Venturing into China Town Birmingham to celebrate the Chinese New Year was a colourful affair. Hurst Street was set up with a stage and there were a number of market stalls set up along the street. The main action when I arrived was down in the Arcadian where the dragon dancers were in residence. The … Continue reading Blog

“Walking after you” is a line from an old CCS song called Walking that was released in 1971. The band CCS was led by Alexis Korner and was my introduction into blues music. The song mirrors my photography as I walk along the streets of Digbeth. Arriving early on a January morning before 8am, the … Continue reading Blog

Each year photographers share their top photographs and I am no exception in doing this. I wrote a blog about my personal favourites for 2021. Now it is the turn of 2022 and I have limited to my top 4. Why four? Well the arrangement works well for Instagram and I am not such a … Continue reading Blog

I was fortunate that I was in London during Christmas week. My reason for being there was to undertake a photographic assignment for the British Dental Association Museum. Once I had completed my task then I set off for the Christmas lights. I walked from Wimpole Street along Oxford Circus taking in Bond Street, New … Continue reading Blog

I loved Washington State and there were many memorable moments.  Here are a few photographs which summarise my visit and I hope at the same time that you may find them amazing. Firstly, on clear nights we had so many stars to view.  The area was light pollution free and as these pictures show there are starry … Continue reading Blog

The rain falls a lot in Washington so when such a day is a washout the locals head to the museums.  A popular venue is the Museum of Flight just south of Seattle.  The museum is claims to be the largest independent air and space museum in the world and has its beginnings with a group of … Continue reading Blog

Thanksgiving is about expressing gratitude and has its origins in the original settlers and the native Americans giving thanks for the harvest.  Now it is an important national holiday where friends and families gather.  For Thanksgiving 2022, we went to stay with Sandy’s sister in Washington State, USA.  She lives in Ashford which is only a few miles … Continue reading Blog

In January 2022, I spent the morning walking around Gas Street Basin. The area was bathed in beautiful sunshine and I took several photographs with my Fujifilm x100v. Several of the photographs came out really well. I was lucky with the light and the weather. Plus there were several people walking along the canal tow … Continue reading Blog