Tom - Brighton beach

Realised I haven't posted in awhile, so here's a quick photo that I took the other day. It's of a fisherman called Tom that I met on Brighton beach, we chatted for awhile, he had alot to talk about; cameras/cars/fish/taking the mick out of stupid people, you know the usual...

Stewart Weir

 

As I was walking along the Brighton beach this week, looking for inspiration for my new project. I met photographer Stewart Weir underneath the pier, taking a pinhole photograph. I stopped and we chatted for awhile, he told me about his project Brighton Beach Lovers

A beautiful spread of images spanning 8 years, my person favourite being the one of a couple kissing in what appears to be a very cold, rainy sea! Absolutely stunninggg and defiantly worth a look.

Also look at his amazing little pinhole camera he has there. So lush.

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Friston Forest

Drove out to Seven Sisters on tuesday with Tom and James, found this lovely little forest there. Didnt venture too far in, as it was pretty kinda cold, and I had the sniffles. But here are two pictures from our trip. Need to do it again sometime soon, its lovely round there especially the coastline, and you can walk there from Brighton. So that could be a plan! any takers? 
Still have no real ideas for my new project, and it doesnt help that we haven't seen our tutor this week. Kinda want to carry on with my previous project, but then I want to try something new, it's just down to finding something interesting to get involved in. Will keep you updated, in the meantime enjoy these images.
Peace

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Cuckmere estuary

Went on a day trup to Cuckmere Estuary today, and I was using my digital camera as a light meter for my blad,, and i shot this - very overexposed picture of Tom. I atcually quite like the ephemeral quality, the way its neither here nor there and the anonymity of the subject. Tweet Follow @joedixey

Untitled for now

Modern man tighten

His grip - I write a statement

To describe

Slipped up on grammar

I howl howl howl

As water flows down

The pipes, In my front room

Noise of the continent

Off screen – Of static

Off white, the walls

My modern bottle

At my lips, Lethargic stimulation

The filament burns

Out – My modern house

On the street

Beat beat beat

Generations of games

And picking my dirty

Nails - My modern mind

Groping for the

Punchline

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Another picture of Matt, that was part of my vulnerable males project I was doing with Lisa Barnard. Apologies for the awful scan, i realised I haven't blogged in awhile, so I wanted to put something up. This is going to be one of the images I enter into my 2nd year exhibition. All I have to do now is to write up a coherent proposal, and think of a title and I should be all set. 
Scanned in a film i took in Paris, should be up in a little while.
Peace
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Starting a new project next week...

...with Denis Doran (you can also see his video work here). The project is called 'Look at me don't stare' and the only information we have had so far is this;

The object of your gaze, gazes back, has a voice, should be heard.

What shape would the ensuing dialogue take?  What would it reveal?

What would remain silent, beyond reach?

What would the outcome be?

You are asked to consider the power relations inherent in the picture-making process, to acknowledge this and open up a dialogue.

 Interesting huh? Yuhhh... As you probably know, i do love portraits. And in portraits, the issues of 'the gaze' and the relationship between viewer/subject/photographer is what really intrigues me (as well as content, of course!). Also, i hope i can tie in my last project into this, as it was just starting to come together at the end, and it really need to be developed further.

Anyway, gonna do some research. If knows of a photographer or a writer that deals with these issues (or if you do!) let me know and leave a comment!

Peace

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