Month: November 2011

Explorenation Alumni Opening Evening : So Far, The Future Gallery, London

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Thank you to all that attended, it was a great evening at So Far, The Future gallery. Thank you to Rebecca and Andreas, the gallery owners too. Do pop by and we will be holding another reception from 12 noon this Saturday 26th November. The exhibition runs until the 30th November 10 to 6 pm. The photographs look amazing when printed, framed and displayed in a gallery setting, and we hope to do more of these gallery sessions next year, as I think it is important to display images on a wall and appreciate them in this format rather than looking at them on screen.

Book news : LUMINA is officially launched

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I began the LUMINA series in 2009 after MUSEO was published a year earlier as I intended to work primarily in colour from then on. The transition from black and white photography has not been easy, as I found that colour completely destroyed the essence of an image when it is over-represented within the frame.

The abstraction of colour to its minimum, and focusing on subtle and minimal hues was a challenge that I did not expect would work, but, over the years and after numerous editing sessions, I have come to respect its formal representation, which are displayed in this collection.

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La strada per Roma

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The saying “See Rome and die” may have actually been a misquote from Goethe’s reference to Naples, but the Roman streets aren’t quite the same. I traveled to the Eternal City and stayed for 3 nights in the Trastevere district, on the west bank. Slightly rough around the edges, Rome is like no other city I have been before, simply because its history, it’s grandeur, and the Roman people help make it a ‘living museum’ of a place. The entire city centre is an ancient monument of historic artifacts, and it is a wonder how the Italians just go about their daily routines without being awe-inspired. Rome also has a serious problem with graffiti.  Every wall, street corner, fountain and church door is splattered with skewed writing, and daubs of paint. But perhaps, the charm of this city lies with the chaotic traffic, the little cars and buzzing scooters, its street pedlars, and wandering tourists.

I only made a few images, as the weather had been rather wet on 2 days, but I’m pleased.