Subject vs Object: Language (and Photography) is an Imperfect Tool
Is a person in my photograph my "subject"? Is a cool looking rock in my photograph my "subject"? Linguistically I would say that they are my subjects, and not objects, even though one is a human person and the other a literal inanimate object. Grammatically subject and object are labels we give to functions in... Continue Reading →
Sahara Sand on my Islington Balcony
There is still some sand residue on my balcony from the dust storm a few weeks ago, which seeded clouds orange and red and then rained down over the city. https://i.imgur.com/qtreRzU.jpg I remember a similar thing happened a few years ago, but that time it was just the sky that changed colour, no rain that... Continue Reading →