Photography

The first steam-powered ships took to the water in the latter years of the 18th century, using paddles for propulsion and often still being fitted with sails. It was Richard Wright’s Experiment, a converted French lugger, that made the first trip on the open seas though, chugging from Leeds to Yarmouth in 1813.  However, the golden age of steamships was the Victorian era (approx 1820-1914)…

This winter, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is presenting Still Glasgow, an ambitious photographic survey drawn from Glasgow Life Museums’ collection. Opening November 29 and running until April, it features more than 80 works spanning from the 1940s to today. And together, they make a persuasive case that Glasgow’s appetite for change shapes not just what’s photographed, but…

Cameras, photography and printing go hand in hand with making motion pictures, and none more so for legendary Stanley Kubrick, famous for his meticulous attention to detail when it came to creating his brilliant movies. From A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and his final film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), the stories of his fanatical ways of working are the stuff…

As photographers, it is easy to become so preoccupied with our own artistic intentions that we forget about the impact that each photography composition technique has on the viewer. Since this is the entire reason we spend so much time constructing an image, it makes sense to strive to fully understand how different perspectives influence audience reaction. This enables us to begin experimenting…