Old Owl's photos

This is a tribute (a very poor tribute) to Jay Maisel, a photographer and writer who died this month aged 95. He wasn’t the best known photographer, but many will know one of his most famous works - the cover of the Miles Davis album “Kind of Blue”. His pictures, his articles and books (particularly “Light, Gesture and Color”) show a grasp of picture-making that is almost incomparable, but which offer a guide to all those who carry a camera. To me he ranks alongside Saul Leiter and Fred Herzog as the seminal figures in the photographic pantheon and over the years he has taught me so much. “Find the rip in the fabric.” Jay Maisel (1931 - 2026)

Is this a flying picket? Happy Fence Friday to everyone. Have a wonderful day and a relaxing weekend if you can. Above all, be kind.

HWW to everyone. I hope you have a delightfully Happy Wednesday and that the rest of the week brings you joy and fulfillment. These walls are in a back street in Fremantle WA.

Five o'clock on a winter's evening on the bank of the Murray River in North Yunderup, WA. Happy Bench Monday to all. Have a fine day and I hope the rest of the week treats you well.

"Every exit is an entry somewhere else."

Thank you, Laura, for hosting this World Photography Day event. This picture is taken from the inside of the art gallery at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, a place I visit frequently. The photo doesn’t really reflect my favourite photographers: Saul Leiter, Fred Herzog, Harry Callahan or Todd Hido; although Todd Hido’s dictum to “photograph like a documentarian and print like a painter” is one that is often in the forefront of my mind when the camera is in my hand. I’m attracted to shadows, to buildings and to details. Sorry this was a late submission. Real life got in the way.

Ships waiting to access the industrial area at Kwinana Beach.

May I wish you all a delightful and Happy Wednesday. The sea wall is new, replacing dunes which sloped from the path to the beach. It looks pretty enough, but I miss the casual nature of its predecessor. The sky is that wonderful winter hue which we get in this part of WA. Have a great day and rest of the week.

Shade sails above our cafe table in Rockingham Beach on a brisk winter's day. The colours heped to chase away the cold and occasional rain.

Have a Happy Bench Monday wherever you are. Rest whenever you can and sit quietly.

May I wish you all a Happy Fence Friday. Keep safe, warm (or cool depending on your location) and smile often, especially in the face of adversity.

Night comes in. (Better bigger, please press Z.)

A Happy Wednesday Wall to everyone. I hope all goes well for you.

Arrr, me hearties. Yo ho ho! A Happy Bench Monday to all, with an added pirate ship. Have a wonderful day and I hope the week is pleasing to you.

(Best on black. Please press Z.) HWW to everyone. Keep yourselves safe in any extremes of weather you encounter and look after each other as much as you are able.