Leeds, c.late 1980s, photo by Peter Mitchell.
04.03.2026 08:27 β π 241 π 42 π¬ 2 π 2Leeds, c.late 1980s, photo by Peter Mitchell.
04.03.2026 08:27 β π 241 π 42 π¬ 2 π 2Early stroll. String tied around a streetlight. A pile of twigs like a fascinator museum. The simple beauty of a bus shelter. A yellow and green toy supermarket trolley in a garden. That fence is wearing a discarded jacket.
04.03.2026 06:20 β π 102 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0Screenshot of a photo zine in development. On the front is a Red Rebel with the words Rebellion! and Davenant. The next page has the words: "Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion" Oscar Wilde Opposite is a protester in a V for Vendetta mask holding a placard which says THE ONLY WAR THAT MATTERS IS THE WAR AGAINST THE IMAGINATION ALL OTHER WARS ARE SUBSUMED IN IT
Iβve thought for a long time that photo books have become too expensive, making them inaccessible to many people. So Iβm mostly going to give up on them and move to doing high quality zines at an affordable price instead. Rebellion! will be a zine not a book and itβs coming along nicely.
03.03.2026 09:47 β π 29 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Launched earlier today, my new and second zine, βOn the roadβ.
Whilst making work, driving between locations, and sometimes also travelling on planes, trains and boats, I am drawn to the world often speeding by....
50 copies already sold.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
Yes the printer Iβm using for zines produces very high quality prints for this type of publication, and these arenβt for display in the National Gallery or Tate so we have to be realistic about the balance between cost and quality.
03.03.2026 11:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Iβve been very impressed with the quality Iβve seen so far
03.03.2026 10:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
πΈ Join us! InSide is a monthly meet-up for photographers. A space to share work, ask questions, and build community.
Next meeting:
ποΈ Mon 16 Mar, 6β8pm
πMeet in the quad outside Northumberland Building, City Campus, Northumbria University, NE1 8SG
π sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
Early stroll. My slowly disappearing apple. The gate of the empty house has swung open. Birdsong is morningβs ringtone. Lightβs bottle is slowly opening. I measure out my life in strolls.
03.03.2026 06:19 β π 120 π 18 π¬ 0 π 0First cup of tea: this is the magic carpet I fly on every day.
03.03.2026 07:01 β π 95 π 16 π¬ 4 π 3Screenshot of a photo zine in development. On the front is a Red Rebel with the words Rebellion! and Davenant. The next page has the words: "Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion" Oscar Wilde Opposite is a protester in a V for Vendetta mask holding a placard which says THE ONLY WAR THAT MATTERS IS THE WAR AGAINST THE IMAGINATION ALL OTHER WARS ARE SUBSUMED IN IT
Iβve thought for a long time that photo books have become too expensive, making them inaccessible to many people. So Iβm mostly going to give up on them and move to doing high quality zines at an affordable price instead. Rebellion! will be a zine not a book and itβs coming along nicely.
03.03.2026 09:47 β π 29 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down and itβs difficult to see.
He had a thriving writing business until AI came along but now heβs struggling to find work.
Please repost this far and wide in the hope that he can find some writing work.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Poster with a photo of a Red Rebel against a bright yellow background. The poster has the words: REBELLION! "It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion" Oscar Wilde, 1891 Exhibition 1 June to 31 August 2026 Newcastle City Library 33 New Bridge Street West Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX
The Rebellion! exhibition opens in June at Newcastle City Library and will be there for three months. It is an exploration of protest as an essential part of our cultural identity in the face of draconian anti-protest legislation.
02.03.2026 09:24 β π 34 π 15 π¬ 1 π 0
DON'T BUY TRAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE!
On 1 April, the government is quietly changing the rules.
Off-Peak & Anytime tickets become non-refundable after 23:59 the day BEFORE you travel.
If you wake up & find your event cancelled, NO REFUNDS, even on Β£100+ tickets.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/far...
If photography and an exhibition donβt trigger an emotional reaction from the viewer then we have to ask ourselves what the point of it is. Iβve no idea how this exhibition is going to go down but thatβs what makes it exciting.
02.03.2026 09:24 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The exhibition will include the video βA Sound of Thunderβ which looks at protest through a number of different lenses and explores the underlying reasons why people protest. Protest is a divisive and polarising subject so Iβm expecting strong reactions to the exhibition and video.
