Wow! Simply wow!

The Henri Cartier Bresson exhibition in Paris was fantastic. We had a couple of terrific days- great pictures, good food and plenty of laughs. I could gladly do it again.

Went along to the World Press Photo Exhibition in Zürich last evening- it was a fantastic show as well. Saw plenty of great images and caught up with a bunch of friends. Should do that sort of thing more often!

The usual Saturday running around today and then dinner at Chez Boesch- will be lots of fun.


Tune of the Day:  Smoke on the Water    by Deep Purple

There is some sort of irony

in the fact that I am working as a photographer and have no time to take photos ;-)

I have been busy teaching, writing lesson plans and organizing things but have spent far too little time with my cameras lately. Something must be done about that!

Planning something fun at the moment- more news to come shortly.


Tune of the Day:  On The Other Side  by Vetiver

A busy week coming up

with some photography stuff to do tomorrow, a meeting and then lunch on Tuesday, dinner on Wednesday evening, Thursday is the May 1st holiday so it might be a good time to shoot pictures of a riot and then maybe quieter on Friday.
Look out!

Tune of the Day:  Pretty Vacant   by The Sex Pistols

We went back to that dark place

and shot more photos yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing results after I develop a couple of rolls of film.

Had a great dinner on Wednesday evening with some friends. Good Asian food, good discussion and a few beers. Can you ask for more?

Not too much more to report- I may even head out to shoot some more pictures today.

Tune of the Day: Walk On The Wild Side   by Lou Reed

I know, I know

I have been a little scarce around these here parts... my apologies. This evening I went for a walk with a group of photographers in Zürich- it was most pleasant and we shot a variety of stuff before stopping into the pub for one quick drink.

Not a great lot else to report- Goodie provided the highlight of the day with his phone call and story of a flying visit to Perth. Lots of fun.


Tune of the Day: Higgs Boson Blues  by   Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

I have come to the conclusion that Zürich

is simply German for "still under construction". I'm not yet sure if it is because the place has too much money or just wants to keep the building trade fully employed but after plenty of years here I am well and truly sick of it. Zürich should be a very attractive city but with all of the rubbish and construction material lying around it is difficult to tell.

On a more positive note- tomorrow evening is Paul's Vernissage at Photobastei- I'm going along with a few other people for a look and it should be a fun evening. His work is very interesting and I can say that it looks great (after spending a few hours with him yesterday hanging pictures).

Enjoyed my Old Fashioned this evening as well.


Tune of the Day:  I'm Not Sorry   by Morrissey

It's Friday and I'm headed out

to do a couple of things before heading to another Viewfinder Center Gallery Show this evening. The work is all analogue and should be really interesting.

Lots of running around to do tomorrow- and then Sunday is meant to be miserable again... maybe a movie? Not too much news otherwise- still keeping busy with the camera.


Tune of the Day:  Depth Charge Ethel   by Nick Cave

Welcome back to Cook Club

It was a lot of fun to get back to work with the guys yesterday and we all really enjoyed ourselves. I think that even the ladies would agree that dinner was good!

Having lunch with Sanchez, Sanchez tomorrow to celebrate Paddy's Day and then will be doing some scanning with Giorgio afterwards. I will need to take a camera along tomorrow to shoot for a One Day Photo Challenge- should be good fun and I hope to find something green.

Tune of the Day:   Gun Street Girl   by  Tom Waits

I'm off to bed

but before I go, I'll leave this here.

I haven't been taking many digital photos lately and spotted this today on the way home. I enjoyed it enough that I may try to do some more tomorrow.



Tune of the Day: Spinning Away  by Brian Eno and John Cale

In contrast to last Sunday,

today was a "couldn't even be bothered making it out of the front door" kind of day. I sorted some photography stuff, read a little and generally took it easy.

We were out for a lovely dinner and a very pleasant evening last night- not too late home but after Catherine's busy week in the office, it was time to take it easy today. Great pasta dinner and a bottle of wine to finish things off.

I have a few things on my plate this coming week- including a couple of meetings so I will hope to take plenty of photos as well.

Tune of the Day:  Big In Japan   by  Tom Waits

It was a mild, sunny Sunday

and I took advantage of it by getting out to shoot some photos. Put a roll of Ilford FP4+ in my Hasselblad and I'm very satisfied with the results. Zürich was pretty quiet but that is never a problem.

Had a nice dinner at home on Friday evening. I hosted some photography friends and we had a great round-table discussion which went on for several hours (and would have gone for many more if the guests didn't need to get on the train).

Tune of the Day:  Depth Charge Ethel   by Abby May

More photos

from a Meetup group get-together a couple of weeks ago. It was a fun walk about in the city taking some shots and getting to know some people.

Today was Jacqueline's birthday- she went rock climbing, out for lunch and then out to dinner as well. Lucky for some!


Tune of the Day:  Four Sticks   by Led Zeppelin

It's time, it's time

and I'm back to share something else.

I have been busy shooting film, developing and scanning negatives. It is all very enjoyable and it is nice to see that the results are becoming more and more predictable and consistent. The current grey weather is perfect for black and white (although I really need to get a yellow filter) and it is fun to shoot my usual selection of stuff from the tripod.

Not a great lot else to report- feel free to let me know what you think of these photos!

Tune of the Day:  Soulmates   by Ben Webster

It's about time

that I came back and posted another photo. Went for a walk yesterday with a friend to take some photos and really enjoyed myself. I'm pretty happy with the way in which the photos turned out and I will be keen to see how the ones which are still in the camera look as well.

There seems to be lots of flak about the whole Winter Olympics in Sochi thing- I'm very glad that I am not in a position to go. Having to decide between your sporting career and something which you feel strongly about is a lot to ask from a young person.


Tune of the Day:  Love Shack   by The B52s

It was a very festive weekend

with Burns Night and Australia Day on the calendar. I did pull my kilt out for Saturday and went to a great photography exhibition and had a couple of drinks with friends. About to head downstairs now and develop another roll of film- and I'm still really enjoying the process.

Doing some catching up with my old photos and a lot of catalogue work- there are more there than I realized.


Tune of the Day: A Good Day To Die    by William Elliott Whitmore

The black and white developing course on the weekend

was a success with everyone being able to get their film done and take some images home. I had a lot of fun teaching it and they were a great group of students. What's next, guys?  :-)

There is a long-term photo exhibition in Zürich which has just opened and will remain open until August. At the moment I am considering getting some work together to hang a few pictures and see how they are received. It will probably be black and white stuff from around the city. Thoughts?


Running off into town shortly to go for a beer- and catch up with a few friends. Nice.


Tune of the Day:   Gun Street Girl   by  Tom Waits

Happy Birthday to Masi

even though she is out of town and we won't catch up today, having a birthday is something pretty special. I need to pack some gear and head out later to the second night of a three part course which I am looking forward to.

I've been working on some old colour scans which I was never happy with and the new software allows me to get a lot more out of them. Expect more colour work in the future!

It is very mild here again at the moment and hardly getting down to freezing overnight. Maybe this is the year that winter forgot?

Tune of the Day:  Psycho Killer   by Talking Heads