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The Art of Glastonbury Today

As featured  in England’s West Country Life magazine and the Western Daily Press. To view this article in the UK’s printed press click here: Glasto with Gabriella As Glastonbury 2011 celebrates 41 years of good times, great bands, and ticket sell-outs, it is difficult to imagine that all those years ago the then-one-day event only cost £1, which got you some free milk from the farm to watch the few key acts that were Marc Bolan, Al Stewart and Quintessence. The very first Glastonbury Festival of 1970 was in fact...

14 August 2011 | Media, The Arts, TV & Radio, World Music | , , , , , | 0 Comments
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The Tibetan Cowboy

As featured  in England’s West Country Life magazine and the Western Daily Press… Award-winning travel photographer Barry Cawston from Axbridge in Somerset presented his star photographic fine art piece Tibetan Cowboy on BBC2’s recent debut Show Me The Monet, a show produced in a similar style to the channel’s entrepreneurial series Dragon’s Den, but for artists. The show has proved very popular up and down the country and it is no surprise, when you consider that as many as 5 million people in Britain alone immerse themselves in some kind of art, such as photography,...

14 August 2011 | International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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What are you reading?

With the decline of print media in today’s rapidly accelerating digital age, this photograph caught my eye as a statement of the world today, whether you choose to call it traditional, progressive or simply educational. It’s all relative to a place and its people. This Nepalese gentleman is reading a Kathmandu newspaper in Bhaktapur. As a writer in both digital and print media, I can honestly say that I remain unbiased in the debate and strongly believe there will always be demand forboth so long as society continues to roll...

14 August 2011 | Visual World | , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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NEPAL – A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

Matt Eagles from Macclesfield in Cheshire sent two photographs to the Culture Corner in response to “A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words.” I have to say I love the composition of both shots and Matt really manages to capture the spirit of Nepal and its people. He explains “I developed a passion for photography after a wonderful safari trip to Botswana, Zambia and Namibia in 2007 although I had little experience. On my return I was so determined to capture those wonderful images I had seen that I decided...

14 August 2011 | Visual World | , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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From one Canvas to Another

Published as part of the BBC’s Show Me The Monet series on BBC 2 Between 4 and 5 million people in Britain alone immerse themselves in some kind of art, such as photography, painting and sculpture, studies have shown. It is no surprise, then, that BBC2’s Show Me The Monet show starring Charlotte Mullins, David Lee and Roy Bolton three of the world’s toughest art critics, had millions of viewers glued to their TV-sets over the past two weeks of the show’s debut. It strikes me that too many shows have...

14 August 2011 | Culture Cave, International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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A picture speaks a thousand words

I’d like to make a link between two of my favourite things in life: photography and language. The phrase “a picture speaks a thousand words” travels a long way. One of my first memories of teaching English as a foreign language in France was the enthusiasm kids in the classroom showed when presenting them with photographs. It triggered discussion, questions and even laughter, all vital elements in a healthy and successful learning environment.  I think it was a more memorable experience than the average textbook-lesson too. Relating themes and...

11 August 2011 | Education, Photography | , , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments