A brief trip to the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Saturday. Good to see it visiting the provinces, once in a while…! On until the 10th May, at The Millennium Gallery, Sheffield…

The Don is going to be talking about his career on This Cultural Life (Radio4), Thursday; should in interesting, hope John Wilson brings some new insights to the conversation - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

$16 Billion!! “According to Reuters, Meta estimates that ten percent of the company’s annual revenue comes from fraudulent ads on its services – amounting to a dizzying 16 billion dollars” — Enshittification www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-engl...

Finally getting round to this, well worth a listen, the exceptional Sally Mann…

Gosh, Martin Parr’s died, only 73… uk.news.yahoo.com/british-phot...

Dropped into Cass Art Manchester yesterday to see a friend’s sketches; Len’s more known, in recent times, for his urban sketches but for me the wall of drawings made during a life class were the stars of the show… More info here, if you’re interested: www.instagram.com/len_grant?ig...

I might find myself sharing this round, what with a couple of companies I'm working with insisting on WhatsApp comms during jobs (I've partially solved that through using a 2nd SIM)…

“View from the border: the wall dividing the US and Mexico…” www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...

Sally Mann on Desert Island Discs next week (Fri/Sun), I didn’t expect that… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Another, from the generation of photographers who were an inspiration to my ‘generation’, no longer with us… I’d missed this news initially but was then chatting with a colleague about his work — maybe under appreciated, by comparison with others of his time? www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/rem...

I forgot about this being on iPlayer (and rewatching)! Got to be my age… don’t answer that!

I’m not sure anyone has a flood of emails anymore but apart from that, interesting (though embracing‘boredom’ isn’t new)…

I saw this when on general release but it wouldn’t surprise me if I watched again, to see if my perspective has changed… Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The dumbing of (some in) society…

Any old iron (in the shape of darkroom equipment)…

When will we learn…! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don’t usually cross posts from my other life (as an ML) but this seemed to cross boundaries nicely, being more photograph than ‘snap’… Alan Hinks, Forest of Bowland (2022)

With steep declines in wildlife continuing, none of us can afford for new laws to make this problem worse. We urge the Government to look at the carefully considered changes we propose to the Planning Bill. Nature can thrive alongside development, but only with the right safeguards in place.

Even though the sound of it is something quite .. true.

Though the core of Format has passed, there’s still a number of exhibits running, glad I got to see Blakemore… formatfestival.com

"Across Europe, external noise is linked to 12,000 early deaths a year"… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh, and another quote for you, this time courtesy of that guy with the iPad artwork… 🙃

An afternoon visit to @impressions-gallery.com Bradford and Aïda Muluneh’s work The Necessity of Seeing, as part of Nationhood: Memory & Hope. It stood out, for all the right reasons… (On until 26th April, I think…?)

Finally got round to seeing the M. Parr documentary and for any reservations I might have had, after a few reviews, I’ve got to admit it was engaging, entertaining; there could have been a broader critique but I can reflect on that myself. Worth a look… www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

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That was a good listen, I’ve already shared it with one photographer who (probably) needs to hear some of what’s within…

Back from a really engaging evening over at the small but brilliant @orielcolwyn.bsky.social listening to @mccoywynne.bsky.social talk about their work… …oh, next time I’m visiting my sister, I’ll be seeing the Hackney Marshes and old water works in a whole new light…!

I was hoping for a bit more of a critique, or at least some local voices, but it’s more, solely, a PR piece than anything else, which is a shame (content, not journalism?)… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The government’s £270m Arts Everywhere Fund is a welcome investment—but just 1.2% is for cultural education. At a time when access to arts education is declining, this represents a significant missed opportunity. We call for greater ambition in the Arts Everywhere Fund:

“Something tactile”… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A bit of me thinks, that with all the chat I’ve seen about it, here, I better check it out and a bit of me’s not sure! — from the 28th at Home, if you’re in Mcr… homemcr.org/film/i-am-ma...

Interesting and informed perspectives on Salgado’s Amazônia…

Oh, sad news, John Blakemore has died! I might have to get my copy of The Stilled Gaze down of the shelf, later… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mitch Epstein talking about American Power… youtu.be/PeKiZUgzrr8?...

I remember visiting @tate modern to see prints from this in the flesh, some iconic images within this body of work…

“We have been making art… for 1000s of years but very few… images have become truly famous… Dr James Fox tells the story of one such painting, John Constable's The Hay Wain.” Another good listen and good to hear Peter Kennard talk… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Loved dipping in and out of the Shipping Forecast stories yesterday, marking its 100th birthday, on BBCR4. It naturally made me think of Mark Power’s work on this. I think they missed a story there… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

Kate Winslet on taking Rolleiflex photos for “Lee” 🎥 youtu.be/kBhwqwjL1tA?...