David Eaton
@davideaton.co.uk
My X was getting me down… 😁
So, I’m just reserving my spot at the moment, whilst I decide if I want to invest in yet another social platform!
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Photography Practitioner, Educator. Producer & Project Manager. Hill-walker…
davideaton.co.uk
So, I’m just reserving my spot at the moment, whilst I decide if I want to invest in yet another social platform!
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Photography Practitioner, Educator. Producer & Project Manager. Hill-walker…
davideaton.co.uk
I might find myself sharing this round, what with a couple of companies I'm working with insisting on WhatsApp comms during jobs (I've partially solved that through using a 2nd SIM)…
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I might find myself sharing this round, what with a couple of companies I'm working with insisting on WhatsApp comms during jobs (I've partially solved that through using a 2nd SIM)…
Sally Mann on Desert Island Discs next week (Fri/Sun), I didn’t expect that…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Sally Mann, photographer and writer
Sally Mann, photographer and writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Sally Mann on Desert Island Discs next week (Fri/Sun), I didn’t expect that…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Another, from the generation of photographers who were an inspiration to my ‘generation’, no longer with us…
I’d missed this news initially but was then chatting with a colleague about his work — maybe under appreciated, by comparison with others of his time?
www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/rem...
I’d missed this news initially but was then chatting with a colleague about his work — maybe under appreciated, by comparison with others of his time?
www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/rem...
Remembering Chris Steele-Perkins (1947–2025) | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos
www.magnumphotos.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Another, from the generation of photographers who were an inspiration to my ‘generation’, no longer with us…
I’d missed this news initially but was then chatting with a colleague about his work — maybe under appreciated, by comparison with others of his time?
www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/rem...
I’d missed this news initially but was then chatting with a colleague about his work — maybe under appreciated, by comparison with others of his time?
www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/rem...
I forgot about this being on iPlayer (and rewatching)! Got to be my age… don’t answer that!
I saw this when on general release but it wouldn’t surprise me if I watched again, to see if my perspective has changed…
Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - I Am Martin Parr
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I forgot about this being on iPlayer (and rewatching)! Got to be my age… don’t answer that!
I’m not sure anyone has a flood of emails anymore but apart from that, interesting (though embracing‘boredom’ isn’t new)…
Avoiding boredom means we are denying ourselves access to our whole selves.
Put down your phone and engage in boredom – how philosophy can help with digital overload
Avoiding boredom means we are denying ourselves access to our whole selves.
tcnv.link
September 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I’m not sure anyone has a flood of emails anymore but apart from that, interesting (though embracing‘boredom’ isn’t new)…
I saw this when on general release but it wouldn’t surprise me if I watched again, to see if my perspective has changed…
Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - I Am Martin Parr
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I saw this when on general release but it wouldn’t surprise me if I watched again, to see if my perspective has changed…
Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Whatever your’s, if you’ve not seen, it’s worth it. Part of our culture and history…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The dumbing of (some in) society…
WATCH: Students and AI cheating - "Everybody's lost the ability to think for themselves"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgWYRt2aeRQ
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgWYRt2aeRQ
#Newsnight
Students and AI cheating: "Everybody's lost the ability to think for themselves"
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The dumbing of (some in) society…
Any old iron (in the shape of darkroom equipment)…
Join us @orielcolwyn.bsky.social for a One Day Only, Darkroom clear out event, on the 26th July!
All donations go towards the reopening of the Darkroom as a workshop and community space!
More Info - www.orielcolwyn.org/en/Events/Da...
All donations go towards the reopening of the Darkroom as a workshop and community space!
More Info - www.orielcolwyn.org/en/Events/Da...
Darkroom and Camera Gear
Darkroom & Camera Gear Clear-Out – Saturday 26th July
Time: 11am – 4pm (Drop-in anytime) Locatio...
www.orielcolwyn.org
June 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Any old iron (in the shape of darkroom equipment)…
I don’t usually cross posts from my other life (as an ML) but this seemed to cross boundaries nicely, being more photograph than ‘snap’…
Alan Hinks, Forest of Bowland (2022)
Alan Hinks, Forest of Bowland (2022)
April 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I don’t usually cross posts from my other life (as an ML) but this seemed to cross boundaries nicely, being more photograph than ‘snap’…
Alan Hinks, Forest of Bowland (2022)
Alan Hinks, Forest of Bowland (2022)
Reposted by David Eaton
With steep declines in wildlife continuing, none of us can afford for new laws to make this problem worse.
We urge the Government to look at the carefully considered changes we propose to the Planning Bill. Nature can thrive alongside development, but only with the right safeguards in place.
We urge the Government to look at the carefully considered changes we propose to the Planning Bill. Nature can thrive alongside development, but only with the right safeguards in place.
April 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
With steep declines in wildlife continuing, none of us can afford for new laws to make this problem worse.
We urge the Government to look at the carefully considered changes we propose to the Planning Bill. Nature can thrive alongside development, but only with the right safeguards in place.
We urge the Government to look at the carefully considered changes we propose to the Planning Bill. Nature can thrive alongside development, but only with the right safeguards in place.
Reposted by David Eaton
Even though the sound of it is something quite .. true.
April 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Even though the sound of it is something quite .. true.
