Bergen aan Zee Meets the Sahara
As of 22 October 2021, my photograph of the Moroccan Sahara will be on show in Bergen aan Zee, a North Sea village in the Netherlands. Along with three other…
As of 22 October 2021, my photograph of the Moroccan Sahara will be on show in Bergen aan Zee, a North Sea village in the Netherlands. Along with three other…
Here lies Samuel Palache (c. 1550-1622) at the Jewish Cemetery in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the Netherlands. Born in Fes (Morocco) to a family that came from Islamic Spain, Palache…
I'm delighted that nine of my photos have been included in the Sahara Schrift, the very first issue of a magazine published by the Sahara Society of the Netherlands. The…
Next summer I will be artist in residence at the Ness of Brodgar archaeological dig, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This wonder of the ancient world covers 2.5 hectares…
Every photographer should also be a beachcomber. Or a regular visitor to flea markets. Or a connoisseur of auction houses. Because everywhere, chance finds and hidden treasures are literally waiting to be discovered. My favourite example is this prehistoric implement, which I found washed up on an Irish beach.
And all you need to do is train your eye.
This approach can equally be applied to photography, where you recognise the exceptional rather than attempt to create it from scratch or through applying pre-existing expectations.
It’s simply a case of you will know it when you find it… (more…)
Found in the entrance of an Amsterdam photo shop that refused to sell digital cameras. It closed down recently. © www.anniewrightphotography.com
Amsterdam stencil grafitti is hot right now. Take, for instance, this new spin on Diane Arbus' 'Boy With Toy Grenade'. But, to be honest, the Arbus version remains by far…
This is not a child. It is a portrait printed on paper and suspended in a shop window on Amsterdam's Binnen Bantammerstraat.But amidst the reflections, media and clutter, the child's…
Great-Grandfather Samuel, bespoke tailor and supporter of the Liberal politician William Gladstone.