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Middleton Lakes RSPB, July 2024

An early start to Middleton Lakes RSPB

Damien WalmsleyJul 26, 20242 min read

The alarm was set at 4.15am but I was awake long before the music “Insomnia” kicked off my waking routine.  Early starts are a necessary evil if the early bird wants to…

Exchange Square, Birmingham, July 2024

The brutal beauty of Exchange Square

Damien WalmsleyJul 25, 20242 min read

Exploring Birmingham in the early morning is a great pastime and the city opens up for many different photographic opportunities.  One morning in July, I moved towards the law courts with no…

HS2 progress, Curzon Street, Birmingham 2024

HS2 gathers pace at Curzon Street

Damien WalmsleyJul 16, 20243 min read

The HS2 construction is transforming the landscape around the Curzon Street building.  Once this was a sleepy backwater and a relatively quiet part of Birmingham.  However first came Millennium Point and then the…

Birmingham Icons walk, IgersbirminghamUK, July 2024

The Icons walk from Five ways to Victoria Square with IgersbirminghamUK

Damien WalmsleyJul 14, 20245 min read

The IgersbirminghamUK Icons walk started with a torrential downpour of rain. We met at the Five ways roundabout where we managed to shelter from the rain until we were brave enough…

The Closing of the Floodgate, Digbeth, July 2024

The closing of the Floodgate in Digbeth

Damien WalmsleyJul 6, 20244 min read

The Floodgate featured in one of my favourite pictures which was taken in Floodgate street during the early hours of morning.  Although I had never been inside the venue, I have passed…

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An early start to Middleton Lakes RSPB

Damien WalmsleyJul 26, 20242 min read
Middleton Lakes RSPB, July 2024

The alarm was set at 4.15am but I was awake long before the music “Insomnia” kicked off my waking routine.  Early starts are a necessary evil…

The brutal beauty of Exchange Square

Damien WalmsleyJul 25, 20242 min read
Exchange Square, Birmingham, July 2024

Exploring Birmingham in the early morning is a great pastime and the city opens up for many different photographic opportunities.  One morning in July, I moved…

HS2 gathers pace at Curzon Street

Damien WalmsleyJul 16, 20243 min read
HS2 progress, Curzon Street, Birmingham 2024

The HS2 construction is transforming the landscape around the Curzon Street building.  Once this was a sleepy backwater and a relatively quiet part of Birmingham.  However first…

The Icons walk from Five ways to Victoria Square with IgersbirminghamUK

Damien WalmsleyJul 14, 20245 min read
Birmingham Icons walk, IgersbirminghamUK, July 2024

The IgersbirminghamUK Icons walk started with a torrential downpour of rain. We met at the Five ways roundabout where we managed to shelter from the…

The closing of the Floodgate in Digbeth

Damien WalmsleyJul 6, 20244 min read
The Closing of the Floodgate, Digbeth, July 2024

The Floodgate featured in one of my favourite pictures which was taken in Floodgate street during the early hours of morning.  Although I had never been…

Flash, Bang, Wallop Podcast

Damien WalmsleyJun 28, 20241 min read
Flash, Bang, Wallop Podcast

We are four photographers who got together during lockdown. We enjoyed chatting about photography over zoom and decided that we would love to share our…