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As a parent of three children, each with their own unique challenges, my daughter navigating university, my middle son with Tourette’s syndrome and severe autism, and my youngest with ADHD and autism, Kirsten Lewis’s Unsupervised resonates deeply with me. The book’s raw, unfiltered depiction of family life mirrors the chaotic, beautiful mess of my own…
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As a cybersecurity expert who has spent twenty years decoding the digital world, a photographer capturing life’s fleeting moments, and a former comic book creator weaving stories through words and art, I have always been fascinated by the interplay of technology and creativity. This is perhaps, why Andreas Müller-Pohle’s Niépce Recoded speaks directly to my…
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The photographs in Nikolay Bakharev’s Cheryomushki, published by Stanley/Barker, arrived on my desk at a time when I was finding myself lingering in moments of quiet contemplation, often reflecting on the journey from my own rebellious youth to the settled comfort of family life. Bakharev’s work, capturing unguarded moments of people in Soviet Siberia in…
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Dana Stirling’s Why Am I Sad, published by Kehrer Verlag, arrived on my desk at a time when I was grappling with my own photographic explorations into the unspoken corners of human emotion. Her work, a deeply personal exploration of depression and identity through a meticulous lens, hit me with a profound resonance, not because…
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“Ensnaring the Moment”, the title itself hums with a resonance that speaks to the very heart of what draws me to both poetry and photography. I imagine it delves deep into that intangible space where a single frame or a perfectly chosen word can crystallise an entire universe, much like how a scent can instantly…
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My enduring fascination with how different artists perceives and interpret the world is perhaps the bedrock of Viewfinder Chronicles. It is a curiosity born from my own journey with the lens, constantly seeking out those elusive moments where the mundane transforms into the profound, or where a singular image can speak volumes about the human…
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The realm of art that delights in playing with our very perceptions, our innate sense of what is up or down, right or wrong, real or imaginary, holds a deep and abiding fascination for me. It is a concept that truly resonates with my own photographic explorations, particularly in how I strive to peel back…
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There is a peculiar, almost visceral, satisfaction that comes from sitting down with a truly monumental photobook. Not just a collection of images, but a meticulously curated journey through an artist’s vision, a career spanning decade that allows you to see, in real time, the subtle shifts and profound progressions in their craft. This is…
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The paradox of getting to know things truly fascinates me, the further I journey into understanding, the more layers and horizons unfurl before me. It is a concept that resonates deeply with my own life, whether it is plumbing the depths of a new project, peeling back the history of a beloved place, or indeed,…
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There is something undeniably special about excellent photography finding its home on paper. In a world increasingly dominated by fleeting digital images, the tactile experience of a beautifully printed magazine like FRAMES Magazine – Volume 17 is a profound delight. This quarterly, 112 page thick publication truly lives up to its aim of bringing compelling…