Category archives: monochrome
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(Not to be confused with a Roman Easter selection box).
When I lived and worked in Spain, the closest big city away from the endless olive trees of Jaén province was Cordoba. I would often squeeze in a visit in the morning or weekend. It was a very different experience to the quiet city of And[...]
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“A brief, evocative description or account. A small illustration or portrait.”
One thing was clear from my time in Korea: looks matter. Job applications must include photographs, and it is no secret that they play a huge role in the recruitment process. Passport photos would be photosho[...]
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- I mentioned in an earlier post that I found it quite difficult to get a handle on Rome, and was struggling to deal with my lack of inspiration. Is there such a thing as "lens block"? Certainly there was an emotional factor behind this, but I was also struggling with subject mat[...]
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- I had just come back from two days riding camels through the desert landscapes outside Bikaner. It had been a wonderful, peaceful experience completely different to the constant noise and movement of the Indian cities we had been enjoying. But napped and showered I was feeling restless, [...]
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- Ah Rome; The Eternal City, the City of Love, the City of seven hills... This Easter was to be my first visit and with a reputation such as this how could I fail to be wowed into photographic inspiration? Unfortunately the mind is a complex thing.
I arrived in Rome with a troubled heart and a t[...]
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- God bless Google, and all who use it; it sure did come up trumps for me in Madrid recently. This was likely to be my last visit to "the big smoke" before I move on from Spain, so I wanted to make the most of it. Last year I did a pretty amazing job at charging through every bloggers[...]
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- “A brief, evocative description or account. A small illustration or portrait.”
Reflecting on the matter of personal space in my previous post got me thinking and reminded me of one of my favourite street photography moments from a trip to Florence, Italy.
I had already lifted up my c[...]
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- Culture shock can be a weird thing. When I first moved to South Korea, I went from a lifelong aversion to all chain coffee shops to a near addiction to Starbucks. My weekly chai tea latte verged on a ritual. After much uncharacteristic navel gazing I decided the only expl[...]
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- I’ve previously posted about the wealth of photographic opportunities Seville provided during my weekend visit back in November. The absolute highlight, both for me and my camera, was the Plaza de España. The Plaza was built to wow, and wow it does. Although built in 1929 it has th[...]
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- For a long time when I first moved to Korea, I enjoyed what I like to call “rollercoaster moments”; that stomach-lurching, breath-catching sensation that comes from being suddenly dropped from a height. I was enjoying my job, meeting new people and the adventure of change. But with my so[...]
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- After moving to Spain in September, I didn't get to do much travelling until my first city break in November. I'd wanted to visit Seville every since I watched The Holiday Show on BBC 1, back in the day. I'm not sure if it was the architecture or the boast of Seville getting the mos[...]
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- As I've previously mentioned, Korea loves a good festival, and my former hometown of Busan was no exception. In 2012, China Town (or perhaps more accurately, China Street) held their annual China Town Festival. It was right on my doorstep in Jungang Dong and so not one to miss. &nbs[...]
