Paul Chambers
@paulwchambers1970.bsky.social
Time, memory, loss and love are my artistic concerns, but time, among them becomes the determinant - Sally Mann.
Wetplate analog fella doing his best in a digital world.
www.paulwchambers.com
Wetplate analog fella doing his best in a digital world.
www.paulwchambers.com
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And so, a story that will take a year to complete begins...
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Early stroll. My shadow on a garage door. A half-full bottle of vodka near the cemetery. First time I’ve seen the stars for weeks. I gaze down the Closed Road. Birds briefly sing half a page of music manuscript paper.
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Early stroll. My shadow on a garage door. A half-full bottle of vodka near the cemetery. First time I’ve seen the stars for weeks. I gaze down the Closed Road. Birds briefly sing half a page of music manuscript paper.
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“For me, it has to be the session with Rob & Willie, Chris & Hayley from 2024. Greenbelt certainly has been on a journey and this session spoke honestly about its history of LGBT inclusion”. Becci from our OUT team picked this talk to celebrate #LGBTHistoryMonth. Listen to the full talk on our site.
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
“For me, it has to be the session with Rob & Willie, Chris & Hayley from 2024. Greenbelt certainly has been on a journey and this session spoke honestly about its history of LGBT inclusion”. Becci from our OUT team picked this talk to celebrate #LGBTHistoryMonth. Listen to the full talk on our site.
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I have just written a blog about my approach to photographing my Horse series. If you have the time, I would really appreciate you stopping by.
I have had a few technical problems with sentences going for a walk but hopefully it will be ok.
deborahparkinphotography.blogspot.com/2026/02/i-ha...
I have had a few technical problems with sentences going for a walk but hopefully it will be ok.
deborahparkinphotography.blogspot.com/2026/02/i-ha...
Deborah Parkin Photography
Slowing Down. Photographing my Horse series. I have been seeing a new trend lately - 'Slow reading' - in which we are invited to read along ...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Emory preserves legendary photographer's collection of Black life in Atlanta
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Emory preserves legendary photographer's collection of Black life in Atlanta
Now 90 years old, photographer Jim Alexander has captured iconic moments and the everyday of Black life in Atlanta for more than half his life.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Emory preserves legendary photographer's collection of Black life in Atlanta
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www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
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What people often forget about photojournalism is that it starts with the word at the end: journalism. And very often, they confuse photojournalism with news photography. They might seem the same, but they are not, far from it. blog.melchersystem.com/flipping-the...
Flipping the Switch on Democracy - Thoughts of a Bohemian
When the Washington Post eliminated its photojournalists, it didn't cut costs, it destroyed the accountability infrastructure that connects us to reality
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
What people often forget about photojournalism is that it starts with the word at the end: journalism. And very often, they confuse photojournalism with news photography. They might seem the same, but they are not, far from it. blog.melchersystem.com/flipping-the...
An old collodion memory for a Friday morning…
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
An old collodion memory for a Friday morning…
This…
For the past three mornings I have woken up with my heart aching and fragments of words in my head.
‘..one man loved the pilgrim soul in you.. And paced upon the mountains overhead..’
This morning, I remembered where they came from.
When You Are Old.
William Butler Yeats.
‘..one man loved the pilgrim soul in you.. And paced upon the mountains overhead..’
This morning, I remembered where they came from.
When You Are Old.
William Butler Yeats.
February 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
This…
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Early stroll. My footsteps are my theme tune. I’m wearing my hood on top of my hat. Two parked cars seem to stare at each other. A security light’s sudden arrival on the scene. The Running Woman runs by.
February 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Early stroll. My footsteps are my theme tune. I’m wearing my hood on top of my hat. Two parked cars seem to stare at each other. A security light’s sudden arrival on the scene. The Running Woman runs by.
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Eugène Atget at the ICP — an incomplete picture of a photography master
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Eugène Atget at the ICP — an incomplete picture of a photography master
A New York show spotlights the chronicler of old Paris — but is thin on his masterpieces
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February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Eugène Atget at the ICP — an incomplete picture of a photography master
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www.ft.com/content/0038...
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Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
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Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
His experimental photo-sculptures and inventive portraits of artists like Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha pushed the boundaries of photography.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
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hyperallergic.com/jerry-mcmill...
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Early stroll. Birdsong greets my shadow. Deep tyre tracks in mud. The woman in the hi-vis jacket no longer walks up the hill. A dropped coat hanger’s metal question mark. The sky is hosting the reverse fixture of last night’s Darkness V Light match.
February 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Early stroll. Birdsong greets my shadow. Deep tyre tracks in mud. The woman in the hi-vis jacket no longer walks up the hill. A dropped coat hanger’s metal question mark. The sky is hosting the reverse fixture of last night’s Darkness V Light match.
