tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46438058224648565272024-02-20T02:09:21.654-08:00Ed Watts {Artist}Thoughts, ideas, concepts, observations and notions on, in (avoiding) and around photography.Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-37271548148966152732012-09-11T08:14:00.001-07:002012-09-11T08:15:10.874-07:00I've now moved!<h3>
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Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-54073818634786031282011-08-05T05:58:00.001-07:002011-08-05T06:01:36.088-07:00New website<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6gTBYE3uqBFB9PGkcssZiR3fGs-oLQLJYnuPdwg2GOo6__gUdF5GjbZO4oNuc86AKOvh-r-9paLHby5Mvgts-s_QyxnUJm2YQucQ0DrO4yIm7J6arXt9lpg9qdcqjTPitOPmXw2fZdfv/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-05+at+13.58.24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6gTBYE3uqBFB9PGkcssZiR3fGs-oLQLJYnuPdwg2GOo6__gUdF5GjbZO4oNuc86AKOvh-r-9paLHby5Mvgts-s_QyxnUJm2YQucQ0DrO4yIm7J6arXt9lpg9qdcqjTPitOPmXw2fZdfv/s400/Screen+shot+2011-08-05+at+13.58.24.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637355656940535762" /></a><br /><div>My good friend Guy Woodier (above) has been working hard giving my site an overhaul. The new look website is now live under a new address;</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://edwattsphoto.com">http://edwattsphoto.com</a></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>More work to be added shortly...</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-52695008092504108362011-07-12T12:55:00.000-07:002011-07-12T12:57:27.942-07:00technologie_au_sein_des_expositions<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object style="width:600px;height:300px"><param name="movie" value="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=110712194219-1a6bc8e5cbb74888bfa42f4ded2b58a0&docName=technologie_au_sein_des_expositions&username=EdWatts1985&loadingInfoText=technologie%20au%20sein%20expositions&et=1310500438644&er=32"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="menu" value="false"><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" style="width:600px;height:300px" flashvars="mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=110712194219-1a6bc8e5cbb74888bfa42f4ded2b58a0&docName=technologie_au_sein_des_expositions&username=EdWatts1985&loadingInfoText=technologie%20au%20sein%20expositions&et=1310500438644&er=32"></embed></object><div style="width:600px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://issuu.com/EdWatts1985/docs/technologie_au_sein_des_expositions?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true" target="_blank">Open publication</a> - Free <a href="http://issuu.com/" target="_blank">publishing</a> - <a href="http://issuu.com/search?q=arles" target="_blank">More arles</a></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-53650266927357519332010-11-23T12:54:00.000-08:002010-11-23T12:56:22.658-08:00Meatyard Projections at Whitworth Art Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iRP5LVYM3G4OoZs5xkGuecbA0g7qbbkIzvcJsJL01mHykg0cKLd_oPIhY1I7BUpMKA222hTIx20-04oNoWJkPR-gxjuN1vV02dRjhiPcaK2JJvWWpQqem1eqduYRPqkS4HHDxUwyOfEs/s1600/INVITE.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iRP5LVYM3G4OoZs5xkGuecbA0g7qbbkIzvcJsJL01mHykg0cKLd_oPIhY1I7BUpMKA222hTIx20-04oNoWJkPR-gxjuN1vV02dRjhiPcaK2JJvWWpQqem1eqduYRPqkS4HHDxUwyOfEs/s400/INVITE.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542851505576892930" /></a>Come along to the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester on the 17th December for an evening of photographic projections and live music. Its free so, hope to see you there...