The tranquility of rivers is never so close than in deep summer, rivers awaken our senses, renewing connections with nature. I’ve never lived far from a river almost like a magnet I’ve always been pulled towards one. They all have a destination and they travel relentlessly, unlike a lake. I have many favourites but perhaps if I had to select one, it would be the Ouse, in Sussex, not far from where my eldest son went to boarding school. In many ways this river is ‘owned’, in the sense that it is also known as Virgina Woolf’s river, it is where she drowned herself, whilst London was being battered by…

Thank you to all the talented artists for submitting your works to our showcase this week. If you would like your work to be considered for entry into our weekly Mobile Photography and Art Flickr showcase, please submit it to our dedicated group, here. Alternatively if you’re an Instagram user just tag your images with #theappwhisperer and well pick you up. Deborah McMillion, borisbschulz2009, Andy Alexandre, Kerry Benbow, ilovekungfu, Rita Colantonio, Jun Yamaguchi, Star Greenhouse, anandamoy chatterji, Gianluca Ricoveri, p.a. hamel, Trish Korous, @sabinegromek, @rosannanjos_, @lindahollier, @effe5, @janisbrandenburg, @tintoftina, @mitry_date, @jack__mallon, @algerobie, @fabiangonzalezcolo, @hollybank_gallery, @marshadraws, @1000worte, @lyne.nagele, @nostalgic_august, @sarahdeutschphotography, @daystar1952, @nicholechristophe, @debergenseboekenkast, @yembo, @seelooksky, @womensvoice1, @eliza.tsitsimeaua, @lorelie2010, @janravo, @lorelie2010, @fayemcginley, @mishpix365, @mduyulmus_stbenoitsb, …

This week my favourite book publisher, MACK books sent me their title SCUMB Manifesto by Justine Kurland, to review and I love it! Inspired by Valerie Solanas’ iconoclastic feminist tract SCUM (Society for Cutting Up Men), SCUMB Manifesto introduces us to photographer Justine Kurland’s own uncompromising initiative: the Society for Cutting Up Men’s Books. And she does just that, books by 150 white straight men are cut up and reconfigured into her own intricate interpretation. Books by Stephen Shore (American Surfaces), William Eggleston (Los Alamos), Larry Clark’s (Tusla), Martin Parr’s (Think of England), Alec Soth’s (Sleeping by the Mississippi), Brassaï’s (Paris by Night) and last but not all, Robert Frank’s (The…

Thank you to all the talented artists for submitting your works to our showcase this week. If you would like your work to be considered for entry into our weekly Mobile Photography and Art Flickr showcase, please submit it to our dedicated group,here. Alternatively if youre an Instagram user just tag your images with #theappwhisperer and well pick you up. @1000worte, @rain.is.poetry, @eslieber, @remnants_captured, @vitolx, @marshadraws, @everyday_life_melancholy, @mariette_schrijver, @eliza.tsitsimeaua, @otonoelito, @nika.novich.art, @rogerguetta, @ratspeaker, @nicholechristophe, @jenniferbuckleart, @tankaquen, @sabine.aanzee, @pause.and.breathe, @marthaturnerart, @kkizirnis, @amandathomsonscotland, @dinalf, @maurizio.pichi, Rita Colantonio, Debara Splendorio, Trish Korous, Oola Cristina, Jun Yamaguchi, Damian De Souza, Andy Alexandre, ArrrRT eDUarD, Clint Cline, Catherine Caddigan, Lorenka Campos, Fleur Schim, Tomaso Belloni, Susan Detroy,…

Thank you to all the talented artists for submitting your works to our showcase this week. If you would like your work to be considered for entry into our weekly Mobile Photography and Art Flickr showcase, please submit it to our dedicated group,here. Alternatively if youre an Instagram user just tag your images with #theappwhisperer and well pick you up. Damian De Souza, Jun Yamaguchi, Clint Cline, Gianluca Ricoveri, Vladimir Dimitroff, p.a. hamel, David DeNagel, Fleur Schim, Rita Colantonio, Deborah McMillion, Oola Cristina, @remnants_captured, @vitolx, @remnants_captured, @janisbrandenburg, @eliza.tsitsimeaua, @withflowersinherphone, @tankaqueen, @robertamitche9675, @womensvoice1, @algerobie, @msnash, @candie_laine_photography, @leafandflowerimages, @lyne.nagele, @rejanerubino, @eye.beauty.you, @jack__mallon, @mitry_date, @pause.and.breathe, @jenivoigt, @christinemignon, @adrianmcgarry, @silke_metz_artivist, @_klimtt, @hipstanitaelle, @sandralbmartins, @harkinjoyce, @imgdonahue, @fermin.garcia.seviillaartist.

Number 74 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, SE3 was where I found myself yesterday afternoon and it was not only an escape from the blazing sun. I squelched down into the well worn leather armchair and faded into a another world, a world of tranquility. A world that includes old and rare books, maps, art and furniture, just opposite Blackheath common. It’s a world of bookworm heaven, colloquially known as ‘the best bookshop in London’. Curiosities are paraded in the window displays, with tooled leather bindings, caches of rare treasures. The shop flatters every good taste with rarities on open shelves. If you find yourself in London this year and this floats…