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This was probably the first photo project I started, and it's still ongoing. Essentially it's a mish-mash of snaps of stuff that catches my eye, some carefully composed shots, some 'street' photography, and other rubbish (often literally!) which I started uploading to a blog (http://sandgrounding.blogspot.co.uk/) in 2011.
The 'artist statement' goes like this:
Sometime in the late 1970s, when I got my first 'proper' camera, I started taking photographs around Southport and carried on until 1982 or thereabouts when I stopped due to being too skint to afford film. In January 2010 I started again - digitally. Having made a number of photographs by the end of the year I decided to throw some of them together on this website. Pictures on the Latest page will be added relatively frequently - although they may not always be recently taken Southport is a coastal resort town in the north west of England. Natives of Southport are known as 'Sandgrounders'. I was born in Southport at the fag end of the 1950s, acquired a 35mm film camera around 1976 and a 'decent' digital camera in 2010. That's about it.
I don't often go to town specifically to take photos, the vast majority of pictures are taken when I go to do some shopping and have an hour before the parking ticket expires. Sometimes I get nothing, other days I get a few pictures that 'fit'. I've had comments to the effect that it shows the bad side of Southport. Well, everywhere has a bad side - and it's usually more interesting than the good side! But there are a few nice sunsets and some amusing pictures. One thing is for certain. I've always preferred Southport in the off-season. Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way while trudging slowly over wet sand. 
Quite what the project is about I really don't know, but I do think that taken as a whole (some 600 pictures so far) it adds up to something.
Looking at my old pictures it seems that my choice of subject matter hasn't altered much in 40 years! But the old pictures have made me realise the historical/documentary value that almost all photographs acquire with the passage of time. And it's something I wish more amateurs would consider instead of chasing around after perfect sunrises or taking perfect portraits. But I admit I'm odd...
This was the first picture I uploaded.
And these are a few from today. I might, or might not, keep this thread updated, but I'll certainly welcome any thoughts about this load of nonsense!
The 'artist statement' goes like this:
Sometime in the late 1970s, when I got my first 'proper' camera, I started taking photographs around Southport and carried on until 1982 or thereabouts when I stopped due to being too skint to afford film. In January 2010 I started again - digitally. Having made a number of photographs by the end of the year I decided to throw some of them together on this website. Pictures on the Latest page will be added relatively frequently - although they may not always be recently taken Southport is a coastal resort town in the north west of England. Natives of Southport are known as 'Sandgrounders'. I was born in Southport at the fag end of the 1950s, acquired a 35mm film camera around 1976 and a 'decent' digital camera in 2010. That's about it.
Quite what the project is about I really don't know, but I do think that taken as a whole (some 600 pictures so far) it adds up to something.
Looking at my old pictures it seems that my choice of subject matter hasn't altered much in 40 years! But the old pictures have made me realise the historical/documentary value that almost all photographs acquire with the passage of time. And it's something I wish more amateurs would consider instead of chasing around after perfect sunrises or taking perfect portraits. But I admit I'm odd...
This was the first picture I uploaded.
And these are a few from today. I might, or might not, keep this thread updated, but I'll certainly welcome any thoughts about this load of nonsense!
