Fast Eddie

A few years after Richard Billingham's Rays a Laugh, Brenda Ann Kenneally has put her account of her fathers lifestyle into the public eye. It could be said to be a response to Billinghams connection with his father, but I feel rather than exposing her father she is simply showing how he is, take it or leave it.

Where Billingham could have been said to be exploiting his fathers decline in aid of 'Art', Kenneally is showing a deeper, more compassionate look at her fathers recklessness. Although both photo essays are looking at an arguably similar issue from an approach which lies at very different ends of the spectrum, there is no denying that Kenneally's more recent project feeds into what Richard Billingham was trying to say; and vice versa.

You must have a look HERE

Things cost more, but we all earn the same

Down to my last few quid, should have budgeted last week.

tasting the air...

I can taste dust, grime, shite; all types of disgusting industrial leftovers.........

but at least we got a preliminary set of images to work with for the exhibition.

The Fall of Kodachrome, Hitler's Fury

better to view in fullscreen, also it helps if your a photographer

Hidden Gem

This little plantation of what appear to be birch i think, is an area of the hillside i used to drive/walk or cycle past almost everyday and until Sunday night I had never ventured in and explored the place. Its a very strange landscape, seems completely pointless to have an orchard to effect of these trees. They are not of much use commercially, maybe the landowner just likes them.

Either way i found it quite surreal to have this collection of trees right by a main road, and up the hillside for no apparent reason. I think il go back in a few months time and see what changes the winter brings to this manmade landscape, it may even be maintained for a reason unknown to me. Il try and find the farmer next time as it proved unsuccessful this time.

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Man I love that camera :)

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

I dont know what to say really, it kinda reminds me of the

doors combined with modest mouse with a dash of arcade

fire.

whatever it reminds me of, I'm liking it, pretty psychedelic, the best way.

Canonet GIII QL17

Finally recieved my little rangefinder today, then headed straight out and put a roll of Superia through it while I had my dog (Charlie) out for a walk in the 'New Forest'.

I must say I'm really happy with the camera's workings and the lens is pretty sharp too, although I didnt really put it to the test too hard, but the photos at 100% are sharp as a carving knife and they were only scanned using the scanners in Tesco. Cant wait to get future rolls in the Flex-tight back at uni.

Have a look.

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I do a small bit of climbing myself, very very small compared to Alain Robert, im sure everyone has heard of him, the human spider, or spiderman. His main aim in life is to climb every sky scraper on the planet, he's got a lot of the largest ones already under his belt. A true legend.

His accomplishments include - National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Empire State Building, Sears Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, Petronas Tower 1, Jin Mao Building and about 80 others. Insane!