Tag Archives: review
How NOT to write a novel, apparently
I’m not one for how-to books but something compelled me to get ‘How not to write a novel, 200 mistakes to avoid at all costs’ by Sandra Newman and Howard Mittelmark. I’m currently editing my first book which makes me regress into a stroppy teen (no offence to any teens […]
Demand and Supply – Thomas Demands latest exhibit.
There are many German stereotypes banded around today, it may have been many years since the massive negative connotations of the World Wars were founded but stigma is still rife about this industrious European country well into the 21st century. Apart from the general ideas of typical Germans being well […]
On fan mail…
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. I […]
Article- Alice In Wonderland Exhibition
I had been looking forward to seeing this exhibition since the last liverpool Tate exhibition I went along to see (Rene Margrite- there’s a review on that too) but I was also a bit worried about what it was going to be like. Alice in Wonderland was always an interest […]
BACK TO FILM
This week Benji mixes things up a little and provides a complete ‘hands-off’ review of the Lomo Kino, the new film camera from Lomography. Weighing both sides, he answers the question… Should I buy one? A little change of pace this week as the release of the new Lomo Kino […]
Article – Book Review – Shanghai: A history of photographs 1842 – Today
Shanghai: A history of photographs 1842 – Today I will admit that my knowledge of Asia is small, my knowledge of China is even slimmer, so when a chance arrived for me to learn all I could about Shanghai from a book- not just a book but a book of […]
Book Review – Vivian Maier ‘Street Photographer’
Street photography is a hard industry to make a break in and for many photographers it isn’t their first calling, it is side product of their life styles or another obsession they have. Documenting anything is not usually the first call for any practitioner in fact some of the best […]
Book Review – Chuck Palahniuk – Damned
If i could say one thing about the works of Chuck Palahniuk it is that when you pick up one of his novels, even if you read the blurb you have no idea what is in store. Chuck transcends genre in such a manner that to classify his books within […]
Photo-blog is back
Usually on a photo-blog we feature the photographer and the image which brought us to their work; but we are having a slight change at the focus project and have decided that it is to be more about the photo than the photographer and what actually makes a good photograph. […]
