Tag Archives: Film

Mining the Diaries 49: Italy 2002

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Brian

Piano Rialzato, Venice, 16th September 2002 The soundscape is one of the best and most distinctive things about Venice.  At home we hear aeroplanes, ambulance sirens and the rumble of traffic.  Here there is a sound track playing a continual, … Continue reading →

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Cape Artemisium God

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Brian

‘Zeus or Poseidon. The question is, did it hold the three-pronged spear or trident of the god of the sea, Poseidon, or is it throwing a thunderbolt like Zeus, the king of heaven? Zeus appears in a similar pose in … Continue reading →

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St David’s Scrap Book June 2023

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Brian

This gallery contains 10 photos.

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Double Exposures

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Brian

Readers who know a bit about photography (and maybe some who don’t) will have realised that the photographs I used in the Traces of Erewhon book project were made using double exposures (see post 19th January 2023).  The images were … Continue reading →

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Analog Disincentives

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Brian

I want an extra role of film to take on holiday (Trieste and Venice in May) and in the spirit of buying local went to Campkins, Cambridge’s independent photo shop.  They wanted £12 for a 36 exposure cassette of FP4, … Continue reading →

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Traces of Erewhon 38-40

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Brian
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Traces of Erewhon 34-37

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Brian
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Traces of Erewhon 30-33

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Brian
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Mining the Diaries 4: Norfolk 1978

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Brian

May Cottage, Titchwell 15th September 1978 On Titchwell Marsh under a cloud-plumed sky buffeted by a strong westerly wind.  A multitude of greens graced with the pink and mauve of thrift and sea lavender.  At the margins, mats of tide-driven … Continue reading →

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Mining the Diaries 2: Yorkshire 1976

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Brian

Galleon Cottage, Whitby, 5th July 1976 A day of first impressions: the town with its harbour, hills, winding alleys and courtyards; the echoing greenhouse like Spa Pavilion; the rowdy Yorkshire holiday makers; and the quayside service for the Blessing of … Continue reading →

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Mani 2022 – 4

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Brian

Final late postcards to self from the Mani.

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Traces of Erewhon 22-26

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Brian
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Traces of Erewhon 18-21

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Brian
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Traces of Erewhon 14

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Brian

Erewhon: or, Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler, first published anonymously in 1872, set in a fictional country discovered and explored by the protagonist, Higgs.

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Traces of Erewhon 11-13

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Brian
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