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The stormy road of doing the right thing

hello friend How are you? It’s been a hot and stormy week. As I write this I have the window open and a fan on. There’s a 4pm deadline for me because that is when the sun pours in through the window and I melt. I’ve swam

There is no spoon

hello friend I just read that the director of the Matrix, Lilly Wachowski, has expressed pleasure that the film’s original intention of being a trans-metaphor has become common place amongst fans. Whoa. I had never considered that but I totally see it now. That’s amazing. It’s right

Battling executive function disorder - Part 2

hello friend I had my first photography commission in a long time last week. A portrait for Grazia magazine. It was a joy to be out working again but of course worrying. I had an idea of having my subjects chat on a park bench but we decided there’s

It's my 2 year Autism diagnosis anniversary

hello friend Cycling is going well. I’m out most days and I love it. I cycled 20 miles the other day. If this were another time I’d cycle to Chester, get the train to North Wales and go for a day out. I found site called CycleStreets recently.

Battling executive function disorder

hello friend Hi there. I think I only just noticed it is July. I’m wearing a thick Icelandic wool knitted jumper my wife made me. Is it really July or am I still in March? Good news everyone. I wrote a “Day in the life of an artist” piece

Coasting along the coast

hello friend Hey. How are you? I had a nice time yesterday talking with a friend, socially distanced of course. It’s not something I’ve consciously missed during lockdown but it was nice to sit on the beach and have a real conversation. Turns out I do sort of

Stargazer

An older brother embraces his distressed sibling to comfort them while in a park.

Pansexual Pride

A look at the photography of two people who identify as pansexual for Pansexual Pride

Diverse performers are on stage. One with a walking stick, one in a wheelchair, and one person with Downs Syndrome.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

A look at the work of disabled photographers from around the world.

A lone figure walks along an empty beach as the tide is out.

Autistic people using photography to communicate

If everyone has a camera, how are autistic people using photography to communicate through photographs of their every day lives? A look at a study on autism, photography and communication. Also featuring Breadth, a project aiming to challenge autism stereotypes.

People place candles on a Trans flag to remember loved ones.

Trans Day of Remembrance

Thinking of the photos we wish we made when we had the time. Remember to make time.

A person with Down's syndrome is contemplative on top of a hill.

My Perspective Photo Competition

Highlighting a photography competition by Downs Syndrome Association. Photography is for all.

A woman holds up a sign saying "Bridges not walls". Bridges is in rainbow colours.

Queer Joy is a Protest

A look at queer work during the last Trump administration

A male bottom. The person is wearing shiny rainbow hot pants.

AI and the Queer Gaze in Photography

AI is good but built upon so many problematic systems. How can queer photographers use it?

HelloComputer

Black and white portrait of a man

My one year anniversary of Long Covid

Avoiding catching Covid-19 was exhausting, but not as exhausting as living with Long Covid.

A watercolour of a puffin

Finally learning how to relax

After years of trying to find ways to relax with video games, I've discovered a different way doing something I never thought I could. Drawing.

Several small boats are stored in a wooded area.

One year of sobriety

ADHD medication meant I had to give up alcohol. What would that mean for me? How hard would it be?

Sunset over the Mersey River, with the Liverpool skyline in the distance.

A nice morning

A wild audio post appears

A misty landscape featuring a faint sun rising. The scene is shrouded in fog.

ADHD medication after one year

After a year taking ADHD medication am I super productive? Have they worked out OK? How are the side effects?

A scene depicting people swimming in a body of water. Birds are flying overhead against a twilight sky.

What 5 years of cold water swimming has done for me

After 5 years of cold water dipping, has it saved me? Cured my anxiety? Made me buy shares in Dryrobe?

A rose gold sky over a body of water as birds fly overhead.

Has 5 years of cold water dipping liberated me from my fears?

After five years of cold water dips am I a fearless functional human being or am I still failing at life?

Autism

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Autistic people using photography to communicate

5 years of Hello Computer

An autistic person travels

Avoiding being overwhelmed by travel

Autistic Burnout again

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February 2025

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Pansexual Pride

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Autistic people using photography to communicate

non-binary

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