Category Archives: Photography

Why you should stop taking pictures on your phone – and learn to draw

Posted on May 3, 2014 by notes to the milkman

I saw this yesterday and thought it needed sharing. I’ve had to cut and paste, but the original article in the Philosophers’ Mail is here. “Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there’s a natural impulse to want to capture and … Continue reading →

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Carrie Mae Weems At The Guggenheim

Posted on February 20, 2014 by notes to the milkman

[The story so far: Our intrepid traveller and his wife, the Management, has visited the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. While he appreciated the curves of the Frank Lloyd Wright building, he has been disappointed by the two exhibitions he … Continue reading →

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Sandra Bouguerch …Handle With Care

Posted on January 22, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Unfortunately I missed Sandra Bouguerch’s last solo show in Sale so I was determined to see her new one at the Studios in New Mills, and the PV was last Friday. The exhibition, called … Handle with Care, is about … Continue reading →

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Man and the Natural World

Posted on January 9, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Before I tell you about a photographic exhibition I went to the other day, I want to mention the ESTA application for our trip to New York next month. Does anyone know what ‘moral turpitude’ is? I’m certain I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Loretta Lux (1969, German)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I love the weird work of Loretta Lux.

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Altrincham Arts Festival

Posted on October 23, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Carole Evans was born and brought up in Altrincham before leaving for Uni. Visiting the town to see her parents over the succeeding years allowed her to see the degeneration of her hometown. Being a photographer she started to record … Continue reading →

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Paintings and Photographs – What Should Be The Relationship?

Posted on September 14, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Today there was a Huffpost tweet about “a mind blowing art revelation”. This related to work about a Korean realist painter called Kang Kang Hoon, whose paintings look just like photographs. My immediate reaction was simply ‘why?’ What was the … Continue reading →

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My 250th Post! – Time For A Little House In The Country?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Yes, indeedy, this is my 250th post! And I’ve just come across an amazing set of photographs which I feel are worthy of the honour of inclusion on such an occasion. I frequently shoot photographs with a low horizon but … Continue reading →

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Representing Women – An Article From OCA

Posted on July 12, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I get stuff from the OCA regularly in my email inbox. Yesterday, this article arrived written by Sharron, about women in photography, in art and in society in general: Vanity (c. 1485) by Hans Memling “You painted a naked woman … Continue reading →

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Gerry Barry Land Artworks

Posted on June 19, 2013 by notes to the milkman

What amazing creations and what amazing photographs!

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