Seeing middle names or initial displayed in photography/art has been irking me for a while, it feels classist* to me.

E.g. 'Andrew J Gifford' sounds posher than 'Andrew Gifford' but I can't find much around this other than;

*Possibly - quite likely in fact - unintentionally, as I'm sure most people who do this are just continuing what's gone before.

Photo from a while ago: Sichuan, West China

Completing the trio. This little gang of friends was brilliant, full of fun and energy in play. I wish I'd photographed them all together.

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ALT: Colour portrait photo of a young - perhaps aged 12 or 14 years old - female Chinese citizen. She’s beaming at us with a cheeky and generous delight at b…

Photo from a while ago: Sichuan, West China

On Buddhist NYD we hiked a couple of miles' pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Dalai Lama. Grandma, whose family I stayed with, hadn't walked much as she was in poor health in her advanced years, but her determination got her there.

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ALT: Colour landscape photo of a hillside in weak winter morni…