30 years since the original TV series was broadcast, the annual tour landed at London’s Royal Festival Hall last night (Feb 9th).  The tour is anchored around the virtuoso house band, guided by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas, and featuring renowned Celtic and Americana roots musicians John Doyle, Michael McGoldrick, Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, James Mackintosh and Daniel Kimbro, with special guests Loudon Wainwright III, Julie Fowlis, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, and Niall McCabe.

I stumbled across this article a couple of days ago: It lists 149 quotes about photography, aligned to different photographic genres, and wraps up with the following take away.  “Reflecting on these quotes, it’s clear that photography is much more than a technical skill; it’s a profound way of seeing and experiencing the world. Let these quotes remind you to stay curious, be patient, and always seek the beauty in the ordinary.

This is a photographic genre I’ve not really explored up to now, but the recent acquisition of a light box has led to a number of thoughts about producing images that are more creative, artistic, or just weird. The Lightbox I’m using is a commercial model; Puluz 30cm, which has built in LED lighting, and is supplied with a number of coloured PVC sheets, which can serve as backdrops.