Author: graham

  • When parents grow old…

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    People often describe a moment when their parents begin to feel like children. The phrase captures something real, yet it also misleads. What changes is not a return to childhood, but a shift in responsibility, power, and care. This shift unfolds through health, loss, and social context rather than age alone. Understanding this distinction matters…

  • Photographic Anniversaries – 2026 edition

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    I often begin a class, whatever the subject, with an introduction that looks at the history of the discipline in relation to the significant anniversaries for that year. So, I shall be starting this year’s photography classes with significant events from 1826, 1876, 1926, 1976, and 2001. Almost inevitably, I will have missed something that…