02.03.2026 09:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Poster with a photo of a Red Rebel against a bright yellow background. The poster has the words: REBELLION! "It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion" Oscar Wilde, 1891 Exhibition 1 June to 31 August 2026 Newcastle City Library 33 New Bridge Street West Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX
The Rebellion! exhibition opens in June at Newcastle City Library and will be there for three months. It is an exploration of protest as an essential part of our cultural identity in the face of draconian anti-protest legislation.
02.03.2026 09:24 β π 34 π 15 π¬ 1 π 0ICE protest posting. San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Gumpert 28 February 2026
Artichoke. Photo: Robert Gumpert 14 February 2026
There are some interesting reads and a few shots from my archives. Come see at: robertgumpert.com
01.03.2026 20:09 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Yes. Iβve been looking at Affinity for a few years. It used to 150 quid. Now free. Certainly worth a try. My subs fee to Adobe is doubling this month. Might tell βem where to stick it. xx
01.03.2026 19:55 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Screenshot of an Affinity design software screen with a portrait of a Red Rebel in the middle
Iβve been looking to dump Adobe for a long time and just started using Affinity which is great so far. The surprising thing is that itβs also free which seems unbelievable. Definitely worth giving it a go if you are sick of paying subscriptions.
01.03.2026 08:10 β π 57 π 9 π¬ 6 π 1They always make for a good photo
01.03.2026 15:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Just seen this, love it, and from where else but Bromley, the spiritual home of English Punk! Well played people, well played.
15.12.2025 20:41 β π 513 π 109 π¬ 9 π 5How Much I Dislike the Daily MailΒ Β I would ratherΒ eat Quavers that are six weeks stale,Β blow dry the man bun of Gareth Bale,Β listen to the songs of Jimmy Nail,Β than read one page of the Daily Mail.Β Β If I was boredΒ in a waiting room in Perivale,Β on a twelve-hour trip on Network Rail,Β halfway through a circumnavigational sail,Β I would not read the Daily Mail.Β Β I would happily readΒ the autobiography of Dan Quayle,Β 1001 Things You Can Do With Kale,Β selected scripts from Emmerdale, if it meant I didnβt have to read the Daily Mail.Β Β Far better toΒ stand outside in a storm of hail,Β scratch a blackboard with a fingernail,Β be swallowed by a humpback whale,Β than have to read the Daily Mail.Β Β If I was blind Β and it was the only thing in Braille,Β I still would not read the Daily Mail.Β Β Brian BilstonΒ
Todayβs poem is called βHow Much I Dislike the Daily Mailβ.
20.08.2025 09:06 β π 950 π 298 π¬ 31 π 32
βHe was the victim of calculated political murder by the British stateβ
My long read in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the life and death of Scotlandβs greatest socialist revolutionary John Maclean
Here is a taster
And here is a link to the full article www.heraldscotland.com/news/2589654...
Thatβs what I thought but it has an opt out on the data so Iβm giving them the benefit of the doubt for now.
01.03.2026 09:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very tempted - will check it out. Thanks!
01.03.2026 09:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Still Lightroom for the photos but Iβm definitely switching to Affinity for design
01.03.2026 09:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Screenshot of an Affinity design software screen with a portrait of a Red Rebel in the middle
Iβve been looking to dump Adobe for a long time and just started using Affinity which is great so far. The surprising thing is that itβs also free which seems unbelievable. Definitely worth giving it a go if you are sick of paying subscriptions.
01.03.2026 08:10 β π 57 π 9 π¬ 6 π 1
Wet Plate experiments with Samuel Mark
4x5 Tintype
'At its dawn, every technology β like every new love β is aglow with the exhilaration of endless possibility. Its dark sides and eventual demise are unfathomable to the wildly optimistic psyche of the besotted, and besotted we invariably are...'
www.themarginalian.org/2026/02/28/v...
Early stroll. The horizonβs pale forehead. A sleeping taxi dreams of long distances, empty roads. That daffodilβs piece for solo yellow trumpet. A cat runs towards Tesco. A bike light on the hill teaches me about distance and perspective.
01.03.2026 06:16 β π 79 π 16 π¬ 2 π 0