Category archives: vignette

  • Vignettes IX

  • “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[...]
  • Vignettes VIII

  • “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[...]
  • Vignettes VII

  • I've already written about my favourite street in my current, small Andalusian city of Andújar.  A perfect little calle of quiet, muted yellows and intricate details.  At the top of this street sits an imposing, and at the same time, quietly set back and unassuming, building with[...]
  • Vignettes VI

  • "A brief, evocative description or account.  A small illustration or portrait." I'm back from my summer break in the UK; back to Spain and back to adding content to the website.  So it seemed right to start with a vignette from where I currently lay my hat; Andújar . Andújar is [...]
  • Vignettes V

  • “A brief, evocative description or account.  A small illustration or portrait.” This week I was looking at an article about a photographer who has been working from the platforms of the Singapore MRT.  I really loved the candid feel of his photographs at the moment before the door closes.  It made m[...]
  • Vignettes IV

  • "A brief, evocative description or account.  A small illustration or portrait." Standing before the dapper attire, jackets mysteriously given form without bodies, images of a possible life play through his mind like scenes from a film.  'What man could I be in a suit like this?' [...]
  • Vignettes III

  • “A brief, evocative description or account.  A small illustration or portrait .” Korea is most definitely a land of contrasts.  With its super-fast internet and neon lights lined with expensive coffee shops, it's easy to forget how much Korea has changed in very recent times.  In just the three year[...]
  • Vignettes II

  • "A brief, evocative description or account.  A small illustration or portrait ." A winter's day.  A cold wet winter's day in a seemingly never ending term.  Midway through another school day, the teacher spotted something that would lift the spirits of the tired students, snuggled in their down jack[...]
  • Vignettes

  • "A brief, evocative description or account.  A small illustration or portrait ." The most fulfilling moment a photographer can have is that second that comes right after a perfectly timed press of the shutter; the moment when you know, even before looking at the screen, that you have captured an [...]