c e l e s t i a l n o r t h e r n s k y
May 30, 2012
May 03, 2012
Keep Those Dreams Burning Forever
Neneh Cherry for The Quietus. When I was 11 years old I used to walk around suburban Essex in my Hi-Tec hi-tops reciting all the words to Buffalo Stance. This shoot was meant to be.
I shot some stills for Ursula Mayer's GONDA film, which is starting to be shown now. Catch it if you can.
Trailer:
April 26, 2012
April 09, 2012
March 14, 2012
Plant Journal
The second issue of the Plant Journal features an interview with Simon from Comanechi by Mr John Doran. They talk about how being a skint musician drove him to transform his rubbish dump garden into a herb and vegetable garden. I learnt a great deal from him on this shoot, like how he's decided to build a hibernaculum to encourage toads that eat the slugs that would have eaten the veg. And how ladybirds should be encouraged as they feed off the aphids that feed off herbs such as dill. He also gave me the recipe for his aunt's cucumber soup, which I will make when I get round to growing some cucumbers.
March 13, 2012
British Journal of Photography
This month's British Journal of Photography has run a nice feature on the Labyrinth exhibition in relation to the announcement by Kodak that it's filed for bankruptcy protection.
I'm happy that they chose to run my photo of the Mojave desert (top right), which was shot using my favourite type of Kodak film.
March 08, 2012
February 19, 2012
Labyrinth's A Year In Development
The Independent On Sunday ran a nice review of Labyrinth's A Year In Development exhibition in today's New Review. They used my Mojave Desert scape in the piece (top middle).
The show marks the 1 year anniversary of the lab and will run in the Four Corners Gallery until the 1st March. I recommend you go and take a look at the finely hand-printed analogue photographs on display.
Read the review here
February 02, 2012
Sometimes I work for gold
www.pollywales.com
January 26, 2012
t o n i g h t
I have some photos in the new issue of The Plant Journal, which is launching tonight in London. I can't wait to hold it in my hands.
January 09, 2012
December 31, 2011
December 16, 2011
December 12, 2011
December 08, 2011
Long Live Film
"I need film in the same way as a painter needs paint" says Tacita Dean who's lovely film is on show at the Tate Modern now. I couldn't agree more. The process of creating a photograph or film is becoming a too taken for granted art within this digital age and one I fear will soon be lost forever.
(These photos of her film were taken on an iphone though.... Sorry!)
December 07, 2011
December 06, 2011
December 02, 2011
November 30, 2011
Rock Atlas
One of my photos of PJ Harvey recording Let England Shake is featured in a new book mapping places across the UK, which are associated with contemporary music. Published by Ovolo Books.