Though the core of Format has passed, there’s still a number of exhibits running, glad I got to see Blakemore…
formatfestival.com
formatfestival.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Though the core of Format has passed, there’s still a number of exhibits running, glad I got to see Blakemore…
formatfestival.com
formatfestival.com
"Across Europe, external noise is linked to 12,000 early deaths a year"…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Noise: The invisible killer in all our lives
The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Across Europe, external noise is linked to 12,000 early deaths a year"…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oh, and another quote for you, this time courtesy of that guy with the iPad artwork… 🙃
March 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Oh, and another quote for you, this time courtesy of that guy with the iPad artwork… 🙃
An afternoon visit to @impressions-gallery.com Bradford and Aïda Muluneh’s work The Necessity of Seeing, as part of Nationhood: Memory & Hope. It stood out, for all the right reasons…
(On until 26th April, I think…?)
(On until 26th April, I think…?)
March 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
An afternoon visit to @impressions-gallery.com Bradford and Aïda Muluneh’s work The Necessity of Seeing, as part of Nationhood: Memory & Hope. It stood out, for all the right reasons…
(On until 26th April, I think…?)
(On until 26th April, I think…?)
Finally got round to seeing the M. Parr documentary and for any reservations I might have had, after a few reviews, I’ve got to admit it was engaging, entertaining; there could have been a broader critique but I can reflect on that myself. Worth a look…
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
I Am Martin Parr | Showtimes and Tickets
Since the 1970s, Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times. Through this intimate road trip across England, discover the men who revolut...
www.picturehouses.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Finally got round to seeing the M. Parr documentary and for any reservations I might have had, after a few reviews, I’ve got to admit it was engaging, entertaining; there could have been a broader critique but I can reflect on that myself. Worth a look…
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
Reposted by David Eaton
We are super pleased to welcome JENNY MATTHEWS to our next TALK PHOTO event!
You lucky people!
Tues 18th March - 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Tickets / Info: orielcolwyn.org/talk-photo
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Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd!
JENNY MATTHEWS!
Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Mawrth 18 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
You lucky people!
Tues 18th March - 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Tickets / Info: orielcolwyn.org/talk-photo
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Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd!
JENNY MATTHEWS!
Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Mawrth 18 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
March 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We are super pleased to welcome JENNY MATTHEWS to our next TALK PHOTO event!
You lucky people!
Tues 18th March - 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Tickets / Info: orielcolwyn.org/talk-photo
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Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd!
JENNY MATTHEWS!
Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Mawrth 18 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
You lucky people!
Tues 18th March - 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Tickets / Info: orielcolwyn.org/talk-photo
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Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd!
JENNY MATTHEWS!
Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Mawrth 18 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
That was a good listen, I’ve already shared it with one photographer who (probably) needs to hear some of what’s within…
unitednationsofphotography.com/2025/03/05/p... your weekend listening sorted...
PODCAST, A Photographic Conversation, Episode 356: with Bill Shapiro ‘Photographers and Social Media’
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography Bill Shapiro. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Bill comment on the photographic…
unitednationsofphotography.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
That was a good listen, I’ve already shared it with one photographer who (probably) needs to hear some of what’s within…
Back from a really engaging evening over at the small but brilliant @orielcolwyn.bsky.social listening to @mccoywynne.bsky.social talk about their work…
…oh, next time I’m visiting my sister, I’ll be seeing the Hackney Marshes and old water works in a whole new light…!
…oh, next time I’m visiting my sister, I’ll be seeing the Hackney Marshes and old water works in a whole new light…!
Thursday's TALK PHOTO event!
Stephanie Wynne & Stephen McCoy @mccoywynne.bsky.social
Thurs 6th March - 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Tickets / Info: orielcolwyn.org/talk-photo
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Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd!
Stephanie Wynne & Stephen McCoy!
Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Iau 6 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
Stephanie Wynne & Stephen McCoy @mccoywynne.bsky.social
Thurs 6th March - 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Tickets / Info: orielcolwyn.org/talk-photo
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Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd!
Stephanie Wynne & Stephen McCoy!
Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Iau 6 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
March 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Back from a really engaging evening over at the small but brilliant @orielcolwyn.bsky.social listening to @mccoywynne.bsky.social talk about their work…
…oh, next time I’m visiting my sister, I’ll be seeing the Hackney Marshes and old water works in a whole new light…!
…oh, next time I’m visiting my sister, I’ll be seeing the Hackney Marshes and old water works in a whole new light…!
I was hoping for a bit more of a critique, or at least some local voices, but it’s more, solely, a PR piece than anything else, which is a shame (content, not journalism?)…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Martin Parr: The 1980s seaside snaps that sparked a controversy
Ahead of a film about him, photographer Martin Parr tells all about his most famous pieces of work.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I was hoping for a bit more of a critique, or at least some local voices, but it’s more, solely, a PR piece than anything else, which is a shame (content, not journalism?)…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by David Eaton
The government’s £270m Arts Everywhere Fund is a welcome investment—but just 1.2% is for cultural education. At a time when access to arts education is declining, this represents a significant missed opportunity.
We call for greater ambition in the Arts Everywhere Fund:
We call for greater ambition in the Arts Everywhere Fund:
Responding to the Arts Everywhere Fund
The Curriculum and Assessment Review has been commissioned to make recommendations on potential improvements to the current national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England. This is our…
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The government’s £270m Arts Everywhere Fund is a welcome investment—but just 1.2% is for cultural education. At a time when access to arts education is declining, this represents a significant missed opportunity.
We call for greater ambition in the Arts Everywhere Fund:
We call for greater ambition in the Arts Everywhere Fund: