Photographs and their three faces
A photograph offers three faces to the viewer, allowing the opening of one of three stories. The first of these is about the pattern of the parts of the picture. The relationship between the objects that we see in it, here between the two bridges and the river. This is what anyone, only seeing the picture and knowing nothing else about it, might surmise. Then, very often, there is the story of the place, the people or the objects, in this case, the history and use of the bridges, and the reasons for their designs. The last of the three, is the story of how the photograph came to be made. Why was the photographer there taking photographs of these bridges in Newcastle. Often these are not three separate stories, but intertwined accounts which enrich one another. These three, and their interactions, are the Ruminations of the following pages.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, gives a modern interpretation to the arch of Newcastle’s Tyne Bridge which is seen in the background - with its encasement while undergoing repairs. The picture was taken with a Sony DSC-RX10M3 on 16/04/2026 at 1.29. 1/400th at f/4.0 ISO rated at 100. Widest angle.
Stories - are fundamental to our language, social life and culture.
Saturday 25th April 2026
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