America is Waiting

Just a quick one from Edinburgh last week - the trip went very well, nice to see Gaynor and Phil at the exhibition, and I enjoyed very much the chance of seeing more of the city, even if I did knacker my legs walking much too far on the first day...

And now I'm just about to set off again, to the US this time, so this will be my last posting until sometime in May - should return with lots of lovely new pictures to show you all though! Also, will have some news to share on my return about a non-sciencey exhibition in Manchester. Be seeing you.

You hear voices?

[See this picture at a larger size in the Dead Things section of the gallery]

You hear them, so you are possessed.

Mind thoroughly warped this last week by the reissue of Byrne and Eno's 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts' - the idea of a world haunted by voices carried by EM waves seeming just as resonant today as it did 25 years ago when the record first came out. Plus, experimental music with a bit of danceable funk? No bad thing.

It was also easily my busiest working week as a photographer ever - with a somewhat predictable last minute panic over getting the pictures for Edinburgh finished and delivered, plus several jobs including a session of portraiture which I decided to do on the streets of the Northern Quarter in Manchester, and turned out to be huge fun. Used my one day off from photography to, erm, go and see some photography - Elliott Erwitt at the NMPFT. A total joy, and providing the rarity of genuine laughter in a gallery, along with many deeper moments.

So, main news for this week is the opening of the Edinburgh exhibition at The Hub this Wednesday - I'll be there this weekend, and there's a meet 'n' greet session on Sunday evening. The Manchester exhibition at Kro has also been extended - will now be up until the end of the month.