Looking back at 2021 – part one

A lean and strange year. Weird in so many ways. The first three months saw almost no client work, then a trickle for the next three, followed by a flood as many delayed projects cranked into action.

GDPR and photography

Christopher Graham, former Information Commissioner. Photo © Paul Clarke Since the very earliest whispers of a revamp of data protection law, I’ve been looking for some clarity on its implications for my profession.

Phone vs DSLR

This will be a very boring post if you’re looking for a nice variety of photos. But if you’re interested in one particular question, hopefully not so much.

Taking the piss

You might have seen this photo* today. Beautiful, isn’t it? Everything you wanted to see confirmed about our patriotic football boys on the march. Illiterate, and incontinent! In one picture! Unbelievable.

Behind the Supermoon

I had some interesting reactions to the photo I posted of April’s Supermoon. To my mind, it was interesting, but not really in the same class as the press images you see with the moon rising over famous landscapes. But…