Control

Just been to see "Control", the Ian Curtis biopic in Kingston. Yet again am bowled over by the photography, all stark black and white making terraced house interiors and exteriors.

I'm realising that I tend to be rather more influenced by great cinematic photography than stil photography - at least in the sense that great photography in a movie has a longer hold on my brain than great photography on a wall.

It's not static v. dynamic, it's more that during a movie that contains great photography I find myself clicking in my head, thinking about which moments I would capture and there were many dazzling moments in this film. Not to mention the great Joy Division music & recreation of some great gigs (all of which I missed).

Love Will Tear us Apart, but the descent of a great talent (being able to lead a creative lifestyle I might only dream of) to suicide at the age of 23, was far more complicated than that.

It was also curious how someone so talented, now so famous, earned so little money from his creativity. At least I have one of these things in common.