Rock And/Or Roll

Friday night - a pub in Salford - walking back from the bar with a glass of Black Cat past two men in an embrace:

"It's difficult. Really difficult though."
"But, your brother - he'd want you to live."

Off I go to play out-of-whack guitar noise, never to know what that conversation was all about.

Ps / There's a picture of mine in the new issue (#104) of Shots.

Rock Action

Mired in some pretty unfortunate stuff at the moment, but here's something a little bit distracting. Aiming to get back to normal business by July...

My New House

I'm sorry for the lack of updates - I do actually have some new photos to post, but I'll let Mr Mark Edward Smith explain what's been occupying me:

Completely OT

Nothing whatsoever to do with photography, but I think everyone should read this.

Cat's Cradle

Leaving aside the snow forecast for this coming weekend, it seems that the worst of the winter is now behind us ... but there are still some photos coming like the above and this one that feel particularly wintery to me. In the middle of summer I do sometimes find myself missing the shape of bare tree branches, or the soft acoustics of a frosty morning. Something to do with my northern European heritage I suppose. Or just being loopy.

I'm still engrossed in the house thing - all been a bit trickier than planned, and still not all resolved yet. So, not a lot of exciting photo stuff to report on - but I will mention that the Imagine show in Los Angeles is on for another week, and there's a closing party on the 4th April.

Just a quick note...

The snow has melted, crocuses are poking their heads through the soil, green buds are starting to appear on branches - at times like these a young man's thoughts naturally turn to ... the exhibition of fine-art photography. Ahem. So:

'Imagine' at the Deborah Martin Gallery, Los Angeles from March 11th to April 4th.

'Mind's Eye' at the Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins CO. from May 29th to June 20th.

I have pics from Radium Street in each of these (thanks to Chris Rauschenberg and Susan Burnstine!) so it's nice that the series is starting to get an airing, even if it's still not really finished.

Did notice, when pricing the prints for sale, that since the value of the pound collapsed it's become much more affordable for overseas buyers to purchase my prints. In US dollars it's nearly a third cheaper than just a year or two ago. Take advantage of the UK's economic malaise!

All Change

After a few weeks of moderately stressful negotiations it has been confirmed - I appear to have bought a house. Crikey. This may turn out to be a bad move if things don't pick up economy-wise, but for the moment I'm just enjoying the prospect of more room to work and wallspace to hang pictures. And, of course, the freedom to strut around the place in my undercrackers if I so choose.

Seems to be the season for changes, as I also have to report that the band's next gig (in Chorlton on the 28th) will be our last with our current drummer. Danny and I started the band - oh so many years ago - so whatever comes next is bound to be a big transition...