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The Lost Podcasts – Number 41

I found a folder of old recordings. I may start rummaging through them in order to upload some with more context and history. They remind me of a time when I spent longer in the story. Taking the time to listen & create. I still create long form media but rarely get asked for the more pensive timeless stuff.  Most people seem preoccupied with transient disposable media. Something created … [Read more...] about The Lost Podcasts – Number 41

Left Behind

I found these items in one of the vacant houses I was viewing today. They belong to a Flight Lieutenant J.E.V Davies. The logbook shows an amazing flying career starting during WWII flying Lancasters. I had no idea why such an interesting and important document would be left behind. I wanted to put it in my pocket, to explore and share later, but it wasn't mine to take. … [Read more...] about Left Behind

Life In The Shadows

Link to video This was made 2 years ago. Doesn't feel like it. So much has happened but it still feels like yesterday.   Things haven't got any better. Quite the opposite. They are much worse.   Here is the original text that went with the video..   ~   It's the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War and with talk of it not being even half-way through, we … [Read more...] about Life In The Shadows

Makoto – A New Kind Of Photographic Agency

My friend Phil wrote to me from Kirkuk, he's researching this story on the Arab-Kurd situation. It's slow going, but he summarises it all with one sentence. No one wants to compromise, there's a low level war already underway and things could get more dangerous in a year or two. All sort of grim. For months now he has wanted to get a photo agency together. It's a collaborative effort between … [Read more...] about Makoto – A New Kind Of Photographic Agency