Heritage

Photographing the West Midlands Police Museum
Heritage

Photographing the West Midlands Police Museum

When the dental hospital was on St Chad’s Queensway, one of the places I was always walking past was the lock-up cells on Steelhouse lane.  The Police Station was active and the cells in the lockup were still being used till 2016.  There was…

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Four Churches Bike Ride
Canals

Four Churches Bike Ride

Spring is often the best time to set off on a bike ride around the Warwickshire countryside. I take my smaller camera bag with me which can hold my Canon D5 Mark IV in addition to two lenses, my EF24-70mm f/2.8L II…

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St Paul’s Church in the spring
Birmingham

St Paul’s Church in the spring

St Paul’s church is situated in the Jewellery quarter and is a picturesque escape from the busy city centre which is only a stone’s throw away.  The square has so much character and is always a delight to visit.  I was dropping off my…

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Weekend in Loch Lomond
Travel

Weekend in Loch Lomond

Scotland is a wonderful place to always visit and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spend a weekend on Loch Lomond in February with Sandy.  Having flown up on the Friday morning, we picked up our hire car and made our…

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Surgeons Pandemic Memorial
Travel

Surgeons Pandemic Memorial

A thought provoking memorial to the Covid19 pandemic sits in the gardens of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. There are four statues standing expressing emotions of despair, tiredness and exhaustion. These bronze cast life sized figures are based on the…

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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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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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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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Manchester Stroll
Canals

Manchester Stroll

I visited Manchester as part of a PhD examination at the Univeristy, and it gave me the chance to see the city again.  Manchester is part of my early life and as a dental student, I loved being in the city.  In the seventies,…

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