Red Light Ray

Firework taking off

redlightray — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:08:08 +0000

At New Year Berlin feels like a war zone due to the locals relaxed attitude towards setting fireworks off.

A city with space to think

redlightray — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:05:01 +0000

A skate park being built in a disused swimming pool. Berlin

Brainwash

redlightray — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:20:57 +0000

That edit a few posts back doens’t show so here it is again. May have extra relevance ahead of Christmas. Again – taken in Paris

Cabinet reshuffle

redlightray — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:36:28 +0000

Took some while to get a grip on things and what should be where, but from now inspirations will mainly be posted on my twitter feed. I’ve killed all automatic feeds to facebook and the like – you either check it or you don’t.

Kid in an Adults World

redlightray — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:36:10 +0000

A Paris market

#clydebynight

redlightray — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:14:22 +0000

By cover of darkness on the Clyde. A test shot for #clydebynight. ISO a little high due to bobbing up n down in the water.

Glasgow Fire by Night

redlightray — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:57:21 +0000

A couple of photos from today’s fire in Glasgow:

The Future Shape of [Photo] Journalism?

redlightray — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:36:09 +0000

People are now desensitised to images of war. The age of #citizenjournalism is upon us. While almost everyone has a video camera in their pocket the proliferation of images is diluting the power of what’s their. Far from benign, it’s up to professional journalists to recast the mould, to come up with new ways to get the story across and to let people know what is going on in the world so that people can make educated decisions to try and steer the world toward a better future. This is perhaps where #cinematicjournalism comes in. We need HD video, three angles and surround sound to know how good or bad it is far more than Hollywood does. This is the real world, this is real. I’m sold on it, I might well be there doing it, and you might well be watching it.

Beneath the Grandeur

redlightray — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:55:32 +0000

*Paris underground

Fontaine du Palmier

redlightray — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Fontaine du Palmier, Paris – A triumphal column built to celebrate Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. A golden angel used to present war to the French public. Fitting as an image of war? I’m sure those who were on the battle ground might have a different take.