By pascaljappy | Opinion
I’ve been photographing London for as long as I’ve had access to a camera. It’s always fascinated me for its shape-shifting architectural abilities. Are those threatening its appeal, now, though? To me, the spectrum of “architectural” travel photography covers at least three stages, each equally interesting but attracting different types of creators and spectators […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
If I wasn’t so dedicated to maintaining acquaintances and friends, I might have forgotten DearSusan over the last year or so. Still COVID-marooned in the UK, I have a slightly different world view to many, but still suspect that the pandemic had wrought damage we haven’t yet contemplated, much of it deeply psychological. Behaviour patterns […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Travel Photography
Nadav Kander, one of my favorite photographers, published a series of wonderful photographs entitled Yangtze: The Long River. This is my tongue in cheek homage to this extraordinary body of work. To me, Nadav Kander is one of the living Kings of photography. It’s hard to find many artists who manage to convey a […]
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By Paul Perton | Art & Creativity
Looking back on my recent lockdown article, I realise now that it was really only half of what is evolving into a much bigger and for me, significant project. The images and textures in that post all demonstrate the evidence of man’s presence and the impact he has made. The images I posted were in […]
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By Paul Perton | Uncategorized
Sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Here in Hackney, we’re in generally good shape. Mrs P’s recovery from her recent cyber surgery is beginning to take shape and in addition to a daily exercise routine, she is now walking around 1km a day. I’m not sure she (or me either) will ever get back to our […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
Climbing a rock several hundred meters high with a heavy pack on his back, a middle aged musician sets up his view camera, waits for the right light and creates one of the most iconic photographs of his era. Not all of us have such a flamboyant image making process as Ansel Adams’, but each […]
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By Steve Mallett | Travel Photography
Paul had been trying to arrange this get-together for months and I could sense his rising level of frustration as our diaries refused to co-operate. Then finally it looked like the stars might be aligning. I already had a date to be in London for an Underworld gig at Wembley, Paul was due to fly […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion , Travel Photography
Your response to part 1 surprised me. I really hadn’t anticipated the kind of feedback the article got and it encouraged me to move up my publishing efforts, wanting to meet a deadline sometime late in September, rather than perhaps never, which I was feeling I might easily justify. No. It’s sooner rather than later. […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
“Half of Hackney talks to itself.” I’m waiting for a bus at the stop outside our local Lidl. This is the considered opinion of the lady next to me in the bus shelter. We’ve both been watching the antics of a man and a woman, also waiting for a bus, but passing the time by […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Having made the case for London as the perfect canvas for color and monochrome photography, I’d like to share a final set for this year. London has been an important part of my life this year as both my children have now moved there (more or less) permanently. As I look back to […]
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