Merry Christmas from North Yorkshire
By Tessa Bunney on 20 December 2011
Firecracker 2012 diary
By Tessa Bunney on 19 December 2011This beautiful photographic diary, designed by Dutch duo Kummer & Herrman, showcases the work of Firecracker’s featured photographers for 2011: Polly Braden, Tessa Bunney, Chloe Dewe Mathews, Sophie Gerrard, Léonie Hampton, Jane Hilton, Liz Hingley, Laura Hynd, Dana Popa, Mona Simon, Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Daria Tuminas.
Proceeds go towards The Firecracker Grant for a woman photographer born in or residing in Europe, to assist with a photographic project.
To purchase a copy please click here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2836094
Serpentine Swimming Club
By Tessa Bunney on 5 December 2011Members of The Serpentine Swimming Club have met in Hyde Park ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’ since 1864.
Occupations of swimmers last Wednesday:
Bank messengerBarristerCarpenterFarmer / software developerHatterInterior designerLawyerMarketing consultantPainterPensionerPhysics teacher RetiredRetired educational consultant Self-employed inventory clerkSolicitor x 2Teacher x 2Television documentary researcher and producerTelevision producerWriter / biographer