by Richard Greatrex | May 9, 2024 | Image Essays
BLOG # 5 I was once asked to write about . . . .Why I Take Photographs . . . and I guess the first response is I take photographs because I always have! I have been taking photographs now for maybe 65 years, so in many ways it’s simply a habit. It’s also...
by Richard Greatrex | Apr 24, 2024 | Image Essays
Joseph the Carpenter by George De La Tour BLOG # 4 Just look at the child’s hand translucent, painted with an observant eye. As kids we would shine a torch through our hand and imagined an X-ray. Look at how the child shields the flame. The painter is George de...
by Richard Greatrex | Apr 9, 2024 | Image Essays
Just look at this a picture by Alex Webb. Alex Webb is a genius.His brain is wired differently from most of us.Genius, a description I very rarely consider using.I have never met Alex Webb. Once I asked him if I could join him atwork, he declined. I could not work...
by Richard Greatrex | Mar 27, 2024 | Image Essays
26 March 2024 Below is a photograph PLEASE DON’T LOOK Cover it up Now – uncover it and look for about 2 secondsThen – cover it up again What kind of date would you put on the picture ?Where was the picture taken ?How many men are in the picture ?And how...
by Richard Greatrex | Mar 13, 2024 | Image Essays
Hello, welcome to Pause on Line and the first Blog. For sometime now I have thought that we do not respect the work of photographers and image makers. This is especially true within the world of social media. It is said that there are over 40 billion, yes billion,...