<div><br /></div><div>http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125514514176227</div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-90614188100073259432010-09-24T07:16:00.001-07:002010-09-24T07:16:50.739-07:00Freshers<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15251744" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15251744">Freshers (part one)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4703238">Ed Watts</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-69590335346950708622010-07-06T15:06:00.001-07:002010-07-06T15:09:47.146-07:00Rencontres d'Arles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEud_wdQzen5n_MJ1rPtG1nViPzjPhNQajIBBz2GQgNCfSEY-QCXUdZ4_anQC1qGF3-2VeHGw9XqVKhQ1LwkhFJ68WFqOw1g4XTlpN0SGJFtcgYIUFudyrCbFTNgK90T5ChMX30pxF8Yg/s1600/meatyardartseflyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEud_wdQzen5n_MJ1rPtG1nViPzjPhNQajIBBz2GQgNCfSEY-QCXUdZ4_anQC1qGF3-2VeHGw9XqVKhQ1LwkhFJ68WFqOw1g4XTlpN0SGJFtcgYIUFudyrCbFTNgK90T5ChMX30pxF8Yg/s320/meatyardartseflyer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490918458369882770" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Back out to sunny Arles tomorrow to take part in a Meatyard Arts exhibit. More details <a href="http://meatyardarts.com">here...</a><br /></span></span></span></span><br /></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-19494399811344211202010-06-04T11:04:00.001-07:002010-06-04T11:09:58.303-07:00Teaching<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt7BgY3XUKynmuwLbGcJOWZkADC1nWcZVGtBpWozNDAbklo-grc_MfMYctwgJR47_bmP2MmG9-nusDELF3Dyw2UOM42UCCryH17xPpagID2V5TejL2IK84JukiTY0GioVrtzEJSneWNZp/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-04+at+19.06.47.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt7BgY3XUKynmuwLbGcJOWZkADC1nWcZVGtBpWozNDAbklo-grc_MfMYctwgJR47_bmP2MmG9-nusDELF3Dyw2UOM42UCCryH17xPpagID2V5TejL2IK84JukiTY0GioVrtzEJSneWNZp/s320/Screen+shot+2010-06-04+at+19.06.47.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478982104611659410" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Teaching over at Manchester Art Gallery all weekend, in response to the work of <a href="http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/exhibitions/index.php?itemID=68">Dorothy Bohm.</a> The exhibitions on until the end of August though.</div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-83014282019540541812010-06-02T14:56:00.000-07:002010-06-02T14:59:32.193-07:00Still alive<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDh9BgZfetuA9phfeLQnRpnVqjm1Zao3kmz70r-vgSVQvxYRjaOBhqCT6VCtWQMeFFTVEb1N9GA33enxRznvsDg3eLCNPWHkj5696PHBvze26ziP3ltiM-GiBKer1Ly_2d5HL8Ooz32uI/s1600/HELLO.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDh9BgZfetuA9phfeLQnRpnVqjm1Zao3kmz70r-vgSVQvxYRjaOBhqCT6VCtWQMeFFTVEb1N9GA33enxRznvsDg3eLCNPWHkj5696PHBvze26ziP3ltiM-GiBKer1Ly_2d5HL8Ooz32uI/s320/HELLO.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478298896249812786" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">image copyright ed watts 2010</span></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-83309567834511954932010-03-09T05:18:00.000-08:002010-03-09T05:31:23.239-08:00#1 Max<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY774ESbHe7gyNtnZxpz-asDreiCW-_m3tb_FKf8lOKzydev8qEhs2XtTH58Ag6wbncvhSr8y4aF7fRqfPLesRd3bTu9JQwL-9aZy7bJcfVhlFyp67kWJehO9qZxjbpO6jQ_SQiUS-vATa/s1600-h/max.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY774ESbHe7gyNtnZxpz-asDreiCW-_m3tb_FKf8lOKzydev8qEhs2XtTH58Ag6wbncvhSr8y4aF7fRqfPLesRd3bTu9JQwL-9aZy7bJcfVhlFyp67kWJehO9qZxjbpO6jQ_SQiUS-vATa/s320/max.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446625357646452994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2010</span><br /></div><br />Last Thursday was the official <a href="http://www.worldbookday.com/index.asp">World Book Day</a>, with many book fans showing appreciation for their favorite characters... Who would you choose?Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-62318807157276354172010-03-02T01:29:00.000-08:002010-03-02T01:37:18.488-08:00R.I.P Urbis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFu080ASGyKPg3WKomH-cFMgCvI0PCe6KW0Lda4eUleqrM4LdaxOWbvh58cXwevzgmV8LkxNusx_t2rX37-1KmcikjaibJ7LpbFWouLJMpH_mx8e-2pYLjGKCVXMPuUTqmlRJhvB7ZXiAh/s1600-h/test.