Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
This last weekend we hung 14 of the pictures from my Hogsback Series at the Wild Fox Hill Eco-Cabin. You can see the full series of 17 images (with prices and full descriptions) beneath the slideshow. They are printed on brushed aluminium Dibond by Orms Print Room which gives them great impact. At the end of June... Continue Reading →
I was fortunate to visit Victoria Falls last week and tried to capture them in black and white. Photography can be really tricky because of the showers of mist: you are likely to get soaked and so is your camera! So I took along my waterproof Pentax WG 3 and carried my Olympus OMD in... Continue Reading →
It's an unusual place - Grahamstown - located in a basin at the headwaters of the Kowie river. The poor black population in the eastern townships look across to the middle class suburbs on the other side of the valley. There are not many South African cities where black and white are so closely juxtaposed.... Continue Reading →
I always like to make a mosaic of the images I'm going to show. So this first picture's your overview of the 14 images that'll be up for sale at Space Creative and Culinary, 14 Fitzroy Street, Grahamstown on 28th October. They're almost all pictures of trees: Balanites, Baobab, Birch, Cabbage, Fig, Fever, Hornbeam, Oak,... Continue Reading →
We will be missing two Poetry at Reddits occasions whilst we are away in Sweden: my contributions are here though. There are two of WS Merwin’s poems and one of my pictures of Hogback’s trees. All inspired by Beth Moon’s special book Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time - thank you Kate for the wonderful gift.... Continue Reading →
I've had several requests for hard copies of Symmetry in Nature but unfortunately they're sold out. So here's a decent quality free download: it's the pdf file of the whole book: If anyone would like to purchase the high quality pdf of the book (R75) please contact me.
One of the most frustrating things about curating right through the Arts Festival is that I get a lot of inspiration but there's no time to act on it until quite a bit later. This year was no exception. Many people have commented that a lot of my pictures resemble fractals - and I agree... Continue Reading →
Now the Arts Festival is all over and the dust has settled it's time to share a few of my faces from the exhibition. My former student, Meagen, was a welcome visitor towards the end of the 11 day run. The eyes in the frame behind give a fun effect to her picture. The young... Continue Reading →
Here's the complete catalogue of the photographic artworks for my Symmetry exhibition. Click on the images for a full-sized view. If you want to purchase, or would like further information, please use the contact me form and I'll respond to your request. Print orders take 24 hours and will then be couriered to your address: the price includes... Continue Reading →
One of the things I wanted in the exhibition was a small set of pictures that show off my love of harmony and beauty. The dryad series covers a whole wall and they're quite dark. So I set about shooting some much lighter pictures with clean lines that can be simply mirrored. I've combined them... Continue Reading →
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