Ian Martin

@ianmartin.bsky.social

The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged, and other books. Guardian, Architects' Journal, iPaper, Observer, whatever. Grandpa. STATE PENSIONER.

Thought I’d just pass on some relationship advice my grandma once gave to me: if you’re unhappy with your partner or spouse why don’t you replace their head in every photograph in your house with a picture of your celebrity crush? x

Me having cocktails with my celebrity crush; Rowlf from The Muppets

15th century panel depicting the Virgin and Child. All Saints, Okehampton, Devon. The only glass to survive the serious fire of 1842 which gutted the church. Removed from a window, cleaned and remounted in a lightbox in 2007.

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‘I don’t usually give out advice or recipes, but you must let the person looking at the photograph go some of the way to finishing it. You should offer them a seed that will grow and open up their minds.’ - Robert Doisneau, Paris, 1987. Photo by Peter Adams. I agree wholeheartedly.

Photo of a man sitting at a table with a glass of wine