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Late night pool hopping in Canada with photographer Mike Morris

by Steve 1st March 2019

Late night pool hopping in Canada with photographer Mike Morris. Mike Morris has spent years honing his craft in an Read More

Architecture

Steven Harris Restores a Midcentury Palm Springs Retreat

by Steve 25th February 2019

Architect Steven Harris and his partner, Lucien Rees Roberts, stylishly update their rare Desert Modern find in Palm Springs. Source: Read More

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Private Reality: A Diary of a Teenage Boy in 1976

by Steve 21st February 2019

Private Reality: A Diary of a Teenage Boy in 1976. It’s the summer of 1976 in Weymouth, England, and 19-year-old Read More

Articles

Why is reading in the pub so enjoyable? In praise of a very British pastime

by Steve 18th February 2019

Why is reading in the pub so enjoyable? In praise of a very British pastime. One of my favourite pastimes Read More

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Nike’s ‘Allah’ Shoes Have a Petition Requesting Removal

by Steve 5th February 2019

Nike’s ‘Allah’ Shoes Have a Petition Requesting Removal. I saw these, and my 1st thought was, ‘that’s a nice logo’. Read More

Art

Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Pictures – British Journal of Photography

by Steve 4th February 20193rd February 2019

Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Pictures. In 1971 Polaroid introduced the Big Shot camera; featuring an integrated flash, viewfinder and fixed focus Read More

Articles

‘Once photography gets a grip, you’re captive’: Don McCullin and Giles Duley in conversation

by Steve 3rd February 2019

‘Once photography gets a grip, you’re captive’: Don McCullin and Giles Duley in conversation. On the eve of a major Read More

Bikes

A motorbike that looks… un-bikely

by Steve 1st February 2019

A motorbike that looks… un-bikely. Partial credit goes to Sedov’s use of a single-point light source to create that sense Read More

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Remarkable portraits unearthed show wacky workers roaming the streets of London 100 years ago

by Steve 21st January 2019

Remarkable portraits unearthed show wacky workers roaming the streets of London 100 years ago. Amazing photographs show the workers of Read More

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Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode talks synths

by Steve 19th January 2019

Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode talks synths. Here’s an extended video synth-pop the synth pop innovator from the I Dream Read More

Architecture

The concrete blocks that once protected Britain

by Steve 7th January 20197th January 2019

The concrete blocks that once protected Britain – BBC News. Photographer Joe Pettet-Smith’s pictures of the remaining sound mirrors that Read More

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