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Birmingham’s Blooming Town Hall

Tweet Modern stories of Victoria Square, Birmingham #1 – here is the first of three photographic narratives I, ahem, carefully planned today in Victoria and Chamberlain Square in central Birmingham, courtesy of stories week at Matt & Pete’s Photo School. … Continue reading

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Abstract Birmingham

Tweet This Sunday sees the fourth and final session (for me) of Photographing the City – Matt and Pete’s sociable, how-to photography course set on the streets of Birmingham and featuring a pleasant mix of arty/techy teaching, walking, socialising, photographing … Continue reading

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Our man in Brussels

Tweet Sometimes holiday snaps produce something a little bit more artistic. I particularly like this moody photograph (of Pete) taken on the top of the rainy Parking 58 car park in Brussels. Why were we on a car park roof … Continue reading

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Photographing the landscapes of Birmingham

Tweet So today was week two (of four) of Matt & Pete’s Photo School. Last month, we played with finding the decisive moment in street photography, this time it was landscapes and creating huge panoramic vistas using the iconic buildings … Continue reading

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Street photography and the discomfort of strangers

Tweet Today was the inaugural five-hour lesson of Matt & Pete’s Photo School in which 10 strangers met upstairs in Birmingham’s Victoria pub to learn more about photography and how to improve our own efforts. The framework of the day … Continue reading

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Pick of my pics 2011

Tweet Every year when I renew my Flickr account I pick out my favourite 50 photos (here is last year’s set). Except this year I seem to have overshot the mark with 75 on the short long list. Consume in … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Junction Flickrmeet

Tweet Why Birmingham Flickrmeets rawk and possibly create an opportunity local adventure tourism – check out the full story over on my travel blog. Meanwhile, here is a slideshow of yesterday’s concrete loveliness – or view the full set on … Continue reading

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Do you want to read what I’m reading? Then read on…

Tweet These links are relevant to my interest but have been sitting in tabs for the last two weeks. I will read them, I >will<. But after I’ve dumped them here. They make quite an interesting view of what has … Continue reading

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The joy of Creative Commons

Tweet …is better parties, social occasions, family life and harmony. Possibly. Yes, the Creative Commons licensing of your content has the direct side-effect of shareability, clarity and time efficiency of not chasing copyright permissions. But it also has the real-world, … Continue reading

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My 50 best Flickr photos

Tweet Ooh, just realised I can create a slideshow on Flickr. So while waiting for today’s Traditional Edwardian Fete photo set to upload to my favourite photo-sharing platform, here are my top 50 photos (imo). It’s a personal pick since … Continue reading

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