I came across this random bloke yesterday hidden away in the back streets of Marrakesh and sandwiched between a flower and chicken market. Completely random stall selling all that is 70's ish retro kit. Cameras, radios. hifi's and more. I loved what he had for sale, but also he had one of those well worn faces that I love shooting.
Shukraan....
The 88 year old obsessive collector
This is Ken. A 88 year old Cornishman with a passion for Jaguars. He's a humble man and real gentleman with an immense amount of mechanical knowledge when it comes to cars. Ken started his collection at the age of 19 and since then has amassed over 20 different models.
From XK124/140's, Mark V11'S to E types, Sovereigns, to XJS's and even two rare SS Models.
I was fortunate enough to be invited into his world recently. He has this vast showroom where all keeps all of his cars. There on public view but its not often you'll get the opportunity to be shown round by him. Age hasn't effected drive as he continues to restore them as we speak.
Age hasn't effected his drive as he continues to restore this XK120 as we speak.
After the tour of the showroom, Ken invited me into his home to view the other side of this avid collectors world. I couldn't quite believe I was seeing. He showed me to this room, protected by his dog, joking, completely full of of Jaguar memorabilia. Amazing! Models, brochures, manuals, key rings, the list went on and on. I didn't know where to look. I was lost for words
A massive thank you Ken. Respect.....
the other side of Salzberg
From a historical point of view, Salzberg has to be worth a visit. Its Austria's fourth largest city, its a world heritage site, the birth place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the setting for the "Sound of Music" film. It has some great Baroque architecture but there's another side to Salzberg. The not so attractive side.
I refer to the influx of organised begging gangs fuelled on by the current Europe refugees crisis. At first, they're great from an photographic subject point of view, but then it becomes a little more rehearsed.
Every 100 yds or so you'll find the same looking individuals begging day in day out. Don't get me wrong, I love the challenge of grabbing interesting street photography content, but after a while the interest wore off....
Simple and functional
I love the simple functionality of Polaroid camera's. A prime example of that is this 320 Land camera. Simple, to the point and even now attractive in its own retro way
tell a story without words
Yet another great giveaway from Ray Larose is up for grabs at the moment. Put four images together that tell a story. No words, all in black and white and then check out the link enclosed blow and grab yourself a lovely Ricoh 500 ME camera. Thats whats up for grabs
(http://www.raylarose.com/2016/02/the-ricoh-500-me-giveaway/)
Here's my entry.... No words, just a visual
At last, a real camera bag
Ive used a number of high quality camera bags over the years and there always the same problem, they're designed with "Square" in mind. Any photographer will tell you, camera kit is anything but square. So, whats the solution? Simple. Get yourself a "Peak Design" bag.
Peak Design have produced what can only be described as the perfect everyday camera bag.
Outstanding quality, brilliantly designed and that perfect weight for a camera bag, light !! Even the POS and packaging it arrives is quality. Ta Peak Design....
Check out their vid: www.peakdesign.com
Doesn't always have to be human
If its got a face and carries some composition value as an image, I'll shoot it. Woof......
Lets explore and work together
Im looking forward to working and collaborating with Killian at Lets Explore magazine this year.
A beautiful magazine with quality content imaging and copy
good old cornish boy
Street photography. You never know what your going to get until you wait
Location: Penzance
Sparks will fly
Old school engineering at its best
Inside the world of interiors
Spent a couple of hours today with Darren from Dub Shack interiors shooting stock for his forthcoming new site. Its Interesting to see how the process comes together. All good info too for the interior work I'll need for the Caravelle project www.thecaravelleproject.co.uk
The Bigger picture
Spare a thought for those guys and girls selling the Big Issue magazine this time of year. It must be super tough standing out there in all kinds of weather. Stop and say hello and buy them a coffee, I always do. They're really interesting people to chat too. Looks like Peter Andre's lovin it as well.....
