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Back to backs 20th anniversary visit
Birmingham

Back to backs 20th anniversary visit

When visiting the Back to Backs in Birmingham, your booking includes an hour and a half tour of the premises.  The buildings were built with speed and were cheap to both buy and live in.  In 1870, Birmingham was undergoing tremendous change as people…

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The brutal beauty of Exchange Square
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The brutal beauty of Exchange Square

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 particular plan other than to take some street photography pictures.  My eye…

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The closing of the Floodgate in Digbeth
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The closing of the Floodgate in Digbeth

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 the front entrance on many occasions during my photographic visits to…

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Flash, Bang, Wallop Podcast
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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 experiences with other photographers out there. As friends we share a passion for taking pictures and as…

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Aurora Borealis as seen from my back garden
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Aurora Borealis as seen from my back garden

So I have been to Iceland but did not see the Aurora Borealis as it was too cloudy.  I did fly from Portland, Oregon to Reykjavík and saw the lights somewhere over the Northern Territories and Greenland.  My next Aurora Borealis experience was a…

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Visiting Bournville Village Trust with IgersbirminghamUK
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Visiting Bournville Village Trust with IgersbirminghamUK

Birmingham has a long and rich history and the names of George and Richard Cadbury are linked with the story of the City  Their success in creating Cadbury’s Chocolate led to the building of their factory in Bournville.  The brothers created a Garden Village…

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Disco powers the beating heart of Birmingham
Birmingham

Disco powers the beating heart of Birmingham

A big, revolving, mirrored heart has appeared in Snow Hill square accompanied by lights and seventies disco music.  Quite a combination when you think about it.  Such retro art installations catch my imagination.  “Our beating Heart” is a pop-up show sponsored by Colmore Business District…

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Birmingham goes green for St Patrick’s Day
Birmingham

Birmingham goes green for St Patrick’s Day

Initially the weather forecast for St Patrick’s Day was rain but someone must have had a word with heaven. The rain stopped and the sun started to show itself from behind the clouds. Bradford Street in Birmingham is as straight as a…

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A foggy start to the day in Birmingham
Birmingham

A foggy start to the day in Birmingham

Pulling the curtains back, I saw the fog which lifts any photographers spirits.  Fortunately, I had to be in Birmingham early and I knew that I would be able to get some good pictures of Dorridge station in the fog before it lifted.  I…

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Night photography on the University of Birmingham campus
Birmingham

Night photography on the University of Birmingham campus

This set of pictures features the University of Birmingham at night.  I was fortunate to be staying at the Edgbaston Park Hotel which is on campus.  After the conference dinner ended, I headed out with my iPhone and Fujifilm camera.  I used my travel tripod…

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