Category: Look Closer

LOOK CLOSER: “AI – Machines RisingĀ ” – by Rob Wilson
I can remember a moment nearly four decades ago quite vividly. The exact year escapes me, but I would have

LOOK CLOSER: “Photographs, Memories, Wars” – by Rob Wilson
November includes what I regard as one of the most important days of the year. It is Remembrance Day, also

LOOK CLOSER: “Reading Matters” – by Rob Wilson
Each month before I begin writing this column, I can often be found staring at my shelves of photography books.

LOOK CLOSER: “Into the Flood: Peter Caton and South Sudan” – by Rob Wilson
As someone who works in a camera shop, I often get to meet a range of interesting people. This is

LOOK CLOSER: “The Simple Joy of a Walk with a Camera” – by Rob Wilson
I walk almost everywhere where it is practical and sensible. I did learn to drive thirty something years ago. That

LOOK CLOSER: “James Webb: a Cure for the Jaded” – by Rob Wilson
I feel jaded. I really do. I constantly try to pay attention to what is going on and keep abreast

LOOK CLOSER: “Alec Soth: The World, in Photobooks” – by Rob Wilson
Many years ago, I stumbled across a series of articles in The Guardian that caught my eye. The series was

LOOK CLOSER: “The Genius of Whitby – Frank Meadow Sutcliffe” – by Rob Wilson
Since arriving in Canada in 2019, I have lived in Scarborough, a district of Toronto. It is a place for

LOOK CLOSER: The Resting Places of Forgotten Photographs – by Rob Wilson
In the late Carlos Ruiz Zafrónās marvellous modern gothic novel The Shadow of the Wind, which is set in a

LOOK CLOSER: WTF? – by Rob Wilson
Some years ago, in an interesting article on the strange life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi[1], who was either the worldās luckiest

LOOK CLOSER: Frank Gunn and Sport in Motion – by Rob Wilson
Frank Gunn admits that he does not have any of his own pictures on his wall. He prefers to display

LOOK CLOSER: Do we need a photographic code of ethics? – by Rob Wilson
There is a photograph that I took some years ago that troubles me. I am not sure if it is

LOOK CLOSER: Richard Harrington: True North – by Rob Wilson
When I first immigrated to Canada in early 2019, I decided to halt my career in education and, with the

LOOK CLOSER: Nick Brandt, Speaking for the Planet – by Rob Wilson
What should one do to create a satisfying and fulfilling career for oneself? Directing a list of world-famous music videos

LOOK CLOSER: Is Originality Dead? – by Rob Wilson
A few years ago, my wife and I were living in Abu Dhabi. We were incredibly fortunate in that we