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Adding a splash of colour to the streets of Cheltenham
Street

Adding a splash of colour to the streets of Cheltenham

All the colourful street art on the walls around Cheltenham Spa have stories to tell.  Last year the river of colour captured my imagination and my photography.  Returning on a Sunday in July 2024, I was looking forward to photographing a new set of…

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An early start to Middleton Lakes RSPB
Canals

An early start to Middleton Lakes RSPB

The alarm was set at 4.15am but I was awake long before the music “Insomnia” kicked off my waking routine.  Early starts are a necessary evil if the early bird wants to catch the preverbal worm.  Within 20 minutes, the dog had been out…

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The brutal beauty of Exchange Square
Birmingham

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
Birmingham

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
Birmingham

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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Photographing Time Horizon by Antony Gormley
Heritage

Photographing Time Horizon by Antony Gormley

Art will challenge you, ask questions and generates new ideas in how you think.  As you navigate through life, art allows you to stop, think and take in your surroundings.  By asking questions, artwork provokes you to provide an answer to what you see…

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From Square to Park – an IgersbirminghamUK instameet
Canals

From Square to Park – an IgersbirminghamUK instameet

With the long summer nights upon us, the IgersbirminghamUK team came up with the idea for a photowalk that started at St Paul’s Square and finished at St Philip’s Cathedral. Along the way we could photograph interesting views of Birmingham. The walk…

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Aurora Borealis as seen from my back garden
Birmingham

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
Birmingham

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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