Mick Yates
@mickyates.com
Many interests. Global society. Photographer. Curator. Educator. Liberal. Music. Traveller. Data & Photo Ethics.
Visiting Professor, Interdisciplinary Ethics, University of Leeds.
Co-Founder, Photo|Frome Festival of Photography. https://photofrome.org
Visiting Professor, Interdisciplinary Ethics, University of Leeds.
Co-Founder, Photo|Frome Festival of Photography. https://photofrome.org
July 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
June 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The best part of Photo London - the ‘London Lives’ exhibition beautifully curated by Francis Hodgson. Sharp photographic observations across the years, fascinating stories and genuinely meaningful work. A fine contrast with other simply ‘decorative’ work in the art fair.
#photography #exhibition
#photography #exhibition
May 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The best part of Photo London - the ‘London Lives’ exhibition beautifully curated by Francis Hodgson. Sharp photographic observations across the years, fascinating stories and genuinely meaningful work. A fine contrast with other simply ‘decorative’ work in the art fair.
#photography #exhibition
#photography #exhibition
Sometimes a happy place is good. Lecturing at University of Leeds today on ‘Ethics of AI’ in Visiting Prof role. Pleased with student response. Small, personal celebration in one of my fav places in town ‘Restaurant Bar & Grill’.
#photography #ethics #AI #restaurant #wine #Leeds
#photography #ethics #AI #restaurant #wine #Leeds
March 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sometimes a happy place is good. Lecturing at University of Leeds today on ‘Ethics of AI’ in Visiting Prof role. Pleased with student response. Small, personal celebration in one of my fav places in town ‘Restaurant Bar & Grill’.
#photography #ethics #AI #restaurant #wine #Leeds
#photography #ethics #AI #restaurant #wine #Leeds
Another suggestion for a good (vintage) camera to start enjoying film. The Olympus 35RC, with 42mm F/2.8 dates from 1970. There are successor cameras, with slightly better spec, but this is still lovely. The perfect compact.
#photography #film #camera #olympus
#photography #film #camera #olympus
March 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Another suggestion for a good (vintage) camera to start enjoying film. The Olympus 35RC, with 42mm F/2.8 dates from 1970. There are successor cameras, with slightly better spec, but this is still lovely. The perfect compact.
#photography #film #camera #olympus
#photography #film #camera #olympus
Paul Lowe of Spectrum Photographic and Joss Barratt looking over contact sheets for Photo|Frome's Rook Lane exhibition - which will feature work by Susan Meiselas, Tish Murtha, Paul Seawright, Nick Hedges, Roland Ramanan, Jim Brogden, Fast Forward: Women in Photography and, of course, Josh!
February 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Paul Lowe of Spectrum Photographic and Joss Barratt looking over contact sheets for Photo|Frome's Rook Lane exhibition - which will feature work by Susan Meiselas, Tish Murtha, Paul Seawright, Nick Hedges, Roland Ramanan, Jim Brogden, Fast Forward: Women in Photography and, of course, Josh!
I see lots of interest in how to choose a good (vintage) camera to start enjoying film. My Pentax KX, with 55mm F/1.8 dates from 1976, and I still love it. Looks great, handles superbly and takes even better photos!
#photography #film #camera #pentax
#photography #film #camera #pentax
February 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I see lots of interest in how to choose a good (vintage) camera to start enjoying film. My Pentax KX, with 55mm F/1.8 dates from 1976, and I still love it. Looks great, handles superbly and takes even better photos!
#photography #film #camera #pentax
#photography #film #camera #pentax
February 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
February 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This evening's view from our room, listening to Keith Jarrett's Concert in Köln, Ardbeg 10 at hand.
#photography #urbanscape #singapore
#photography #urbanscape #singapore
January 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This evening's view from our room, listening to Keith Jarrett's Concert in Köln, Ardbeg 10 at hand.
#photography #urbanscape #singapore
#photography #urbanscape #singapore
Archives, and another interesting moment in history. Tiananmen Square, with Marx and Engels. Beijing, China, May 1979 - the year China opened to foreign tourists after Deng Xiaoping took power in 1978.
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
January 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Archives, and another interesting moment in history. Tiananmen Square, with Marx and Engels. Beijing, China, May 1979 - the year China opened to foreign tourists after Deng Xiaoping took power in 1978.
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
From the archive. Scene from a spy movie? Karachi, 1992.
Minox, Ektachrome.
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentary #travel #streetphotogrraphy
Minox, Ektachrome.
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentary #travel #streetphotogrraphy
January 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
From the archive. Scene from a spy movie? Karachi, 1992.
Minox, Ektachrome.
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentary #travel #streetphotogrraphy
Minox, Ektachrome.
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentary #travel #streetphotogrraphy
Archives, and an interesting moment in history. Children being taught English in Chuliao Commune, Guangdong, China, May 1979 - the year China opened to foreign tourists after Deng Xiaoping took power in 1978. The rest is history.
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
January 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Archives, and an interesting moment in history. Children being taught English in Chuliao Commune, Guangdong, China, May 1979 - the year China opened to foreign tourists after Deng Xiaoping took power in 1978. The rest is history.
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
Pentax, Agfa
#photography #documentary #documentaryphotography #China
From the archive. Bangkok fish market, 1979
Pentax
#photography #travel #archive #documentary #documentaryphotography
Pentax
#photography #travel #archive #documentary #documentaryphotography
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
From the archive. Bangkok fish market, 1979
Pentax
#photography #travel #archive #documentary #documentaryphotography
Pentax
#photography #travel #archive #documentary #documentaryphotography
I'd always put Popol Vuh alongside CAN, but they really invented 'Ambient' with 'Hosianna Mantra' in 1972. Beautiful album. This pre-dated Eno's 'Music for Airports' from 1978. Brian is a way better philosopher as he defined the 'Ambient' genre and is now credited as its father.
#music #musicsky
#music #musicsky
January 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Late night chill, never better. From the ‘Summer of Love’, no less, 1967
#music #vinyl #funk #jazz #summeroflove
#music #vinyl #funk #jazz #summeroflove
January 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Late night chill, never better. From the ‘Summer of Love’, no less, 1967
#music #vinyl #funk #jazz #summeroflove
#music #vinyl #funk #jazz #summeroflove
Balloons launching at Longleat, viewed from Heaven's Gate.
Nikon, 2019
#photography #balloons #documentary #view
Nikon, 2019
#photography #balloons #documentary #view
January 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Balloons launching at Longleat, viewed from Heaven's Gate.
Nikon, 2019
#photography #balloons #documentary #view
Nikon, 2019
#photography #balloons #documentary #view
January 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM