LET US PLAY
Posted 29/06/22
play/pleɪ/ verb engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose. Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once…
Blog
Blog is not a particularly appealing word. The egotistic urge to commit one's half-formed philosophies to an online document doesn't really have much to commend it either. Not least because one takes a huge risk these days when offering up an opinion in public.
Nevertheless, there are detailed here, a few idle musings vaguely connected with the creative path upon which I meander.
BAUHAUS AND BEYOND
Posted 21/04/19
The Bauhaus movement celebrated its centenary in 2019 and more than a century after its inception the influence lives on and continues to shape our concept of good, intuitive design. Founded in…
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Posted 31/03/19
I caught the tail end of a brief discussion on social media a couple of days ago and it set my meandering thoughts along an investigative trajectory.Being called into question was the issue of a…
VISION 9
Posted 30/06/18
I have chosen to present my contribution to the upcoming joint exhibition at the Oxo Gallery in London in a slightly unconventional way. The images themselves represent a continuing fascination…
RETURNING TO ⌘P
Posted 29/06/17
Charlie Waite is one of many photographers to champion the importance and satisfaction to be gained from turning a digital file into a physical print. Such advocates are possibly less forthright about…
BEYOND ⌘P
Posted 30/04/16
For some time now I have been thinking about ways to take the physical reproduction of my images in a slightly different direction.Perhaps as a consequence of the unpredictability of my image making,…
COMMITMENT
Posted 30/12/15
I have just watched a short film made about a photographer I greatly admire, Chris Tancock. His dedication, patience and commitment to his art are humbling to say the very…
ON CHOICES
Posted 30/06/15
I used to be a street photographer. It took me a while to discover that I don't really have the personality for it - the ethics of stealing images is troublesome and the idea of approaching a total…
THE BLUES
Posted 30/04/15
And so the annual bluebell pilgrimage begins. If previous years are anything to go by, debates will rage over how best to capture the mist cloaked carpets of blue that are abundant in so many…