Photography

20 years after the first broadcast – exclusive photos of Queer As Folk on location on Canal Street

Admin | Saturday 23 February 2019

It’s 20 years since the broadcast of the first episode of Queer As Folk on Channel 4. I shot these photographs later that year as the crew filmed the final episode of the second series on Canal Street in Manchester. As they did,the weather changed and there was a tremendous rain shower. On location on … 20 years after the first broadcast – exclusive photos of Queer As Folk on location on Canal Street

How Google hides free copies of public domain books while directing people to pay-for reprints

Admin | Sunday 28 April 2013

Google has been allowed to scan hundreds of thousands of out-of-copyright books from libraries around the world and supposedly this is a wonderful free resource for all of us. But, over the last year or two, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to find the free versions while Google Books presents reprints to buy. Here’s an … How Google hides free copies of public domain books while directing people to pay-for reprints

My early photography and the twin-lens reflex camera

Admin | Thursday 18 November 2010

There wasn’t any money to buy proper photographic equipment when I was growing up. So it wasn’t until I got a part-time job after school that I was able to fund my interest, which was primarily in film-making by then rather than still photography.

Manchester Local Image Collection

Admin | Monday 16 August 2010

I’m a huge fan of the Manchester Libraries Local Image Collection which puts 80,000 archive photographs at our fingertips online. A week I ago I discovered some changes had been made which meant the hundreds of links that I have from my website to theirs didn’t work anymore. But I’m glad to say that after … Manchester Local Image Collection

Home Secretary Theresa May announces scope of anti-terror law review

Admin | Wednesday 14 July 2010

BBC Democracy Live

Good news for photographers as ‘orphan works’ clause is dropped

Admin | Thursday 8 April 2010

Last night the government was forced to drop clause 43 of the Digital Economy Bill. This badly-thought-out legislation would have given publishers the freedom to use ‘orphan works’. In other words, any photograph belonging to a photographer who the publisher claimed could not be traced.

CCTV is threat to freedom says House of Lords / Jail for photographing police?

Admin | Friday 6 February 2009

‘The steady expansion of the “surveillance society” risks undermining fundamental freedoms including the right to privacy,’ according to a House of Lords report published today. Read more at The Guardian Meanwhile the British Journal of Photography reports that a new law, due to be introduced this month, ‘is expected to increase the anti-terrorism powers used … CCTV is threat to freedom says House of Lords / Jail for photographing police?

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