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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside…Rhyl
18 November 2018
A couple of hours in Rhyl, North Wales. The last time I was in Rhyl was when I was ten or eleven years old. Apart from having to spend a week with the stepdad from…
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Bridget Gill – Photographs
21 October 2018
I’ve just added a new page to the site featuring photos taken by my wife Bridget. As well as being a massive support in my photography (and many other things) her photographs have been featured…
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Cutting the Crap
2 September 2018
Street Photography – Cutting the Crap Think of a street photographer, one of your favourites. It could be anyone from CartierBresson to someone whose pictures you like on Facebook. Now think about their photographs, the…
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Original designs by Freya Gill
29 July 2018
My daughter Freya is now selling some of her designs on Redbubble. If anyone is interested in original designs on T-Shirts, hoodies, stationery, phone cases head over to her store and take a look. Original…
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The camera never lies…
18 July 2018
….but the truth is open to interpretation! I’m always fascinated by the reactions some of the photos get and how preconceptions can influence the interpretation of the image. One of the things I aim for…
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The backlash against street photographers
26 June 2018
Watch out there’s a photographer about! I don’t know if it’s just here in the UK but there seems to be a growing suspicion and even open animosity towards photographers, especially street photographers. Recently someone…
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Post processing…not for the purists
28 May 2018
There are many photographers who believe that if the image has been post processed then somehow, it’s not real photography. I’m not in this camp. Post processing is inevitable to a certain extent; it always…
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100 Faces – What we’re aiming for
28 May 2018
Although the 100 Faces project features a series of photos that (hopefully) stand on their own merit the idea is to display the complete series as a 100sq. feet grid – depending on space either…
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An article on street photography
27 April 2018
From time to time I get asked to write a few pieces on photography, in particular, street photography. Whilst there are plenty of books available on the subject (although not very many good ones!) most…
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