E Y E W E A R, THE BLOG - FREEDOM MEANS BEING UNAFRAID TO WRITE WHAT YOU THINK

Derek Adams is a poet and photographer based in London.  Here is his recent portrait of me. Todd Swift, London, August 2011; photo by Derek Adams

If I hadn't been a poet, I would have wanted to be an architect, and not just because of The Fountainhead . The 20th century's greatest American architectural photographer, Julius Shulman , has died - his Guardian obituary is well worth reading. I have a poem inspired by his Koenig House photo of fifty years ago forthcoming in my new collection, out this autumn.