A journal on photography by Thomas Riggs
“Critical Hit” Behind The Scenes Compilation from Thomas Riggs on Vimeo.
I spent the last few days in the Peak District, working on Kyle McVean’s short film “Critical Hit”, which is based on the encounters of our Dungeons & Dragons group which I’ve mentioned here in the past. We had lots of fun getting back together again!
The internet k-hole is a dazzling collection of anonymous snapshot photographs from the recent past, found at flea markets and photo-sharing websites.
Browsing through each of the (overwhelmingly large) posts is a journey of curiosity and surprise. There’s something very charming about being a latent witness to these scenes of everyday life from around the world, and it reminds me in particular of something very “human” about photography, something you tend to get further and further away from in academia.
If you want to learn more, there’s a good interview with Bianca Peach, who runs the internet k-hole, on inconnu magazine’s website.
These are some photographs from a weekend in Trelales, a small town in South Wales where I went to school as a kid.
Jörg M. Colberg’s insightful and frequent explorations of photo-books are a delightful read, as are his short essays on photography theory and culture.
Somewhere to start: Jim Goldberg and the Struggle of Photographic Storytelling
A young men’s fashion blog from the ‘States with some really fantastic original photography.
Somewhere to start: Desert Boots Resoled
Deservedly popular London-based portrait photographer who’s definitely worth following.
Somewhere to start: IMAGE OF THE WEEK… DARE I SAY IT…
A website that continues to either delight or irritate photographers the world over.
Somewhere to start: Examples of “Creative” Editing