Yemisi Blake's Blog

Why Lowkey turned down Westwood

Interesting article from Lowkey on why he turned down an invite to appear on Tim Westwood’s BBC Radio 1 Show.

01/25/12

This is where my head is at the moment

Urban Encounters: Photography and The Practice of Walking and A Here and A There photographic exhibition

Walking through the city allows a particularly unique type of engagement with the urban space and permits one to experience the city at its most personal level. Traversing the city is crucial to creating its space. This event will explore how photographers combine their photographic practice with the engagement of moving through the city.

01/25/12

Michael Rosen - Teens on TV - BBC Radio

Well worth a listen… click here

01/25/12

I’m working on a super cool show called Piano Takeover, which will be featured in the Imagine Children’s Festival at Southbank Centre. So spending my weekends with incredibly talented young pianists.

01/24/12

Bought one for HQ and I. Looking forward to having a play with it :)

01/20/12

Sad times for Kodak

01/19/12

Three Generations of Incarceration - Gary Younge

Gary Younge is an inspiration to me. Here’s another great documentary from him on how incarceration penetrates one american family. Brilliant!

01/18/12

I love this photo. It was taken during a workshop I ran with the photographer Kim-Leng Hills. The session called Urban Portraits, was part of Tate Britain’s Loud Tate event last year. Participants created portraits using found items and availabile light, torches and other random props. The group that created this portrait had a really strong idea to create a recycled wedding dress.

01/18/12

Happy New Year people! This is the last photo of me taken in 2011. Miss Steph’s balcony and windows are lovely, and she has mad TLR skills.

01/5/12

My author photo of Romesh Gunesekera is used in his book cover for his latest novel The Prisoner of Paradise. Check it out!

11/4/11