Teenage Pix

Photoblogs can be deadly dull. Many of them are jammed up with cutesy kids, macro shots of the petunias in the back garden and grandma’s blurry birthday. Which is one reason why I admire www.headphoneland.com . This is the work of an 18 year old from Belfast, Gavin Mullan. Every day, he posts up a new image, and a startling new way to see the local landscape.

He’s got an amazing eye for composition and loads of poetry in his heart. He finds beauty in twigs, ceilings, beer cans and puddles. He’s looking for significance in the Mournes, the Law Courts and Shaw’s Bridge. One of his specialities is long exposures, catching the trails of car headlights and the lesser known night features. And his increasing confidence at post-processing on the computer makes every new posting a fresh revelation.

In the coming weeks, I may also point to the photographic talents of Iona Bateman, Graham Smith, Gavin Millar, Phil O’ Kane, Paul Smith, Keith Wilson and Alan Maguire. But while I’m in the process of showing you some of mine, why not show me yours?