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Image of the Week (February 2)
Generally the weather this week in Skye has been poor however, there were a couple of days of bitterly cold but bright weather. There was also a new...
Looking Beyond Surface Representation
You may remember that I have an interest in Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO) and have been reading Graham Harman’s book of the same name. I have been...
Image of the Week
As part of my writing moving forward, I have decided to post an image each week and talk about how I got the shot and why I think it works. I have...
Turner – The Sea, the Alps and Loch Coriskin
Regular readers of my blog will be aware of my fascination and admiration of the work of J M W Turner. In the Final Major Project for my MA...
MA (Photography) from Falmouth University – tick!
As many of you will know I submitted my Final Major Project (FMP), Critical Review of Practice and this Critical Research Journal for assessment in...
Aesthetics is the Root of All Philosophy – Graham Harman (Part 1)
I have already posted about Graham Harman and my interest in his philosophy – Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO). I must admit to finding it hard going...
The Essence of Tenerife
I flew to Tenerife for a short break following the submission of my Final Major Project for the MA Photography. It was to be just that, a break, so...
A New Theory of Everything – Graham Harman
I recently posted a blog about a book that I am re-reading entitled Object Oriented-Ontology: A New Theory of Everything by Graham Harman. At that...
Reflecting on A Woman in the Polar Night
I have long been fascinated by cold places and have been to Antarctica twice, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and camped on the ice alongside...
Object-Oriented Ontology by Graham Harman
As I suggested in my Final Major Project submission and Critical Review of Practice for the MA Photography at Falmouth University I intend to...
FMP Critical Review of Practice Submitted (Week 28)
I am pleased to say that I have submitted my FMP Critical Review of Practice document The Ephemeral Hiddenness of Skye. This piece of work analyses...
Final Major Project Submitted (Week 28)
I am pleased to say that I have submitted my Final Major Project document The Ephemeral Hiddenness of Skye. This piece of work provides a project...
What next for me photographically? (Week 28)
As the final days of the MA Photography are upon me, my mind inevitably turns to - what next in my photographic journey? Well, my exhibition at An...
Janette Kerr – a Foul-weather Artist (Week 27)
I continue to be inspired by painters as well as other photographers including Turner and Monet. I recently came across a painter at the John Davies...
Feedback and Reflections on my Film (Week 27)
I have recently finished a short film with filmmaker, Gemma Wearing to explain my work and photographic practice and posted it on Vimeo. Please see...
Defining and Interesting Posts from my FMP CRJ (Week 27)
I have written nearly 100 posts leading up to and during FMP about my work in progress, other photographers’ practice, artists and writers, and...
Wild Geese, Words and Images (Week 26)
I have written about Nan Shepherd (1893-1981), the Scottish writer, before in my CRJ. I recently came across a new collection of her work entitled A...
Reflections on Image Making in the Final Major Project (FMP) (Week 26)
I spent the first half of the FMP module creating new work. I took over 3000 images almost entirely in colour. I worked creatively with my camera to...