Category: Photography

Spent most of the day at the Oxford Literary Festival, listening to Geoffrey Robertson, Belle de Jour and others. A sunny afternoon was spent walking in the meadows, shopping and photographing flowers. Read more →

A purple carpet lines the grassy meadows. Today being the equinox, spring is here at last — and not a moment too soon for my antipodean blood. Went to hear a lecture in the Sheldonian Theatre given by fellows of the Royal Society; Dawkins and Highfield (editor of New Scientist) pulled out, which was disappointing,… Read more →

Today marked the last day of mods for undergraduate law students at Oxford. Magdalen’s students wore green carnations in honour of Oscar Wilde (who, according to the tale, wore green instead of the conventional white carnations to his prelims). I happened to be in the law library to read a text on bailment. Read more →

Another day of writing, reading and walking. The days grow longer and the dusk elongated just slightly with each passing day, horizon dimming with the imperceptible gradations of fine silk. Read more →

A terse message for the unwary treader, duly ignored by the flowers. Went for a nice bike ride and collected some supplies, before getting stuck into the Defamation Act 1996 (UK) s 1. Read more →

After spending most of today working on the defamation chapter of my thesis (and hurriedly writing a presentation abstract), I went into London to hear a performance of the Brahms violin concerto by Anne-Sophie Mutter with the LPO. Afterwards ended up in one of those ‘traditional Irish pubs’ with DK and BC. Read more →

Afternoon sun streams into one of the rear courtyards of St John’s College. I was in Oxford, meeting with my supervisor and working all afternoon. Read more →

Intricate textures appear on the roof of the Trinity College chapel, which give an impressive illusion of depth. I gaze up as if staring at constellations and have to steady myself as my senses readjust to vertical space. Read more →

With the conference complete, I caught up with Aussie friends for brunch and spent the rest of the day wandering Cambridge, seeing how many colleges I could sneak into and photograph: the answer — 14, or 100 per cent success rate. Read more →

Interesting day spent discussing secondary liability in civil law with judges, barristers and academics; met some interesting people and happened upon some good ideas for my thesis. Cambridge is certainly pretty, though for all its grandeur and open spaces, it seems to lack that inexpressible melancholy that pervades Oxford’s medieval quads and secret passageways. Read more →