Musings on photography, gender and diversity
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biological sex
Artwork by Felix D’eon A joyous night, the dancers held each other tight, The musicians played, and, the onlookers swayed So the story is told, an atmosphere to behold Amongst the group, a minestrone soup of pleasure and dance The onlookers too, in a trance Men and women, Men and men, and lesbians too, They…
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Beyond the canvas
Beyond the canvas Beyond the canvas. A poem beyond the torrent and torment of the Gods. Mortal desire, lust and love. By Christina Osborne Powerful strokes and lines Majestic scenes from the mind From gentle brooks to whirlpools, downpours and torrents Angry Gods exercise powers beyond mortal man Horses gallop, surge and recoil Greed and…
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Red Red Eyes
by Christina Osborne Red red eyes In a far away land, it seems like years ago. I used to wake up to the radiant glow of your body. I’d lie, wake up, ever the morning person. I’d gently slip out of bed and you would pretend to be unaware of my presence. I can still…
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Gender Balance in Photography
by Chrissy Osborne “People have always been visual – our brains are wired for images. Writing was a hack, a detour. Pictorial languages are how we all started to communicate – we are coming full circle”, noted Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom in a conversation with American venture capitalist Mary Meeker. We are living in the…
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The Lighthouse
by Chrissy Osborne The lighthouse thought of herself as being eighty feet high. In fact, she was seventy-nine and a half feet but liked to image herself as taller. She was almost 150 years old and was built of brick and had thick walls that had withstood violent storms. She lived on a small island…
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