Talk to London Photographic Meetup Group

Gave a 3-hour talk (how did I get talked into that?) at The Tabernacle, London W11 on Saturday 22 Jan to the LPMG. Showed over 360 images sampling much of my work over 30 years to a group of about 140. The venue was excellent (particularly liked the informal, revue-like arrangement of people sitting around tables) and the group was very receptive and enthusiastic. Profits for the talk went to Practical Action, and people donated generously for book-signings. Thank you, all LPMG members! Check out LPMG. This picture of me waving airily at a shot of New York is courtesy of Alex Laberge, who put me and the event together.

Tao of Photography

You either love or hate this book, it seems. As a project it was the easiest ever: from editors to salesmen and managers, everyone loved the idea of rewriting photography in terms of Taoism (Daoism). Once the idea had been presented to book fairs

• "I am an amateur photographer with a Canon EOS 400D would like to buy a polarizing filter but am on a tight budget and am not sure how often I will use it."