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Not a Series

Gary — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 19:05:10 +0000

I went to see the Jeff Wall show again and noticed a couple of new oddities which could have been discussed for hours had I not been there with real people. However, afterwards one of the real people was kind enough to buy me a copy of the book below which, despite my having enough books at the moment, seemed relevant to my current thinking. Later in the pub, her generosity was heightened by the fact that she had her purse emptied by a pickpocket.

Singular Images: Essays on Remarkable Photographs
Edited by Sophie Howarth.

Pandora

Gary — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 02:32:18 +0000

Apparently we are entering a post-ironic age and we all have to say what we mean. I’m not sure I’ll be able to cope. As usual, click the thumbnail to enlarge.

Envoy in London

Gary — Sun, 08 Jun 2003 20:58:00 +0000

I’ve been too busy to keep this more up to date, but I can report another ebay purchase. The Envoy wide-angle. Made around 1950 it’s a 6x9cm camera with a 64mm lens. I shot four rolls before I noticed that the hole in the tripod bush went all the way through into the body. This is one of the shots that didn’t suffer too much from light leak. More too follow when I’ve fixed it up a bit.