Maelstrom
Street photography is like angling for the goldfish Throw your line in the maelstrom of the crowd Snap a glimpse, the silvery flash of the catch As it tries to escape, you have to wade into the river Nothing will happen on the comfortable shores of platitude Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Standing still in the Caribbean tide, making portraits In the maelstrom of arms and hands bottles and drinks Faces emerge with almost no time to strike the pose At the moment of eye contact, reality strikes like a spear Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
As in the Celtic legend of Connla and the Fairy Lady A young beauty appears before Connla and his father’s army She is heard by all present but can be seen by him only Suddenly a young beauty appears out of the milling crowd You can hear her reading aloud from the pages of Joyce’s […]