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'Neoliberalism tells us that humans are selfish, self-centred individuals, and we can only survive by stepping on each other. Whereas I am saying exactly the opposite: we can only survive by seeing beauty in each other, and creating beauty together.'
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Ece Temelkuran: ‘Once you call it fascism you have to act...
The Turkish writer on the experience of being ‘unhomed’ and how we can fight the politics of cynicism
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February 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
'Neoliberalism tells us that humans are selfish, self-centred individuals, and we can only survive by stepping on each other. Whereas I am saying exactly the opposite: we can only survive by seeing beauty in each other, and creating beauty together.'
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Minneapolis photographer's art installation shares message of connection during immigration crackdown
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Minneapolis photographer's art installation shares message of connection during immigration crackdown
As dusk settles over Minneapolis, something unexpected appears on the side of the YWCA building.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Minneapolis photographer's art installation shares message of connection during immigration crackdown
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Early stroll. I leave the house a minute later than I usually do. I see someone in the distance; he sees me in the distance. Trees like an audience wanting an encore. Birds scatter song-pepper on Wednesday’s plate. Morning’s slow unfolding.
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Early stroll. I leave the house a minute later than I usually do. I see someone in the distance; he sees me in the distance. Trees like an audience wanting an encore. Birds scatter song-pepper on Wednesday’s plate. Morning’s slow unfolding.
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Nearly four years since Outsiders was on the front cover of The Big Issue. Loise, pictured here, spent four years street homeless in London with a baby. She had no access to support due to the hostile environment. Imagine for a moment what you would do as a woman alone in London with your baby as
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Nearly four years since Outsiders was on the front cover of The Big Issue. Loise, pictured here, spent four years street homeless in London with a baby. She had no access to support due to the hostile environment. Imagine for a moment what you would do as a woman alone in London with your baby as
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Did someone say #IronAge? In 2023, I visited #TollundMan, a #bog body unearthed by Danish brothers cutting turf in Jutland. What a wonder to gaze upon his 2,400 year old visage, preserved by #peat and appearing to sleep. I photographed his peaceful expression despite the braided rope round his neck.
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Did someone say #IronAge? In 2023, I visited #TollundMan, a #bog body unearthed by Danish brothers cutting turf in Jutland. What a wonder to gaze upon his 2,400 year old visage, preserved by #peat and appearing to sleep. I photographed his peaceful expression despite the braided rope round his neck.
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Art matters. Bad Bunny knows it. Trumps knows it. The cast & crew of Casablanca knew it. And they made the greatest scene in film history. (Trump would hate it.) youtu.be/yOliU7X1fEg?...
Victor Laszlo Gets a Crowd To Sing "La Marseillaise" (Clip) | Casablanca (1942) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Art matters. Bad Bunny knows it. Trumps knows it. The cast & crew of Casablanca knew it. And they made the greatest scene in film history. (Trump would hate it.) youtu.be/yOliU7X1fEg?...
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Early stroll. Locking the door is the stroll’s starting pistol. The huge yawn of that empty house. A man and his shadow wait in a bus shelter. A black and white cat like an animated zebra crossing. The dialogue between silence and a cockerel.
February 10, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Early stroll. Locking the door is the stroll’s starting pistol. The huge yawn of that empty house. A man and his shadow wait in a bus shelter. A black and white cat like an animated zebra crossing. The dialogue between silence and a cockerel.
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Just 3 available copies left now of this 1st edition.
Thank you M. for coming back for a 2nd copy of my zine 'One night'
Wonderful.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
Thank you M. for coming back for a 2nd copy of my zine 'One night'
Wonderful.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
February 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Just 3 available copies left now of this 1st edition.
Thank you M. for coming back for a 2nd copy of my zine 'One night'
Wonderful.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
Thank you M. for coming back for a 2nd copy of my zine 'One night'
Wonderful.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
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Early stroll. A pair of dropped socks, halted mid stride. A hopping blackbird defines the path. Someone at the bus stop stares at the sky, trying to magic the bus up. Today: yesterday’s echo. An unlit car passes like a car in dark glasses.
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Early stroll. A pair of dropped socks, halted mid stride. A hopping blackbird defines the path. Someone at the bus stop stares at the sky, trying to magic the bus up. Today: yesterday’s echo. An unlit car passes like a car in dark glasses.
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who ever had been alive.”
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who ever had been alive.”
Sunday Still-Life
8x10 Tintype
8x10 Tintype
February 8, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Sunday Still-Life
8x10 Tintype
8x10 Tintype
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM