When I started this blog it wasn’t my intention to write so much about using small cameras. People who visit photographer’s websites to see images usually want only to do that, quickly and without being distracted by blogposts, Twitter feeds, playlists… I just wanted to … Read More →
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Some thoughts on small cameras #4
As mentioned in a previous post, I gave a short class on using the Canon G11 in a corporate environment. I’m posting a few of the things we covered here, in case they are of use to others. If you are an experienced photographer you … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras #3
I’ve been asked by a corporate client to do a little workshop on small cameras. A number of employees have been given Canon G11s to produce photos and videos of events for their intranet and I’m supposed to give some rudimentary instruction and pointers as … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras # 2
This picture was made for a commissioned story about a militant group of electrical technicians who reconnect people they consider to be suffering unreasonable hardship after having had their power supply unfairly cut off. All the elements are here: the lady, her baby, the empty … Read More →
Kilometer Zero
Struggling to sort, file, backup stuff that I regularly resolve to sort, file and backup, I came upon this, which maybe my first photograph. The family house (at least it was then). Scanned from a Kodak Instamatic negative, I think. That film border looks great! … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras # 1
There’s not much point repeating what’s been said better, earlier, and in more detail elsewhere. If you are one of the few people left on earth interested in the use of compact cameras for professional use who hasn’t read this about Magnum’s Alex Majoli I’m … Read More →
From the archives: Steven Soderbergh
From the archives, a portrait of Steven Soderbergh taken on assignment for Rolling Stone France at the American Film Festival in Deauville, 2002. Why dig this one up ? To say a little about the – often frustrating – logistics of even a simple portrait … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras #6
UPDATE – GALLERY NOW ONLINE: T.A.Z.? The brief: a story on travelers and free parties. Two times five days in the south of France, two three-day long parties each bracketed by days spent travelling down from Paris, making contacts and taking supplementary photographs. It’s unknown … Read More →