Kuan Xiangzi and Zhai Xiangzi
Exploring the streets of Chengdu especially the Wide and Narrow Lanes (Kuan Xiangzi and Zhai Xiangzi)
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Aston Hall
It is always good when my diary has the free space for an Igersbirmingham instameet and I was lucky as this one coincided with Birmingham Heritage week. The venue was Aston Hall a place that I had not visited since my daughters…
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Graffiti – Graffiti – Graffiti
I love the colours of a good artistic graffiti painted on a wall or derelict building. I am not a fan of “tagging” such as scrawling letters or child like drawings scribbled around bridges and walls. Digbeth in Birmingham is regenerating and…
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Dancing in the City
The Birmingham International Dance Festival comes to the City every two years. There is an extensive programme of dance related events. It is the sixth festival but it was my first experience. The meeting was organised by Igersbirmingham and when the announcement…
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My Custard Factory Beat
I work in town on a Wednesday morning so I take the opportunity of pacing around the streets with my camera. The Custard Factory proves to be a happy hunting ground for pictures. The graffiti is very colourful and there are several…
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Photographing Singapore
Next stop Singapore and it is 6 years since I have visited so I was interested to see what had changed. Looking out from the airplane window flying into the country, the success of Singapore’s trade is seen by the numerous ships…
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Photographing São Paulo
Visiting São Paulo is an experience. It is the third largest city in the world with 17 million inhabitants. As soon as you leave Guarulhos International Airport, you enter into wide multi lane (10 to 12 lanes each way) freeway which straddles…
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Super Duper Moon
The Super Moon or the Super Blue Blood Moon was visible on 31st January. I missed the early stages of the moon when you do see the magnification.
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Getting Published
As an academic, getting published is a requirement for the job. No publications then no reputation. You need publications for promotion, your next research grant and also your research impact story. When you enter into a different field which is not your…
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Botanical Gardens Instameet
When the notification came through, I immediately applied. A photographing evening at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens after-dark Christmas-lights experience was an exciting prospect. I was lucky to get one fo the 50 tickets as previous events sell out very quickly. However, when…
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“In Explore”
I have been a member of Flickr for several years and being included in “Explore” still has the ability to make the site exciting. It is a fantastic feeling when you receive over 100 favs and over 10,000 views of your photograph.…
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#hellobrum
The hashtag #hellobrum is used by the University of Birmingham to promote the Institution on their social media channels. My University role has changed over the last year and I find myself more and more on our beautiful campus. This provides me…
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