#175 EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY PICTURES: OUR LEGACY
I am in a philosophically reminiscent, nostalgic mood with a very different story of photographic life from the news photojournalism, sports shooting, exploration, wildlife and world events mode that I’m often in during these show. Meet Vanessa Simpson, a portrait photographer at the start of her professional foray into making pictures and equally nearer the start of one particular project that in many respects focuses upon the end of the story for others.
Patron of the day today is Jan Erik Moström, who I’ve picked from our members area to share with you purposefully considering today’s story. Jan’s full time job is not photography, but he’s been a photographer for a good while and it seems to stem back from when his father built him a darkroom in the basement of their Swedish home when Jan was in his teens. Here are some links to his work and his study of the every day normal, because that is a feature of his Flickr, and Microgram among the other more carefully considered subjects that he shoots too.
FURTHER REFERENCE: Paddy Summerfield’s Mother and Father project, ‘This Is Us,’ promo below from first series.
Today’s show is supported by the camera professional people, MPB.com, the number one platform for buying, selling and trading used gear in the States, UK and Europe. This time of year there’s a lot of chopping and changing in terms of adding new gear to her camera bag and letting go of stuff you just haven’t used. I personally now have a ‘get shot if it hasn’t been used for the year’ policy. So, what happens if you decide to sell gear to make some extra money from this kit you just don't use anymore. You go to mpb.com and lookout for the dedicated Europe link too now, hit the sell button, enter the details, get an instant quote and then if all is good, those nice people at MPB send a courier to collect your boxed up kit. It arrives at the warehouse, gets checked in. If all the descriptions and quality adds up, you get paid, same day as arrival.
Photographs copyright Vanessa Simpson. Not to be reproduced or used without express permission of the photographer.
