Category Archives: Photojournalism

And yet another exhibition!

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...

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Intelligent Life

My photo series on Lviv Ballet has appeared as a slideshow on the Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine website. It appeared as a photo essay in the autumn print issue of the magazine, and it’s good to see it appearing online too. There’s a link on More Intelligent Life’s home page, but you can go direct...

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Low Light Photography – Part 1

The latest news is that Simon is featured in the current issue of Practical Photography magazine. There is a whole 5 pages of interview with him about a speciality of his: low light photography. One of the pleasures of working with Simon is to be able to learn tricks of one of the best photographers...

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Breaking News… and a Bit about Qualifications

This morning I had a call from the Royal Photographic Society with the fantastic news that they have elected me as a Fellow – the highest distinction that the Society can award. It was awarded in recognition of my photojournalism. Apart from anything else, it means I get to add the prestigious “FRPS” letters after...

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Russian mission

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...

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