I photographed my first morning cuppa... Tea Pigs Earl Grey, Lemon Juice, Odysea Greek Oak Tree Honey in my favourite cup; a hand-made painted mug from Dubrovnik in Croatia, purchased in 2020, during a brief time when travel was allowed to certain "green" countries during the Covid period of restricted travel.

""When I force myself to utter the awkward phrase, 'I am grateful,' I actually start to feel a bit more grateful... It's basic cognitive therapy: behave in a certain way, and your mind will eventually catch up with your actions.".
~ A.J. Jacobs

~ Michael Foley

I recently picked up a copy of a book called "One Photo a Day Keeps the Doctor Away" by Joost Joossen when visiting the Tate Gallery to view an exhibition on The 80's: Photographing Britain…

"You can't go back in time, and regret is pointless. The crucial thing is to start paying attention now."

~ Michael Foley

“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what is important. Capture the good times. Develop from the negatives. And if things don't turn out ... Take another shot.”

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again...”

~ Joseph Campbell

I don’t have a favourite photographer. If you asked me who is my favourite artist, writer, actor, singer, band or what is my favourite movie, album, novel or piece of music, my answer would simply be, I don’t have a favourite. For me, to narrow down my choice, to identify a favourite... There are too many to name. I would find it difficult enough to list a top ten, let alone a single favourite…

"We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us."

~ Ralph M. Hattersley, Jr. (1921-2000) American photographic educator, commentator, journalist and photographer

I remember when I first became interested in photography, I came across the Leica Q…

“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”

~ Ansel Adams