October was supposed to be the quiet month before November. Instead there was a funeral in Brittany, the camera I learnt on in 1987 bought back for fifteen euros, and a day lost to working out what is actually happening in France.
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A couple of hundred people signed up to hear from me and I sent them almost nothing, because I could never work out what a newsletter from me was supposed to be. I think I’ve got it now. Here’s the first one, published so you can see what you’d be getting.
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For forty years, I have been taking photographs. Mostly on film. Mostly in the Vendée, Nantes, and the UK, with a few detours to places like China. For…
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I know it’s been quiet here, but that’s just the natural rhythm of accumulating material before bothering to process it properly. Jardin Extraordinaire, Voyage à Nantes, a zoo visit, and Normandy have all given me photographs and notes. New posts are coming soon.
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Let’s Connect: Mentorship, Prints & Collaborations A brief and practical note. After six years of writing here, I’m formalising something that has been happening informally for a while…
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After tripping at work and becoming a “human pancake,” I survived SAMU’s “breathe fine → fractured ribs” decree. Tramadol brought mercy, not highs. My car died; my wife drove; my ribs still ache. Yet: 1 star for the rest. Darkly funny. Deeply human. No pain-positivity. Just DNA on office floors and quiet grace.
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My Dear Reader, I have neglected you for too long. For the last two weeks, I have been on tour in China of all places. Therefore, you have…
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Françaises, Français, Belges, Belges, Mon président, Mon chien, Monsieur l’avocat le plus bas d’Inter, mesdames et messieurs les jurés, public chéri mon amour. The manner in which that…
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Yesterday I looked death in the face. Whilst at work, yesterday at around 10 am, crossing from one building to another, I suddenly looked up and saw a…
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Good afternoon Dear Reader. All is quiet on the Western Front, basically I’ve turned down Alexa’s volume from 5 to 3. My boss said the radio was little…
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