Book Review: Small lives, Big World

From Canada to Devizes, from Central America to Paris, this collection of short stories features extraordinary episodes in the lives of ordinary people; from an Ottawa suburban housewife to a middle-aged art teacher; from a Chinese shopkeeper to a 6 year old train traveller; from a Private in the World War 1 trenches to a… Continue reading Book Review: Small lives, Big World

Festival frivolities – part two

After the events of part one I set off towards the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to take a look at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is the leading competition to celebrate and promote the very best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world. The selected images, explore… Continue reading Festival frivolities – part two