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Photographic journeys, techniques and places across Birmingham, Warwickshire and beyond.

Edinburgh street photography
Travel

Edinburgh street photography

Edinburgh street photography is described in this blog. The streets of Edinburgh lend themselves to street photography. The natural backdrop of old buildings and captivating views of the surrounding countryside help to frame the people as they go about their everyday life.…

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Edinburgh – the tourist view
Travel

Edinburgh – the tourist view

I was fortunate to visit Edinburgh for a conference and had the morning to myself. The meeting was due to start at lunchtime, leaving me free to roam around the city. It was a beautiful morning and my hotel was in the…

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Year of the Rabbit 2023
Birmingham

Year of the Rabbit 2023

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…

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Walking in Digbeth
Birmingham

Walking in Digbeth

“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…

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Top 4 in 2022
Birmingham

Top 4 in 2022

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?…

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Regent Street Lights
Travel

Regent Street Lights

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.…

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Memories of Washington State
Travel

Memories of Washington State

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.

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The Museum of Flight
Heritage

The Museum of Flight

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…

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Photographing Mount Rainier
Canals

Photographing Mount Rainier

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…

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Westside BID Calendar winner 2023
Canals

Westside BID Calendar winner 2023

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…

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Museum of the Moon
Birmingham

Museum of the Moon

I love Luke Jerram’s work and have been fortunate to meet the artist as well. His work is often on a grand scale and aims to provoke discussion. I have covered his art work before and his work In Memoriam covered death…

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Diwali in the Bull Ring
Birmingham

Diwali in the Bull Ring

On a dark evening in October, the rain did not damp the lights of Diwali. The Festival of Lights is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. Birmingham had a unique take on the Festival with the use…

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