Removed by Eric Pickersgill

Removed by Eric Pickersgill North Carolina photographer Eric Pickersgill has created a fascinating series where he removes the mobile phones from everyday life, exposing how ingrained these devices have become in our social interactions. While the work is posed, I believe it resonates deeply with the concept of the decisive moment. Pickersgill captures how our […]

A3 EYV – Submission to tutor

Introduction I live in Hong Kong, and it was street style photography that reignited my passion for the craft. However, the bustling streets here don’t always lend themselves to graphic Henri Cartier-Bresson-esque shots. Instead, this environment has led me to view the decisive moment from a new perspective—one that focuses on capturing moments of life […]

A3 EYV First Edit Contacts

This is my first cut of images for Assignment three, I’m using the statement of intent: “Use black & white images to capture the prevalence of mobile telephone use in Hong Kong society.”I have quickly turned each image to B&W before making the contact sheet to give me a better idea of my vision. Once […]

Don McCullin – Book Review

Don McCullin – A Powerful Collection This book was a Christmas present a couple of years ago. As I’ve mentioned earlier in the course, I’ve admired Don McCullin’s work for many years, and I truly believe his imagery was one of the key things that drew me into photography in the first place. At its […]

A3 EYV – the decisive moment.

Assignment 3 – The Decisive Moment Below are a series of contact sheets featuring images I’ve been working on for the past month. You may recognize some from earlier posts, where I was exploring a collection of pictures of crowds, with mobile phones emerging as a secondary theme. For this assignment, I want to continue […]

Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz (born March 1938) As part of my ongoing research into street photographers suggested by my tutor, I’ve recently explored the work of Joel Meyerowitz—someone I must admit I had little knowledge of prior to this. Meyerowitz was first inspired to take up photography after seeing Robert Frank’s work firsthand on a commercial shoot […]