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A new location

“Forward movement in life is achieved through a backward movement in memory.” Victor Burgin, 1996, ‘Brecciated Time,’ in “In/Different Spaces, Berkley: University of California Press. Things have changed. This year... read more →
  • April 1, 2017
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The place of theory: reflecting on my teaching at Ravensbourne

I recently finished my teaching at Ravensbourne in London and thought it useful to reflect on my experience. Part of my role there was to find a way to integrate... read more →
  • March 23, 2017
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Photography means photography

For me, 2017 promises much; a range of new opportunities, new ideas and new students to work with. With the changes that lie ahead, including working at a new university,... read more →
  • January 9, 2017
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Droning on and on and on

What does drone photography tell us about our society? These aerial photographs – which I’ve started to see more and more unnecessary versions of - show a dis-located view of... read more →
  • October 19, 2016
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The indecisive moment: the multiple instances of photography

This is a video of a talk I gave in 2015 entitled: "The indecisive moment: the multiple instances of photography." This is outlining some of my ideas and arguments that challenge the received... read more →
  • October 16, 2016
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Birkbeck London Critical Theory Summer School 2016

I’ve just had two intense weeks at Birkbeck’s London Critical Theory Summer School. Teaching was scheduled throughout the two weeks with summary debates on each Friday. During the first week... read more →
  • July 24, 2016
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Snapchat: a brief encounter

I've been commissioned to write an essay for Membrana and Fotografija magazines and I'm going to be considering how Snapchat operates. For users of the image messaging Snapchat app, expressiveness is largely... read more →
  • July 14, 2016
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Why I love and hate Instagram

Around this time last year I built a web based application called Periphery Vision (you can read about it in the project section of this site). It took me a... read more →
  • July 13, 2016
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Why study for a degree in photography?

I recently had published in the latest RPS Journal an article entitled, "Why study for a photography degree?" This was partly to frame the APHE conference Meshworks, which I helped... read more →
  • July 8, 2016
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Freerange

It’s been a busy few weeks. I went up to the first week of Freerange's photography exhibition and met up with colleagues and students. There’s no doubt, it was a... read more →
  • July 7, 2016
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