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFu080ASGyKPg3WKomH-cFMgCvI0PCe6KW0Lda4eUleqrM4LdaxOWbvh58cXwevzgmV8LkxNusx_t2rX37-1KmcikjaibJ7LpbFWouLJMpH_mx8e-2pYLjGKCVXMPuUTqmlRJhvB7ZXiAh/s320/test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443966666240873858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2010</span><br /><br /></div>On Saturday the day finally came that <a href="http://www.urbis.org.uk/">Urbis</a> closed its doors for the last time. This is terrible news, not only for the staff made redundant, but a massive blow to Manchester's cultural outlook. or lack of! This <a href="http://manchestermule.com/article/council-scores-own-goal-by-closing-urbis">article</a> maybe hits the nail on the head. Stay tuned for lots of redundancy based work, yes I'm very bitter and self pitying...Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-179261756479055062010-01-20T14:36:00.001-08:002010-01-20T14:42:43.127-08:00Exhibition 8th February - Urbis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rj-BsZfa0viOFVLjcPP_j1Oku6AMThWY9MQJQgjr_PrqBVxAxUIg_DvWXW_ZT6g6b5pngK6M3WopnSpC8q1-Yo04f4gGxWLYHenVGm1tD51EbKKMk1fuX2-lrhWiluKtQrIMS3pusoRn/s1600-h/introphoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rj-BsZfa0viOFVLjcPP_j1Oku6AMThWY9MQJQgjr_PrqBVxAxUIg_DvWXW_ZT6g6b5pngK6M3WopnSpC8q1-Yo04f4gGxWLYHenVGm1tD51EbKKMk1fuX2-lrhWiluKtQrIMS3pusoRn/s320/introphoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428955012507811458" border="0" /></a><br />The photography course I created and delivered was a great success with great help from visiting lectures from <a href="http://www.meatyardarts.com">Meatyard Arts</a> and <a href="http://www.manchesterphotography.blogspot.com">Manchester Photography</a>. I am pleased now to announce that a selection of work created by the participants will be on show at <a href="http://www.urbis.org.uk">URBIS</a> in Manchester from the 8th Feb. So if your in town swing by and say hello 6-8pm for the private view.Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-68551057772447559832010-01-18T13:50:00.000-08:002010-01-18T13:59:32.943-08:00#6 Sixties Ceramics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOdbrON2KerSczmQnoBPC6lkS9rAvmPB1kTtXwKEs8pQwllh2PZDLXR-ojip5s8tP5SjmZ2SfzGZLGw5MHMcKGk3GxhAMdPR0aF4bnRIdt-iCJbHr91sy9Sj6Qk2Os2RZp3u8r1yn8eA-/s1600-h/IMG_2816web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOdbrON2KerSczmQnoBPC6lkS9rAvmPB1kTtXwKEs8pQwllh2PZDLXR-ojip5s8tP5SjmZ2SfzGZLGw5MHMcKGk3GxhAMdPR0aF4bnRIdt-iCJbHr91sy9Sj6Qk2Os2RZp3u8r1yn8eA-/s320/IMG_2816web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428201720514076322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taken from the series 'Collectors'<br /><br /></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-81901500243605452902010-01-17T13:29:00.001-08:002010-01-17T13:37:56.138-08:00#4 Proposals<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvesBh026SzlUYP0urCjJWhWbct2mHubtq6DDaxBle5mHn82gMWZAPUrkFOOm83LEZpNlDAPItgeqMt1_mJCwqNTiLDRF3dHFaQxDCDFRfeakytzDMu9fVj-Bm6UaLIHWQQdF__3LeV4pi/s1600-h/IMG_3655web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvesBh026SzlUYP0urCjJWhWbct2mHubtq6DDaxBle5mHn82gMWZAPUrkFOOm83LEZpNlDAPItgeqMt1_mJCwqNTiLDRF3dHFaQxDCDFRfeakytzDMu9fVj-Bm6UaLIHWQQdF__3LeV4pi/s320/IMG_3655web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427825021620125410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taken from the series 'Good Books'</span></div></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-28764182496329514642010-01-14T14:08:00.000-08:002010-01-14T14:34:14.078-08:00Portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXnVcDphzDRx_Xetv3rKAaEwUEg_ZrHN3QR25YOkY5PUfCwui0t89m3sLFkast828ZhgxUVioIar-f8nivJN14s_LX_y7oMYDe3zri40CKTSMTHVZ9MwOD-_W4sICcO8g87T7PgQpnNp2/s1600-h/bluedress2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXnVcDphzDRx_Xetv3rKAaEwUEg_ZrHN3QR25YOkY5PUfCwui0t89m3sLFkast828ZhgxUVioIar-f8nivJN14s_LX_y7oMYDe3zri40CKTSMTHVZ9MwOD-_W4sICcO8g87T7PgQpnNp2/s320/bluedress2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426721357447808034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >I