Had a very good conversation with the award winning Manchester photographer Jonathan Oakes. He has amazing facilities in the heart of the city. There are two large studios and catering facilities to match with each able to run separately.All …

Great to see so much enthusiasm in the encouraging range and quality of work at these awards. Passion is still alive and well amongst the current student body.

The awards were another good chance for me to gather a …

I was intersted to discuss with Dave the issues related to innovative marketing initiatives. He has a distinguished history of creating events and a personal profile which surprises and entertains the market. We agreed that this is becoming increasingly more …

I always try to catch these awards each year as they show an interesting combination of skill and idea. The national gallery and BP are to be congratulated for supporting this area as it offers a chance to rebalance  access …

Had a good long chat with Dylan looking at how he is doing and how the general state of photography is.

To cut a three hour chat short, he is still doing well and this is because he is concentrating …

I visited the Truman Brewery in Brick lane where a number of colleges were showing their end of final year work. There was a lot to admire. It a very exciting and worrying time for students as they show their …

I have spent the past ten days touring Europe and of course looking at gallerys and their pricing structures.

It is good to see a number flourishing using quality spaces and locations to good advantage.

I have included a couple …

I always enjoy meeting students, they keep you young. So I was very happy to go to Derby and Norwich and more so because I found students who are genuinely passionate and enthusiastic.This in spite of what the world is …

Dutch Media industry

The trip I organised to Holland was to attend the retirement party of Peter van den Hout a TV and radio personality and an old friend from our student days.

This gave me a chance to discuss …

One of my ex students Dylan Collard sent me an invitation to his show which was organised by another ex student,Emma Taylor. The show was very well attended with a range of creative arts buyers around and should do a …