Three exhibitions, June 2016 →

In recent weeks I’ve visited three photographic exhibitions. Each had people at its core. All were very different, stimulating and provocative in their own way. As the sum of all three exceeded the parts, it’s interesting to reflect on the bigger picture.

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Storm clouds over the Chilterns

Every day, dawn and dusk, sunrise and sunset, are different. Sometimes the sun makes its entrance or exit with a whimper; other times with a bang. This evening's sunset was accompanied by spectacular storm clouds.

 

Getting back to 'one a day'

So many things catch our eyes every day, creating images in our minds.

I thought I'd resume my 'one a day' (alright, to be honest, 'one most days') series of photographs.

Here's today's image, shot on my iPhone at Piccadilly Circus station in London.

 

A few more words about Greenland

For all its beauty and remoteness, Greenland is also at the forefront of the impact of global warming and the development of the mining industry so the communities I visited are facing tough challenges.

It's too late to stop the effects of climate change, manifested here by melting ice and wildlife changes which threaten to remove the underpinning of daily life in many of the communities visited. Capitalism too, which has brought improved material wellbeing at a cost of social cohesion, is about to present new challenges as areas previously concealed by ice are developed for large-scale mining. Even with the backing of Denmark, the government of a country of only 56,000 people will be no match for powerful mining companies.

Through generations the Inuit have formed their own distinctive way of life. Arts and crafts, traditional drum dance, kayak performances and colourful national costumes are all cultural expressions that are very much alive today. At the same time, those communities are having to come to terms with economic, political and environmental change.