Black Country

Photographing Dudley
Birmingham

Photographing Dudley

Dudley is well known for attractions such as Dudley Zoo and Castle and the Black Country Living Museum, so I was keen to explore the town further. An opportunity came when a street photography walk led by Matt Wakefield and organised by Igers Birmingham UK took place.

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Bostin day at a propa Black Country Folk Festival
Heritage

Bostin day at a propa Black Country Folk Festival

I have loved the Black Country ever since I worked at Wordsley General Hospital in the late eighties.  Arriving in the West Midlands from Manchester, I was amazed to find the Black Country full of warm, kindhearted people that reminded me of home.  Sadly…

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Photographing Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire

Photographing Royal Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa is long associated with the family. We used to visit in the late 1980s and think it was so exciting with the Parade and the Parade and the Royal Priors shopping centre. Returning over the years, the town still…

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Winter at Clowes Wood
Warwickshire

Winter at Clowes Wood

Woodlands are wonderful for getting back to nature and clearing the mind.  Clowes wood in Earlswood has a mix of birch and coniferous trees in a rolling woodland.  There is the Stratford upon Avon railway line cutting through the wood and following…

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Back on the streets
Street

Back on the streets

It is busy at work and so much of my photography is confined to the walks in town between the train and bus connections early in the morning. Some are in the afternoon depending on the timing. I will usually vary my…

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