On Tuesday 25th August, I celebrated my birthday. And on the same day, the iconic Dolly Parton passed away. Everyone has been talking about Dolly Parton, but whilst listening to the many podcasts and rehashed interviews, I realised that she’s an incredible example of a powerful creative brand, both in her visual identity, and in
It’s that time of year again. IPA judging opened last week, the same week as our ‘Made in Chiang Mai’ presentation (along with the inevitable rounds of edits and re-edits). It’s given my brain an onslaught of lovely fresh photography. But it’s also reminded me that, whether they win awards or not, a LOT of personal projects
If you have a personal project gallery on your website, are you guilty of having a list of place names? EGYPT TOKYO ALASKA It sounds so exotic and farawayish…but actually- does it? Nope. To advertising creatives, it’s like landing on a Getty library or yet another amateur travel bloggers site. And that is at best
Were you watching the World Cup? Football was an obsession in my family. As a kid my dad used to drag the TV into the garden on an extension lead and watch the world cup with a sun hat and a glass of pop. The kitchen was even painted in Sunderland colours. (There, I said
I’ve just seen the ‘Fear No Power’ exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore and it was, as most good art is, a timely reminder of the power of concept. The five Southeast Asian women featured in this exhibition are all using art to communicate singular political and social messages. There’s no fluff. It’s opinionated, purposeful work that
I used to rep a photographer who refused to cast individual people for shoots if they were to play a couple, or a family. ‘The chemistry just won’t be there, and we’ll see it in the images’ he’d say, unwavering. So we’d cast entire families, real couples and real friends. We always built that into
It can creep up on you, insidiously, first a whisper and then a roar. Or it can hit you with a thump. There’s no easy way to face that feeling of irrelevance. One day you’re flavour of your industry, being hired by all and sundry (if you can fit them in), and suddenly you’re wondering
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