WENDY BEVAN
Wendy Bevan, musician, artist and photographer, on her violin GB Tell me why you chose your violin. WB I fell in love with the violin when I was seven and […]
ELAINE CONSTANTINE
Elaine Constantine, photographer and filmmaker, on a picture by Martin Parr GB Tell me why you chose this. EC It’s one of my favourite images in the whole world. I […]
JAMIE MORGAN
Jamie Morgan, photographer, on a contact sheet. GB Tell me why you chose this. JM As much as I love beauty, I don’t collect beautiful objects, so I couldn’t find […]
CLARE SHILLAND
Clare Shilland, photographer, on a photograph by Annelies Štrba, from her book, Shades of Time. GB Tell me why you chose this. CS I really love this book and it’s […]
DAVID SIMS
David Sims, fashion photographer, on Kenny Dalglish’s number seven football shirt. GB Tell me why you chose this. DS I sat wondering what might be a definitively beautiful thing for […]
TYRONE LEBON
Tyrone Lebon, photographer and filmmaker, on a patch of light in his mother’s house in Corsica. GB Tell me why you chose this. TL It’s a patch of light that […]
SUREN MANVELYAN
Suren Manvelyan, photographer, on his picture, ‘Listening to Snow’. GB Tell me why you chose this picture. SM I suppose that this is one of my best photographs. I think […]
ALEXEY TITARENKO
Alexey Titarenko, photographer, on his photograph, Untitled (Woman on the Corner), 1995 GB Tell me why you chose this. AT Firstly, I should explain that for me, art is not […]
NICK KNIGHT
Nick Knight, generalist, on a sculpture by Edward Griffith. GB Why did you choose this? NK I chose this for its refinement and brutality. Ed Griffith is a lovely young […]
JANE HAYNES
Jane Haynes, psychotherapist and author, on her husband’s photograph, ‘Dog and Grass’. GB You’ve chosen a photograph of your dog. So is the beauty sentimental? Would you find this picture […]
CHRISTOPHER PRENDERGAST
Christopher Prendergast, Scholar, on a photograph of someone dear to him. GB Tell me why you chose this. CP Since I’m an academic, can I be forgiven for beginning with another one, also one of your earlier interlocutors? Michael Tanner’s confession that, although he has read many more books and treatises on the Beautiful than I have, he still has […]
ALIS PELLESCHI
Alis Pelleschi, designer, photographer, artist – on her picture of her with her mother. GB I love this picture of you and your mum. Tell me when and where you […]
TOM CRAIG
Tom Craig, photographer, on a kingfisher GB Why did you choose the kingfisher? TC I think the porous nature of our own memories means that beauty is often better held […]
JASON EVANS
Jason Evans, photographer, has chosen his bike as an object of beauty GB Why have you chosen your bike? JE It’s beautiful to me because of the experience I have […]
GILDED BIRDS 