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
‘I like shooting a wide range of work and don’t want to be pigeonholed doing the same thing all the time.’ This is something I am often told by photographers. But how do you stay consistent (so you don’t confuse people) and still get a nice diverse range of work? It’s easy. Focus on style,
Yesterday I met with the group of photographers who’ve signed up for our personal project workshop in Chiang Mai next June (there are still places if you’re interested). Shooting well crafted and conceptual personal work is not just for shits and giggles (though it’s a wonderful way to fuel your creativity and keep you loving
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