The Big Bamford House

Coast and castles

Although this is another one of my photographs, and I don't want to blow my own trumpet, too much, but I really like this one of the Northumberland coast. I'm not going to tell you where it is because I want to keep it the way it is - quiet.

Nature in all its glory

Came across these images of Katrina on the web and they really show the terrible power and beauty of nature. If you were faced with these situations would you turn and run in the opposite drection, or stare in awe?

Poetic odds

W. Eugene Smith
American , 1918-1978

Another in the series highlighting my admiration for that generation of American photographers who worked from the 1930's to the mid-1970's. Smith's work is summed up by this this quote:

"I am constantly torn between the attitude of the conscientious journalist who is a recorder and interpreter of the facts and of the creative artist who often is necessarily at poetic odds with the literal facts."

This image from the Second World War in the Pacific shows this artistic conflict perfectly. The image is cinematic in its approach, reveling in the grandeur of the scene, making the subject matter appear un-worldly. However this is photojournalism during wartime, it doesn't get more real than that.

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A little funny

Not very clever (especially the dodgy photoshop effects) but quite funny none the less. Who said anything abut being smug?

Originaly seen at www.al4ie.com
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Normal people

Arbus, Diane
American, 1923-1971

In a world where we are redefining what is 'normal' and the rest of the world keeps challenging us to rethink what we consider 'normal' this picture says a lot. They look like a typical family, but why does the scene seem so full tension and fear?

See more of her work at: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/A/arbus/arbus_articles1.html

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Underground people

Whenever we come across images that speak to us, we'll post them in this special section. This image communicates a lot about what happened today.

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