Algorithm-free Correspondence
To keep my creative juices flowing I draw, make photographs and observe, constantly.
I get my hands dirty drawing on paper and painting on canvas not on a screen and I prefer to write with a pen than type on a keyboard. I spin vinyl, develop rolls of film and make prints in my darkroom.
I enjoy pairing words and images with well-crafted letter forms and considered typography. I like print ephemera, mainly black letterpress ink pressed into soft cotton paper.
If time travel were possible I’d be jumping back in time quicker than you could say ‘Great Scott Marty!’ Seems I’m gradually ditching digital to embrace analogue.
Sharing on social media for likes is not something I thrive on and it’s become a rash that grows red raw with every scratch. I’m not looking for another Instagram, I still use it, I’m looking for a new way to share alongside my website and blog.
So I’m collating my work and thoughts into a more personal format—a letter in the form of a Substack newsletter.
When did you last send or receive a letter? Not utility bills, bank statements or junk mail but handwritten correspondence from family or friends. Do you miss opening a letter, unfolding the paper and reading it?
Subscribe and I will email you my occasional letter—newsletter really but I prefer ‘letter’—direct to your inbox. Algorithm-free correspondence of photographs, drawings and observations.
Yes, it’s still sharing digitally but it feels more comfortable. Maybe even the occasional letter via good old snail mail, stamped addressed envelopes through your letterbox. Now that could be something!
Can letters or newsletters be a more considered way to share? Why not? It worked perfectly well before we succumbed to scratching that damn rash. Let’s find out!
Would you like to receive my occasional letter? Send an S.A.E. by subscribing with your email address—thanks!
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September 2024
- 30 Sep 2024 Jamie
- 25 Sep 2024 Jonathan
- 7 Sep 2024 Lockdown Memories on 35mm
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August 2024
- 16 Aug 2024 No Parking
- 8 Aug 2024 Alan
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July 2024
- 12 Jul 2024 Buddhist Hands
- 7 Jul 2024 Glass & Gloss
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June 2024
- 27 Jun 2024 Eat the Rich
- 21 Jun 2024 Expired Film & Paper
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May 2024
- 15 May 2024 Deflated Dad
- 6 May 2024 Offline Journal #012
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January 2024
- 27 Jan 2024 Pondering Subtle Shades
- 20 Jan 2024 Grit & Grain
- 8 Jan 2024 New Shoes
- 7 Jan 2024 Subtle Highlights
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December 2023
- 15 Dec 2023 Alternative Frame
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November 2023
- 30 Nov 2023 Perennials Working Print
- 28 Nov 2023 Bridleway
- 26 Nov 2023 Jeremy
- 25 Nov 2023 J. Bradburne’s
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August 2023
- 17 Aug 2023 Print More, Scan Less.
- 4 Aug 2023 Looking Through Grey Tinted Glasses
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July 2023
- 26 Jul 2023 Framed Prints, Ready to Hang.
- 4 Jul 2023 Mab Gwalia Portraits
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April 2023
- 10 Apr 2023 Letter from Holywell
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October 2022
- 14 Oct 2022 Algorithm-free Correspondence
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August 2022
- 12 Aug 2022 Making prints from 35mm negatives
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July 2022
- 23 Jul 2022 6 x 7 prints
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June 2022
- 21 Jun 2022 Why didn’t he help them?
- 9 Jun 2022 Face value - Offline Journal Feature
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May 2022
- 31 May 2022 Round Two
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April 2022
- 3 Apr 2022 Ilford Feature
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March 2022
- 29 Mar 2022 Framelines Magazine Spotlight Feature
- 4 Mar 2022 Photo Print Day for Ukraine
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January 2022
- 25 Jan 2022 In Conversation with Michel
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October 2021
- 2 Oct 2021 Ffoton One image
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September 2021
- 13 Sep 2021 In conversation with Dave Wood
- 1 Sep 2021 My Thoughts on Glass
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July 2021
- 31 Jul 2021 In Conversation with John (Steven really… definitely maybe).
- 13 Jul 2021 Gaumont Plaza
- 9 Jul 2021 I don’t like my news soggy!
- 6 Jul 2021 It’s Hip to be Square
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May 2021
- 20 May 2021 In Conversation with John
- 9 May 2021 In Conversation with Leo and Johnny
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March 2021
- 21 Mar 2021 The North Wales Project Instagram Takeover
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February 2021
- 19 Feb 2021 Stitching Sketchbooks
- 9 Feb 2021 Lenny
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January 2021
- 24 Jan 2021 See a Penny…
- 10 Jan 2021 Skateboarding in the underpass
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October 2020
- 8 Oct 2020 Nercwys Forest - The Whole Roll.
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September 2020
- 22 Sep 2020 Street Photography / September 2020
- 16 Sep 2020 P for ‘Populaire’
- 13 Sep 2020 A First Time for Everything
- 2 Sep 2020 Like a Leica
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August 2020
- 25 Aug 2020 Soft Drinks Only
- 14 Aug 2020 Harley’s Garage
- 12 Aug 2020 645 Back & Fomapan 400
- 10 Aug 2020 I Really want a Hayabusa
- 10 Aug 2020 What must people think?
- 5 Aug 2020 Did you just take my photo?
- 3 Aug 2020 Stranger Portraits