Archive - Photos, photographers and photobooks.

A bimble around Plymouth

20th century buildings in Britain's ocean city

Jul 18 •

The Hanging Gardens of Barbican

One of the wonders of the modern world

Jul 9 •

June 2024

Yorkshire, God's own country.

With Peter Mitchell and a spot of brutalism in Leeds, and Chris Killip in Skinningrove.

Jun 13 •

Minimal Menorca, darkroom art and out of the darkness.

Jun 2 •

April 2024

Life and memories. Photos of Saul Leiter's apartment by Yumiko Izu

Apr 6 •

March 2024

Discovering beauty in ordinary places

Thoughts on Saul Leiter’s latest book and exhibition.

Mar 29 •

Such boldness is never common

Last week Bristol City Council approved the demolition of Rupert St Car Park.

Mar 23 •

I mean, photography is all right...

… but that’s not what it’s like to live in the world (David Hockney).

Mar 1 •

February 2024

An Institute for Education

They wouldn’t build something like the Institute of Education today. The accountants slide rule would rule it out. Budgets don’t allow for such…

Feb 17 •

January 2024

Boring pictures of Middle England

Marvellously mundane photos of a Black Country town.

Jan 21 •

December 2023

No-one has ever made photographs like these

The enthralling Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition at the Hayward Gallery

Dec 31, 2023 •

One look is never enough (2023)

My favourite photobooks of the year.

Dec 13, 2023 •

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