Author: graham

  • Whither authority?

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    This image is strongest when read not as a photograph of one woman in a crowd, but as a study of symbolic authority after its practical force has weakened. The woman’s sign and hi-viz jacket mark her as someone with an official role. They signal visibility, safety, and authorised recording. Yet she stands within a…

  • What now counts as experience ?

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    This image works as a small essay on tourism, attention, and the making of cultural value. Its humour lies in repetition: three men adopt near identical gestures, each raising a phone towards the same point. The act of looking has become ritualised. They do not only see the place; they perform the act of seeing…