Reading:

• Bates – The Memory of photography, and then discussing it on the photographic readers group. Fascinating essay – which spiralled off into a range of discussions about archives and there meaning together with ‘fire hosing’ – a term I was not familiar with.

Online:

• https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-nan-goldins-new-raw-emotional-view-dangers-addiction?utm_medium=email&utm_source=18656095-newsletter-editorial-daily-11-19-19&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=st-S
  • On Nan Goldin’s new exhibition – which I would love to see, although it looks heartbreaking
• http://lenscratch.com/2019/11/american-truth-complex-views-of-the-american-experience/
  • What is happening in America now, a series of different views of, usually young, peoples thoughts about America and how its been translated into photography.
• https://phmuseum.com/grant?utm_source=PHmuseum&utm_campaign=3a360df29c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_16_03_55&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4fc8445dad-3a360df29c-169063061
  • Prize results. The winner shows a series of images about what is going on in Venezuela at present amid the riots and problems. A seriously disturbing story. Reportage at its best. The 3^rd prize also talks about social injustice – in Mexico – but here the images are softer and catch your attention via their beauty.

Photography:

• Started working on the images for A3 – attending a club for war gamers. I put some of the images up on their website and asked for captions – which were often funny. The main complaint was – why isn’t there one of me – so I am definitely welcome back!
• Still failing on images for A2 – combination of weather and health. May have to rethink.

Thinking:

About the issues involved in talking images of children combining today’s political climate with real worries about what is shown where.