Writing

Hockney on Mars

Two David Hockney exhibitions provide a lesson in paying close attention.
Book review: ‘The Genetic Book of the Dead’ by Richard Dawkins

A Darwinian reverie.
Book review: ‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Rivers as living entities: preposterous animism or a useful metaphor?
Book review: ‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Searching for home in the mountains of Greece.
Book review: ‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Searching for a civilisation.
Book review: ‘Under a Metal Sky’ by Philip Marsden

A journey through minerals, greed and wonder.
Book review: ‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Thoughts on important photographic topics.
Book review: ‘See/Saw’ by Geoff Dyer

Looking at photographs.
Adapting to a new camera

How a new camera enforced a new approach, and brought unexpected delight.
Rich Text newsletter No. 36: ‘Such an ugly looking baby’

A startling personal revelation • an ugly baby • a bad pun about crossword puzzles • some sound advice from Kathleen Jamie, and all the usual links and book reviews.
Wheezy calls

An encounter with some delightful birds.
Making predictions

Chalk another one up for science!