Greetings readers!
Three weeks into the new year, and I am all set for another busy one! There is a lot planned, both personally and professionally, so I am hoping to stay focused (good advice for a photographer) and to reach new heights!
In the meantime I have works in a couple of up and coming shows…
London Independent Photography’s first live show since 2019 starts tomorrow! 24th January, and won’t last long, so come on down if you can!
This should be cool! We were given a grid, generated from a map that covered a small area near our homes. The results are an eclectic mix of images that are our responses to these places. We have members around the country and overseas!
If you are in London I highly recommend seeing the Chris Killip retrospective, currently showing at The Photographer’s Gallery. Chris passed away in 2020, and leaves a legacy of some of the best British documentary images ever taken. The show runs until 19th February.
Last year, a lovely member of the Crouch End LIP group passed away after suffering a short illness. Her funeral was a real celebration of her wonderful life. At the funeral we were all handed a card that had one of Gwen’s images on the front, and the poem below, by Pablo Neruda on the back. I have the poem on my wall now, in front of my desk. It’s a reminder of how to live my best life!
I wish you all an excellent year ahead, and hope to see some of you at these shows!
Amanda xx
You start dying slowly
if you do not travel,
if you do not read,
If you do not listen to the sounds of life,
If you do not appreciate yourself.
You start dying slowly
When you kill your self-esteem;
When you do not let others help you.
You start dying slowly
If you become a slave of your habits,
Walking everyday on the same paths…
If you do not change your routine,
If you do not wear different colours
Or you do not speak to those you don’t know.
You start dying slowly
If you avoid to feel passion
And their turbulent emotions;
Those which make your eyes glisten
And your heart beat fast.
You start dying slowly
If you do not change your life when you are not satisfied with your job, or with your love,
If you do not risk what is safe for the uncertain,
If you do not go after a dream,
If you do not allow yourself,
At least once in your lifetime,
To run away from sensible advice…