take a lot of portraits, many of which are part of a series or broader project. However, every now and again I take a portrait that is simply a portrait and yet it holds me and makes me question the way I define my work. My work, often typologies, become conceptual documents which may now be typical to what we are told constitutes an 'art' photograph. Its portraits like this that </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >makes me question this very notion. Looking back at art over the centuries, the past masters of painting would be commissioned to create portraits of the significant and wealthy. As time past these paintings aged and became desirable, displayed, bought and sold in the art market, often regardless of 'who' the portrait may be depicting. So I guess this is the point to this post, in a couple of hundred years will portraits that photographers are taking today, possibly the simplest of editorial portrait commissions, will these be the for sale within a futuristic gallery somewhere ready to be bought and hung in pride of place in someones futuristic home? </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >Anyway that may be a terribly written rant that doesn't make any sense to anyone, but the point I was getting at is can I just create work as 'art' that is made merely 'because'? devoid of concept?<br /><br />To answer my own question, YES </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-47364107507076752592010-01-13T12:58:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:02:47.310-08:00# 3 Philidelphia<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0V-b2XvCHhdorYOLTAsf1ELVRB3BFMvMOk5RbebScBVpP2njsEptzlsvuMBxXIfKxiidPzJ-VTwxtm0Stw5mVVsw9ygTvY1Bqc4K0fzFGJWk931o6ofCVImM9UhR9lQ866qXv_fix9kQ/s1600-h/philidelphia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0V-b2XvCHhdorYOLTAsf1ELVRB3BFMvMOk5RbebScBVpP2njsEptzlsvuMBxXIfKxiidPzJ-VTwxtm0Stw5mVVsw9ygTvY1Bqc4K0fzFGJWk931o6ofCVImM9UhR9lQ866qXv_fix9kQ/s320/philidelphia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426332089849267250" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;">Taken from the series 'souvenirs I have from places I've never been'</span></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-9016290841676505112010-01-12T12:26:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:03:02.133-08:00#2 Storm Trooper<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6sd2TrzgSGLgV4UcjSJwZzXu5U-fzM33uQ5A4Xx6mu9knRiKB_ju4CaXI93BR3MRXZVMr9HxMwV7NOx3XqqApNPyHUN_lC2ou7kLnP81NAusYay7Ut5gr9VL7RLbCJcUNimGqFCn0P_r/s1600-h/trooper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6sd2TrzgSGLgV4UcjSJwZzXu5U-fzM33uQ5A4Xx6mu9knRiKB_ju4CaXI93BR3MRXZVMr9HxMwV7NOx3XqqApNPyHUN_lC2ou7kLnP81NAusYay7Ut5gr9VL7RLbCJcUNimGqFCn0P_r/s320/trooper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425952670296870242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Taken from the series 'star wars portraits'</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-16906191355979549542010-01-11T16:06:00.001-08:002010-01-13T13:03:14.904-08:00Arles 2009<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yRvzWLeRlrx0Upy9sPr6SFrnWY7lGtsDzamqhQAgIoix9mX0DO1WD6jv6Ctfiq7yjDv8Lt2t4sOPDzyW9XPHpMQCZFjwzPrgC_1UwTPG1jdeSYK3ov3I6gZfBCaPWgzCEGRWaM-WXJG-/s1600-h/arleschair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yRvzWLeRlrx0Upy9sPr6SFrnWY7lGtsDzamqhQAgIoix9mX0DO1WD6jv6Ctfiq7yjDv8Lt2t4sOPDzyW9XPHpMQCZFjwzPrgC_1UwTPG1jdeSYK3ov3I6gZfBCaPWgzCEGRWaM-WXJG-/s320/arleschair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425638161719689250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Oopps, This doesn't count as a missed day because I don't class a day as over until I go to sleep!