Category: Making Photographs
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Lacy Lady
This graphic exploration was built from lace purchased in the Portobello road (around 1970) and the lips are from an enamel broach of (I think) Marilyn Munroe’s lips. The nipples – inspired by Tom Wesselmann‘s Great American nudes series – are constructed from wood and painted with gloss paint. The original version of this shot,…
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Juxtapose
This pair of images combines black and white prints from the 70’s with colour elements added in the 80s. It is worth noting that this montage technique was produced entirely in-camera (using a half mirror technique) as a single exposure, without any help from photo editing software. Having said that, Photoshop is a very welcome…
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Global Fish Stock Crisis
Relentless over fishing for decades has caused a crisis in global fish stocks. A variety of responses are being tried including; mothballing entire fishing fleets, increased aquaculture, fishing at greater depths and teaching consumers to eat previously untried species of fish. Further information on the crisis, which has been unfolding for years, can be found…