Category : Newcastle
New Journal 60 – Waiting in anticipation As the tide begins to recede, we wait. As the sun slowly rises, we wait. Uncertainty sits at the edge of our awareness. Yet, we’re here at this spot because we know that, no matter how slim the chances, something beautiful may unfold. Often it doesn’t and we’re […]
New Journal 59 – In Preparation for the Isle of Skye On the weekend we’ll be cruising up north to spend 10 days on the Isle of Skye. Having just received news that the 14-24 lens that is due in the mail has been stolen, it looks like I won’t get the lens in time […]
New Journal 58 – Photography as a therapy A reader emailed me to say that not long ago he was seriously ill but on the path to recovery. He found photography a very therapeutic activity that aided in his recovery. While I’m fortunately in good health, I couldn’t have agreed with him more. A few […]
New Journal 58 – More Goals To learn to create cityscapes like this, please visit my Art of Cityscape course. Further to yesterday’s journal on learning to swim and setting swimming goals, I thought it would be an encouraging exercise to note down the other 6 months of goals I’ve set myself. I write down […]
New Journal 12 – Holy jeans Rachel looked at me: ‘Jimmy, you have a hole in your crotch!’ I looked down and did indeed find a hole in the crotch area of my favourite jeans. I love these jeans. I don’t want to replace them. I’ve considered creating a patch, kind of like an elbow […]
New Journal 10 – The bus journey Liam Neeson, my hopes were on you. You failed to deliver. We’d been on the bus from El Calafate to Bariloche for 20 uncomfortable hours. I needed joy in my life. We’d already watched 2 bad movies. Taken 2 had just begun. I whispered to Rachel ‘I have […]
New Journal Entry 2 – Finding clarity Our future, or at least short-term future, has become clearer over the last few days in the Argentinian capital. We were surrounded by the familiarity of unfamiliarity as we stepped out of the airport near Buenos Aires. The city is unknown to us but this feeling of being […]
No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 19 (Travel Diary Day 285) We are in the final phases of organising our journey. So far we’ve got plans to meet up with a good number of photographers along the way. We love the idea of sharing the adventure with others. If you’re US based, feel free to get in touch […]
No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 17 (Travel Diary Day 283) A little over a week and we’ll be flying to Buenos Aires. I feel prepared, I think. In the meantime, there are things to buy and people to say goodbye to, again. Today’s Photo – Front Row Seats The Theatre Royal in Newcastle. This isn’t my usually […]
No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 12 (Travel Diary Day 278) Silence greeted me as I entered the auditorium. An explosion of familiar reds and yellows flooded over me. I’d been to Theatre Royal in Newcastle many times but never had I heard it so silent. It seemed wrong that I should be there. This was, however, a […]