Gently pressing down on delicate skin this gift seemed far weightier that I would have imagined. Metal and stone, made with artistry, given with love and worn with pride. I would have thought it would lay there on an unblemished surface. Instead I see the burden. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 639, The Gift’, 1/200s f/11 […]
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It came in from the cold, circled a few times and then the moth landed on a soup ladle. Fortunately I noticed before he became part of the evening meal. I normally escort uninvited guests from the house but this guy got to have his photo taken first before being sent back out into the […]
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How can something be so beautiful and so ugly at the same time? Easy if you are broody Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) and she (or is that he?) is being very motherly about that brood of babies being guarded. Many northern hemisphere anglerfish could not care less about their eggs letting them float away in […]
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‘Obelisk’ A tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument with a pyramid-like top. This monument stands in memory of Norwood Primary School graduates who died in the first world war. It was a powerful symbol even before I read its plaque. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 636, Obelisk’ 1/10s f/5.6 ISO4000 40mm
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Snakeskin or crocodileskin or starfishskin? It might look similar but that is where the similarity ends. The ‘last’ of a starfish is made of this amazing substance which can change from being as hard as bone to as subtle as leather. This starfish is a biscuit star, so named as their arms are so squat […]
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