This is a re-post with permission from Tony Cearn’s excellent blog, Sideways Eye. In an era of self-referentiality a ‘quiet photograph’ can have much to commend it. There is a simple and rare pleasure in looking at photographs whose subjects… Read More »Learning from James Ravilious
Frome Heritage Museum has opened their ‘Celebrated Women of Frome‘ exhibition, curated by historian and writer David Lassman. To quote David: Such an incredible group of women – all with a strong association with Frome – that have been gathered… Read More »Women of Frome
One of history’s most famous photographs is Dorothea Lange‘s ‘Migrant Mother‘ taken during the Great Depression, in California (Nipomo), in 1936. Dorothea Lange. 1936. Migrant Mother of Seven. Nipomo. Dorothea was commissioned by the Farm Security Administration to document the impact of federal programs in… Read More »Dorothea Lange & ‘Migrant Mother’