Unboxing Aphex Twin’s new Cheetah EP… Check it out: Good stuff. https://youtu.be/Mn1pUbp0PZU
Author Archives: James Cockroft
stretch it out some
A reminder/exhortation to myself first: Somehow I just can’t help but think that life is a lot more varied than what is typically the subject matter for so much of Fine Art [and my] photography. And I can’t help but think it’s a real shame if that is the case simply because we’re [I’m] such a shy lot. …
trying to remember
Narrated by Umar bin Al-Khattab I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Actions are (judged) by intentions (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing …
Pallet Cleansing
1 dumpster-dived pallet + 1 hammer + 1 hand saw + buckets of sweat + a few scrapes + a couple of bruises + a tiny bit of blood + a pinch of swearing + much praising of Allah azza wa jall, without Whom I would have neither the strength nor the ability =
Post Fast Reminders
Alhamdulillah, my lengthy fast has come to an end, and may Allah accept it from me and guide me closer to Him. In 36 days of fasting, what did I learn? What did I notice? What do I want to remember and implement in my non-fasting life?
Unboxing ToP’s Four Photobook Book Sale
Back in early June, The Online Photographer, in conjunction with the Nelson Atkins Museum, ran another book sale. If you recall, a couple of months ago, I picked up a bit omnibus history-of-photography style book from a similar sale, so when this one went down, I jumped on it… Forewarned is forearmed, the video is …
Unboxing Hoxton Mini Press’s extra mini series
These three, cute little books came from a Kickstarter the folks at Hoxton ran a couple of months ago. The goal of the project is to support the hundreds of projects by great photographers that don’t make it into book form because the subject is not considered serious enough, or the photographer doesn’t have the funds, …
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