It’s all exhibitions at the moment. Yesterday I posted about Sylwia’s two exhibitions that are opening this week and next in Edinburgh and Switzerland. And I also have an exhibition that will be opening in London in October – November, at an exciting new space called Woolfson & Tay. The exhibition is about AIDS in...
If you get the chance, go along and have a look at Edinburgh College of Art’s graduation show that is on this week at Lauriston Place. There is plenty of inspiring and fascinating things to see – and if you go into the main Sculpture Court in the main building (the old one with columns...
I (Simon) am just back from ten days in St Petersburg, “on assignment” (I love using that phrase, it sounds so Clint Eastwood in Madison County) for children’s charity EveryChild. It was a roller coaster of a week, meeting some wonderful people, and having the privilege of glimpsing their lives, and taking their portraits. Speaking...
Today Simon is walking a few inches off the floor and stopping everyone he meets in the street – a passing policeman, a French poodle (slight exaggeration here), anyone in fact who will listen – to show them the latest issue of the Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine. It has 12 whole pages devoted to his photo essay on ballet in Ukraine....
There are three great things about having friends to visit. The first, and most obvious one, is it gives the chance to catch up with old friends. The second is that it encourages you to get out and visit places locally you might not otherwise be heading to. And the third is that it gives...