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-81260754984756768022010-01-10T12:57:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:03:26.326-08:00#3 Learning To Love You More<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8y1h-5FamLh3v7aij1vkgtm3QjWCC9l4zeHumL4HK1Yn0LWv86QTk4Y1qeqHt7M2hYWRvH6d7g5Due-0fv4VDuXobvR2Jang9JVxepa6l5ioQ7iLjEndjScY4AWmbQg7krBrQTVBTb5Z/s1600-h/IMG_3643web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8y1h-5FamLh3v7aij1vkgtm3QjWCC9l4zeHumL4HK1Yn0LWv86QTk4Y1qeqHt7M2hYWRvH6d7g5Due-0fv4VDuXobvR2Jang9JVxepa6l5ioQ7iLjEndjScY4AWmbQg7krBrQTVBTb5Z/s320/IMG_3643web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425218273467542242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Taken from the series 'Good Books'</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-72289063974582878732010-01-09T15:18:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:04:07.702-08:00#7 Electrician<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsYSjdMRYIbyyNKJX72f1ipjPCtHkC83kNgGXxZeU9s8RzY-jM2oG9X8lc77Qy-YVXrMBZx8Kxor9Oak6D0Gcgv3NWkOpI-K0StrJKNrFQ0t8G0sKyPc_t8DIW99_KZ1Fi7Sw05cjAl2R/s1600-h/IMG_2694web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsYSjdMRYIbyyNKJX72f1ipjPCtHkC83kNgGXxZeU9s8RzY-jM2oG9X8lc77Qy-YVXrMBZx8Kxor9Oak6D0Gcgv3NWkOpI-K0StrJKNrFQ0t8G0sKyPc_t8DIW99_KZ1Fi7Sw05cjAl2R/s320/IMG_2694web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424884419726299058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.</span></div><br />Taken from the series 'Amateur Referees'Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-11841893319085439292010-01-08T10:33:00.001-08:002010-01-13T13:04:19.594-08:00Hope<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQYpgOgyqfHUYLmy4cdnsKIN4eIjdj0yY9BYK776URqi9Ov5Fj3FB41mywNqhRk3lWkBLeIpyytoDBs2TTm4oYMU-ep3D5dpjvx4eUb7Yjan6hif3wNpg7P0WocbuiZyQmmVr8cQmou-G/s1600-h/mu1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQYpgOgyqfHUYLmy4cdnsKIN4eIjdj0yY9BYK776URqi9Ov5Fj3FB41mywNqhRk3lWkBLeIpyytoDBs2TTm4oYMU-ep3D5dpjvx4eUb7Yjan6hif3wNpg7P0WocbuiZyQmmVr8cQmou-G/s320/mu1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424438942219376562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.</span><br /></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-27332093390159208602010-01-07T14:44:00.001-08:002010-01-13T13:04:36.612-08:00Spectacular<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur00Q4OG33_JzECQNgsxOqFjHSGgSEid6fY72STKjrCb7yB__JFNSydu1roJ448mUaybiKFm8fHhRKErQT4Shp2bFzMKB_26C0Ji27aWfv4iBLgVpQedCpjdc0tuPo_16tG1_hmMm_wd3/s1600-h/snow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur00Q4OG33_JzECQNgsxOqFjHSGgSEid6fY72STKjrCb7yB__JFNSydu1roJ448mUaybiKFm8fHhRKErQT4Shp2bFzMKB_26C0Ji27aWfv4iBLgVpQedCpjdc0tuPo_16tG1_hmMm_wd3/s320/snow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424132773591111842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, first go at my photo a day...<br /><br />I have bumped in to loads of people during this snowy period and many conversations go like this, "hey, your a photographer, bet your getting loads of great shots of the snow. What a fantastic photo opportunity!" or "Hope you've documented this, you won't see scenes like this again for 30 years!"<br /><br />Its exactly the same feeling I got my first time in New york, everywhere I looked seemed to be a recognizable amazing photo. At first I felt awkward about my reluctance to take these scenes in front of me, later I have learned to embrace it and for good or for bad the result is that I never take these pictures I feel I should!<br /><br />So this is my document of the snowy season. It my not be as spectacular as some you may see on the likes of flickr, but hopefully there are not as many as these.