I have fond memories of polishing my Dad’s English handmade brogues when I was a boy. They were of a beautiful tan grain leather with a Goodyear… Read more “Brogue Traders: My Experience Buying Traditional Handmade English Shoes”
Author: Chris Pattison
Chris Pattison is an English photographer and writer from the North East.
His images have been displayed as part of the Connected exhibition at Patchings Art Centre and Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at the National Theatre.
They have appeared in Amateur Photographer and Outdoor Photography magazines, and online at On Landscape, 35MMC and Edge of Humanity.
He has given up on the self-defeating exercise of aligning himself with photographic genres and takes photographs and makes images of anything he finds interesting, using film and digital cameras. These enquiries and experiments sometimes lead to projects, essays and articles.
Touching Cloth: A Middle Aged Man’s Apparel Journey
Mirror, Mirror It comes to us all eventually. It usually starts with a few grey hairs on the temples, and before you know it you are standing… Read more “Touching Cloth: A Middle Aged Man’s Apparel Journey”
United colours of nature
Last Saturday, my wife and eldest daughter went out to gather some material for my daughter’s GCSE photography project. They went out seeking autumn colours. I thought… Read more “United colours of nature”
Interference
Here’s a wave interference pattern recorded by deposited sea coal. How cool is that?
When Objects Align
During the same evening walk by the sea as mentioned in my previous post, two items that had washed ashore provided rare moments of alignment with two… Read more “When Objects Align”
Always The Sun
Check out my latest article for 35mmc about selenium cell compact cameras.
Teesbay Angel
Yesterday was uncommonly warm, so after work I decided to enjoy the evening and drove down the zinc works road to the beach. The tide was exceptionally… Read more “Teesbay Angel”
A half baked idea with a half frame camera
Back in 2017 I acquired an Olympus PEN EE half-frame camera. I took it to Durham City with the idea of recording little street scenes unfolding over… Read more “A half baked idea with a half frame camera”
My old cap
It hasn’t been artificially aged. It wasn’t bought last week. It didn’t come with a shitty logo and a premium price attached. The oldest visual record I… Read more “My old cap”
Photographs with Words 