An Appointment with Fred Herzog
East 6th Avenue, Vancouver. © J. Ashley Nixon Fred Herzog (1930-2019) lived his life with photography, both as a hobbyContinue Reading
Category: Writing about Images
The Gathering
My latest photobook project is called The Gathering. It began with a particular place and time (or season) in mind:Continue Reading
Barcarolle and the Art of Flamenco
Flamenco and Venice. A dance with singing and guitar from the south of Spain and an Italian city famous forContinue Reading
The Arboriculturist
The arboriculturist paid a visit to my neighbour’s tree. The Swedish aspen, one of two planted at the turn ofContinue Reading
Photographing a sense of place
Haworth Moors, Yorkshire. © J. Ashley Nixon Put simply, photographs use light to record moments in time and space. WeContinue Reading
The Cricketers has left the crease
The Cricketers Arms, Keighley closed down on March 12, 2022. © J. Ashley Nixon The Cricketers Your innings is overContinue Reading
Looking for The Castle
I’ve been looking for Castle Mountain for years. I didn’t see it the first time I went through the BowContinue Reading
Earthrise and other stories about photography
There is one image I have gone to for many years as an excellent example of how to write differentContinue Reading
Encounters with a photograph by Daniel Meadows
My first encounter with the photographic work of Daniel Meadows was quite a close one. I was in my finalContinue Reading
Making photobooks
Construction of new pavement in the developing community of Manchay, Peru. © J. Ashley Nixon I recently had the pleasureContinue Reading