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-84945596071984744022010-01-07T14:38:00.001-08:002010-01-13T13:04:49.249-08:00Snow bro<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJVmhbxg0Ijf3TGqrFlhCEqdACbERS0jbzy3-amdS0Kf4Vae6o-Z5fxsGtG9e_F2psiLLQ62bip0TN5BLDS85QPmQwoz1HKIf96w3zrTIZt3yHHorGek3HMmGeIHTKqp7n98FmuGpwe9O/s1600-h/snowball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJVmhbxg0Ijf3TGqrFlhCEqdACbERS0jbzy3-amdS0Kf4Vae6o-Z5fxsGtG9e_F2psiLLQ62bip0TN5BLDS85QPmQwoz1HKIf96w3zrTIZt3yHHorGek3HMmGeIHTKqp7n98FmuGpwe9O/s320/snowball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424131317663117922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Its officially the coldest I have ever felt the world to be and I can't decide if I like it or not. After being house bound for a couple of days I have decided to go for the standard 'Flak' esq blog approach of a picture a day. Knowing me, I wouldn't hold your breath though.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-15270139719488167182010-01-07T14:29:00.001-08:002010-01-13T13:04:59.573-08:00Christmas is over<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCeKDK8SW3-sKnmkmr6TqelLM-p6CCm4LflkEDz9ONLEd8pduFmN-9t616xjiE0soOiKF_-nvoKZMGexB0Gfs9i3EMJYUbhGaZN33_TEBeDgODGWa997tcFigTxEEHwyamLHfKTfrfQN5/s1600-h/partyhat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCeKDK8SW3-sKnmkmr6TqelLM-p6CCm4LflkEDz9ONLEd8pduFmN-9t616xjiE0soOiKF_-nvoKZMGexB0Gfs9i3EMJYUbhGaZN33_TEBeDgODGWa997tcFigTxEEHwyamLHfKTfrfQN5/s320/partyhat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424128953578902466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope you all have had a happy holidays. My new year resolution is to blog more so watch this space...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-33985457332588740432009-12-02T13:01:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:05:16.417-08:00family portrait<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3dgHzYoOxqLA3vXqxnHIYzb7muzjsmBnawBYuLOyc2mRgSSDUWUoLMZtiEjkMURt1oUh_ZGTaVqBQGH5vPR6yr4dopMiK8tU3jEPg-CdRlz7JiQSEWjj1CwRkCGL_AamU_lnkYn-2b0j/s1600-h/fpfc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3dgHzYoOxqLA3vXqxnHIYzb7muzjsmBnawBYuLOyc2mRgSSDUWUoLMZtiEjkMURt1oUh_ZGTaVqBQGH5vPR6yr4dopMiK8tU3jEPg-CdRlz7JiQSEWjj1CwRkCGL_AamU_lnkYn-2b0j/s320/fpfc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410746945782982610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts and fay cartwright 2009.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643805822464856527.post-78970953592102118992009-08-27T13:46:00.000-07:002010-01-10T13:06:36.601-08:00Buy Art Fair 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r4iB0DBMYctD7w46VB5FLm1yUX-JWXaIxG9lfH36Fxfa0hkM86V24BEL0V36d0x4B6qg9uo3SL7a2EQt_WiD7nFRmQZNjjvraeZP3Ucrp_SpLj7BRqVxasafjye0unh_e-b0admWxq52/s1600-h/web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r4iB0DBMYctD7w46VB5FLm1yUX-JWXaIxG9lfH36Fxfa0hkM86V24BEL0V36d0x4B6qg9uo3SL7a2EQt_WiD7nFRmQZNjjvraeZP3Ucrp_SpLj7BRqVxasafjye0unh_e-b0admWxq52/s320/web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374747859506484130" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">image copyright ed watts 2009.<br /><br />A selection of of my photographs will be for sale at the <a href="http://www.buyartfair.co.uk/">Buy Art Fair</a> this September. The fair is held at <a href="http://www.urbis.org.uk/">Urbis</a> in Manchester and will be open September 24th until the 27th. So if you are in Manchester come along, there's over 75 international galleries exhibiting. My work will be part of the <a href="http://www.urbiscreatives.org/">Urbis Creatives</a> stand, showcasing the best work from the staff at the gallery. For more information or to get a free BAF ticket click <a href="http://www.buyartfair.co.uk/register">here</a>.<br /></span><br /></div>Ed Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020494636550614296noreply@blogger.com0