David Eaton
@davideaton.co.uk
My X was getting me down… 😁 So, I’ve been reserving my spot, whilst I decide if I want to invest in yet another social platform! - Photography Practitioner, Educator, Project Manager & Producer. Hill-walker, Mountain Leader. davideaton.co.uk
A brief trip to the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Saturday. Good to see it visiting the provinces, once in a while…! On until the 10th May, at The Millennium Gallery, Sheffield…
The Don is going to be talking about his career on This Cultural Life (Radio4), Thursday; should in interesting, hope John Wilson brings some new insights to the conversation - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Don McCullin
Photographer Sir Don McCullin reveals his cultural influences and formative experiences.
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$16 Billion!! “According to Reuters, Meta estimates that ten percent of the company’s annual revenue comes from fraudulent ads on its services – amounting to a dizzying 16 billion dollars” — Enshittification www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-engl...
Digital products and services are getting worse – but the trend can be reversed
A new report from the Norwegian Consumer Council shows how enshittification affects both consumers and society at large. Luckily, it‘s possible to turn the tide.
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Gosh, Martin Parr’s died, only 73… uk.news.yahoo.com/british-phot...
British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73: Foundation
British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol at the age of 73, his foundation announced on Sunday."It is with great sadness that we announce th...
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Dropped into Cass Art Manchester yesterday to see a friend’s sketches; Len’s more known, in recent times, for his urban sketches but for me the wall of drawings made during a life class were the stars of the show… More info here, if you’re interested: www.instagram.com/len_grant?ig...
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Milan Patel on Instagram: "Artists are monsters. 👹🎨🫣 Filmed @chatterboxcomedynight by @luhrsman Come see me on my beast coast roar (aka my east coast tour): NEW YORK | 11/2 | @unionhallny BOSTON |...
22K likes, 309 comments - milanpatel_okay on October 13, 2025: "Artists are monsters. 👹🎨🫣 Filmed @chatterboxcomedynight by @luhrsman Come see me on my beast coast roar (aka my east coast tour): NEW...
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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)…
Documentally@documental.ly · 12mo agoWhy I don't use #WhatsApp documentally.com/between-conv...
“View from the border: the wall dividing the US and Mexico…” www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
View from the border: the wall dividing the US and Mexico – in pictures
The structure, variously known as the border fence or border wall, is not continuous and only covers sections of the almost 2,000-mile boundary between the two countries. It consists of a series of ob...
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Sally Mann on Desert Island Discs next week (Fri/Sun), I didn’t expect that… 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
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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...
Remembering Chris Steele-Perkins (1947–2025) | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos
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I forgot about this being on iPlayer (and rewatching)! Got to be my age… don’t answer that!
David Eaton@davideaton.co.uk · last yr.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...
I’m not sure anyone has a flood of emails anymore but apart from that, interesting (though embracing‘boredom’ isn’t new)…
The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · last yr.Avoiding boredom means we are denying ourselves access to our whole selves.
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...
BBC Four - I Am Martin Parr
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
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Any old iron (in the shape of darkroom equipment)…
Millie Hulme@emhulme.bsky.social · last yr.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...
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)
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.
Though the core of Format has passed, there’s still a number of exhibits running, glad I got to see Blakemore… formatfestival.com
"Across Europe, external noise is linked to 12,000 early deaths a year"… 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.
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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…?)
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...
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...
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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 --- 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…
UnOfPhoto@unofphoto.bsky.social · 2y agounitednationsofphotography.com/2025/03/05/p... your weekend listening sorted...
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…!
Oriel Colwyn@orielcolwyn.bsky.social · 2y agoThursday'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 --- Digwyddiad TALK PHOTO Newydd! Stephanie Wynne & Stephen McCoy! Dydd Iau yma.. Dydd Iau 6 Mawrth - 19:00 (Drysau ar agor 18:30)
