The Photocolumn The motions which drive traditions are the motions which we expect to be there; to just work year in, year out. In forming these annual celebrations it brings a sense of security and stability to those involved. Sure we celebrate, but do we all know what for? »
The Photocolumn In the halls of our institutions we have been taught to uphold certain values and nominations which are seen to be befitting of said institutions image and history. But who decides the definitions of said ideals? Where should we draw the limits for these discrepancies and should we let ourselves become to enamoured into a… »
The Photocolumn We live in a world where traditions are the apparent upholding bearers of the people we meet, the events we attend, but are they actually traditions or are they self – motivated justifications to feel part of something? For what are traditions but a group of people doing the same thing year in year out,… »
The Photocolumn With the ongoing regional festivities, we can begin to question, for what are the actual reasons behind such an event, are they actually sustainable happenings, are they still relevant in the current social and cultural climate? Do we keep to these stalwart foundations of apparent importance, or is the actual spectacle worth the cost. Food… »
The Photocolumn There are however those who are willing to stand out from the crowd and usher progress and offer us new perspectives on life be it on the smallest or largest of scales. Spread your ideas, find a suitable platform for their instigation. For when you do, people will find you and they will listen. »
The Photocolumn You will invariably throughout life meet and encounter people who are inherently vocal. But those are the people who strive to glean attention, but if we now take a step back we can define more passive and effective methods of understanding and getting the message across. Its often those who are silent that have something… »
The Photocolumn We skirt on the edges of existence, we walk on the thinnest veil as we traverse life. In photography, the contours of the surrounding world add a slice of perspective to it all, be it totally different, irrelevant or iconic, a silhouette says so much a pure existential form in the world in context or… »
The Photocolumn We have all at some point looked up at the sky and wondered about the scale and perspective of it all. We are the microscopic cogs in the vast larger lines of time, space and history. Look up and contemplate the scale of it all, impressive is what it is, an infinite plane of existence… »
The Photocolumn The history of the silenced, the millions lost in time. Look beyond the highways of life and history, beyond the veneers of events and calamities; a history and story told from the eyes of those we haven’t heard of. Those untold millions who have been lost in the mires of time, try to understand, try… »
The Photocolumn So we look at this cup of coffee, from where does it come from? How far has it travelled to reach our table? Then remember that this is only one small cog of millions in the vast machinery of industry and the wanton need of products now and then. Is this a sustainable and quantifiable… »
