dog. Feelings of sadness, failure and guilt persist. I am still haunted by my last moments with…Jan 26, 2018Jan 26, 2018
sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeWhy are we so drawn to photographs of dogs?“The history of the dog in art is inextricably bound to the history of the dog itself” [The Dog — 5000 years of the Dog in Art by Tamsin…Jan 26, 2018Jan 26, 2018
sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeSeeing in photographs something that thought itself cannot think.The relevance of Heidegger to how we experience photographsJan 23, 20181Jan 23, 20181
sidewaysEyeinsidewaysEyeAppreciating Karl BlossfeldtToday, it is difficult to catch the sense of pioneering playfulness that existed at the dawn of Modernism. On visiting the Bauhaus in…Aug 6, 2015Aug 6, 2015