Foundism Sunday afternoon photo walk
BLOG, Foundism, Lost and found, PHOTOGRAPHY / 05-07-2012 / No Comments »
So myself and my friend/fellow collaborator on the Foundism project Alex, decided to go for a walk round town and see how many lost and found objects we could find to photograph. We discovered that it is a lot harder to find good stuff when you are actually looking for it, although we did find the ever ...
Plastic bags and pikeys in Portslade
BLOG, Great burning ball in the sky, PHOTOGRAPHY, Rust and industrial machinery / 04-07-2012 / No Comments »
A spontaneous Sunday afternoon visit to Portslade industrial estate. I love this place, it looks so bleak and depressing but with the sun glaring it’s more like a magical planet out a sci-fi film. I had a run in with some pikey men who were yelling lewd obscenities at me so didn’t stick around for ...
Eastbourne mummy lady garden
BLOG, Decay and dying, Nature and wildlife, PHOTOGRAPHY / 02-07-2012 / No Comments »
I stayed with a friend (nicknamed mummy hence title of this post) in her amazingly decorated flat in Eastbourne this weekend, my first ever visit to the seaside town. I just took a few photo’s around her house and garden, then we went for a walk into town. I really loved the architecture and found the ...
Digital Media Art exhibition at Phoenix Gallery
Art and shizz, BLOG / 02-07-2012 / No Comments »
Many thanks to Carlos Del Salto who made this video of the event: http://youtu.be/NFq2BxFc1rI [caption id="attachment_423" align="alignnone" width="499"] Alex Peckham print and photography[/caption] [caption id="attachment_424" align="alignnone" width="512"] Alex Peckham ...
Life is always changing but the view can stay the same
BLOG, Great burning ball in the sky, Nostalgia and memory, There is no pain so great / 02-02-2012 / No Comments »
It's funny how life has changed so much yet I can still lie in the same position as I did twenty years ago and see the same view. Different curtains though. ...
A trip down Windmill Lane
BLOG, Nature and wildlife, Nostalgia and memory, PHOTOGRAPHY, There is no pain so great, Urban exploration / 01-09-2012 / No Comments »
A rather disappointing re-visit of a childhood memory this weekend... I went to Windmill Lane where we used to go for walks and bike rides. I remember it being a lot more magical and exciting than it actually is, the highlight from my re-visit was finding (another) derelict house (that used to be the ...
Home is where the heart is (Sunday afternoon urbex)
BLOG, Nature and wildlife, Nostalgia and memory, PHOTOGRAPHY, There is no pain so great, Urban exploration / 12-19-2011 / No Comments »
I haven't posted anything substantial for a little while... I have been busy with work, music, family, moving house and masters (all at the same time and in no particular order)! Anyway, in the process of moving some belongings from my mums house (in Frimley Green) to my new house (in Brighton), I ...
Magic mushrooms and ghost trains – dawn nostalgia at the Hatches lakes
BLOG, Great burning ball in the sky, Nature and wildlife, Nostalgia and memory, PHOTOGRAPHY, There is no pain so great / 11-26-2011 / No Comments »
So today I rose at the crack of dawn this morning to watch the sun come up over one of my favourite places in the world - the Hatches Lakes in Frimley Green. As a child I used to go for many family walks in this place and have vivid memories of it being really magical. Oddly enough, I also dream ...
The rotting winter garden
BLOG, Decay and dying, Nature and wildlife, Nostalgia and memory, PHOTOGRAPHY, There is no pain so great / 11-12-2011 / No Comments »
I was doing some photography of our house and garden today as part of my nostalgia project and got distracted the various states of decay dotted around. I also found about 5 different species of mushroom (or fungus not sure which). I love this time of year and the harsh decay it brings... [caption ...
Buried treasure (and antique carrier bags) from 1991
Antique litter, BLOG, Nature and wildlife, Nostalgia and memory, There is no pain so great / 11-10-2011 / 1 Comment »
So I spent the best part of the afternoon digging a trench in my mums garden. Having decided to base my next project on nostalgia, I have been thinking about various memories from childhood and what triggers them. As a child I remember having an obsession with buried treasure and I used to enjoy ...
Ray of light – early morning nostalgia
BLOG, Great burning ball in the sky, Nostalgia and memory, There is no pain so great / 10-30-2011 / No Comments »
I have been thinking a lot about nostalgia and memories recently having come back to the house where I grew up more than usual. I have always been really interested in nostalgia and what triggers certain memories - smell, sight and sound, and finding objects or media from childhood. I ...
Photo ghosts (the way we were)
BLOG, Nostalgia and memory, There is no pain so great / 10-16-2011 / No Comments »
Don’t you ever just wish you could go back to the way things were? A time when life was easier, less painful, not so complicated and in some cases, just a lot happier.゠A recent visit to the home where I grew up gave me the opportunity to look at the family photo albums. I don’t know why but I love ...