Shooting with a dead format

In 1996 Kodak introduced the Advanced Photo System, or APS. Aimed largely at the consumer market, we could now buy film smaller than 35mm in a single cartridge, load it into specially designed cameras without having to spool film, so no risk of the film coming loose from the end spool, and shoot. You could… Continue reading Shooting with a dead format

Toronto Wolfpack vs All Golds

This weekend saw the unbeaten Toronto Wolfpack take on the Gloucester All Golds, the only professional rugby league team owned by a British university. Unfortunately for the All Golds they weren't able to halt Toronto's inexorable march to the Championship, but they played well and showed bags of spirit on a very warm Canadian summer… Continue reading Toronto Wolfpack vs All Golds

The power of black and white photography – give me colour or give me soul

#autismdoesntendat5 This week I went along to a rally outside Queen's Park, the Ontario provincial legislature building in Toronto. I was there to support my niece and her husband and family in their struggle against the cruel and callous cuts that the Liberal government are making in the funding for autism programs. Of course I… Continue reading The power of black and white photography – give me colour or give me soul