Monthly Archives: December 2010

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Now about that new camera……

Posted on December 26, 2010 by john perkins

All I wanted for Christmas this year was  good old-fashioned style leica M9 with a sprinkling of lenses. I’d easily fit the lot in my various overcoat pockets then hop on the Eurostar over to Paris and convince myself that I was the Henri-Cartier-Bresson of … Continue reading →

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Portrait of an artist

Posted on December 23, 2010 by john perkins

I called in to Wimbledon Art Studios the other day to wish a Merry Christmas to my good friend the artist Tony Cato. The studios, which is the biggest art complex in London houses hundreds of artists in a massive old industrial building … Continue reading →

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Photography in Venice

Posted on December 9, 2010 by john perkins

After around eighteen hours of rail travel I walked across the broad marble pavement from the Terminus station to the faded grandeur of the Grand Canal only to realise that I would have to photograph this stunning city with just my pocket … Continue reading →

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