About

Aspect Photos is a personal website of Jim Currin who lives in Lancaster, UK.

Jim says, 'This is a place to share the photographs which I have enjoyed taking and which continue to interest me. It is a personal project so you might find it a bit ad hoc.

Some of these pictures pick out patterns and colours seen in everyday objects, often photographed close up. I don't like to do anything but crop an image, so leaving it with a natural look.

Other images are interesting to me for other reasons. They might capture a moment or invite a question. Others somehow hold the essence of a scene, while others are completely abstract. There are some pictures I take and enjoy looking at for a reason I can't explain!

I always have a camera with me. Obviosly these days a phone, but also a camera in the ruck sack. This is how I manage to get pictures from very random places.

For convenience and weight for years I have carried a 'bridge' camera (Fujifilm HS30EXR). Sometimes I do a 'shoot' with a bigger camera (Nikon 7000) but work on the old adage that 'the best camera to have is the one you have with you'. It means the quality isn't always there, but at least the picture is.

The name of this project is 'Aspect' Photos. This was chosen as each image seems to present an aspect of life. Photos are taken at a specific place and particular time and just 'hold' a moment. It is like looking at one side of a diamond - just one aspect of life, but one which brings me back to keep looking and asking questions.

Now retired, my work life in the Church Army has given me loads of opportunities to do photography. Speaking events, workshops, websites, exhibitions have been outlets for creativity as well as recording videos and stills of conferences, services, projects.

Once, I was even a wedding photographer!

The relationship between photos and faith interests me a great deal. Although a strong supporter and promoter of the Christian Enquiry Agency and the Christianity website, I don't see my pictures so much as promotional material, as intrinsically looking at life in all aspects - which for me includes faith.

This is why I want to share images on Facebook called Life Questions.

For me, looking at aspects of life is also about looking at aspects of faith, as 'faith' is affected by what we see and believe. My life has been based on the belief that Jesus is alive and his values and teaching are worth living for. You will have a different 'lens' through which to look on life - but we often all have the same questions.

All the Life Questions are open questions and intended for the viewer to muse and think about in relation to their own life. Some prompt a personal reflection, others might start a group discussion. Nothing is prescribed. It is like throwing a pebble in a pond and just seeing where the ripples go. 

You can contact me through the Contact page about the website and pictures. I'm sorry that I am not here to discuss 'Life Questions' or Christianity - that is what the website www.Christianity.org.uk is designed for.

Finally, do feel free to copy the Facebook posts from the profile Aspect Photos as they are just 'out there' to be used by anyone.

Many thanks for looking at Aspect Photos.

Jim