I would like to use some of these pictures to accompany something I am working on. Can someone please help me find owners of copyright.
Category: Culture
Istanbul: Slices of the City
This city captured my imagination several years ago. I have returned often, the last time being the 2019 Istanbul Biennale, The Seventh Continent. I put together some photographs of Galata Bridge and the colours and flavours of this great city. There is so much more to this city, which I hope to explore in greater…
Rive Gauche
Kisses on Rive Gauche. 14 February 1994. My favourite TRI-X. Before all this confusion of cameras that require a damn PhD in science to operate. Nobody does it normally
Kedah Paddy Fields
A small selection of pictures I made during a visit to the state of Kedah.
Best Little Bookshop in Kuala Lumpur
When you step into Riwayat book store you feel a sense of history, a literary welcome, immersion and belonging, as it were. It’s what bookshops do. That, anyway, was how I felt when I visited the place a few weeks ago. The shop is small, but Riwayat has old and new books, and especially books…
There’s nothing like a campfire and a can of beans
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. – George Simmel If you cut your change you free yourself. If you cut your…
When, or if borders open in 2022. Until then…
The first half of next year (2022) will be dedicated to the publication, marketing and publicity that will inevitably be part of the release of my memoir. The publishers have made the final decision on the title, and they will probably present it to me after the design and final proof process in early January….
Picture Gallery: Along the river in Melaka
Film Review: ROH
It has been almost 30 years since I last wrote a film review. Although I spend most of every day at my keyboard, my columns – mainly on global political economy, and on South African state and society – and the book I am working on, takes up most of my time. This film, ROH,…
On the streets of Istanbul
Below is set of pictures I took in Istanbul in 2012. The main picture of the two women is haunting. It shows turns the gaze back on the photographer.