Birmingham

Birmingham Lockdown #2 –  New Street Art in Digbeth
Birmingham

Birmingham Lockdown #2 – New Street Art in Digbeth

Another of my regular visits to Digbeth found me taking pictures of a few of my favourite street art murals. I also got to see several new paintings as well.  Recent visits have been anything but normal and this visit was taken…

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Birmingham Lockdown #2 –  a visit to the Mailbox
Birmingham

Birmingham Lockdown #2 – a visit to the Mailbox

Pre April 2020, the Mailbox was full of energy with office workers streaming through in the morning.  Last Christmas it was full of shacks from the German Christmas market and there was so much activity.  Roll on a year and the pandemic…

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Reflections on Gas Street Basin
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Reflections on Gas Street Basin

Now I am back in a work routine, I take the opportunity to park in the city around 7am and stay until 8am just before the car parking charging begins.  I set myself an area to walk around and aim to come…

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City Arcade – Birmingham’s hidden gem
Birmingham

City Arcade – Birmingham’s hidden gem

Lockdown had interrupted by own personal visits to all the arcades in Birmingham. I enjoy mornings when it is quiet and so before going to work, I parked up in town and made my way to the City arcade. In some ways…

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My best pictures are taken with my iPhone
Birmingham

My best pictures are taken with my iPhone

Should I be worried? Should I ditch my big camera? My most popular photographs are all taken by an iPhone. My most recent one of Gibb Street in Digbeth has been published by several outlets including BBCMidlands, Independent Birmingham, IgersbirminghamUK, Bhamupdates and…

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University of Birmingham Campus
Birmingham

University of Birmingham Campus

For the first time since mid March, I am back on campus and it was a lovely morning. There were very few people around and I had brought my camera along. The Campus looked beautiful and the lack of cars certainly allowed…

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Port Loop
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Port Loop

Running was and still is a big part of my life. When the dental hospital was operating out of the Queensway site then we used to take the opportunity to run up to the Soho loop along the Birmingham Canal Old Line.…

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