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Back in November I had the opportunity to support the fundraising efforts of the Framework Housing Association through donating a set of images which I made during their Big Sleep Out , held at the astroturf pitches of the Forest Recreation Ground , Nottingham. The charity works hard to help and support vulnerable adults at risk of homelessness through a variety of outreach services […]

I’m putting the finishing touches on an upcoming mini exhibition showcasing my urban landscape and nightscape works hosted at Think Nottingham at Cobden Chambers on the 8th – 10th of December , 10-4pm. The exhibition will feature six images of the Nottingham night time urban landscape from my archives. These include a look Park Row in deep twilight and a look at the Georgian […]

Telling the story of Nottingham in a year… I’m happy to announce that I now have copies of the 2018 edition of my Nottingham Calendar available for sale via this website , produced in conjunction with My Local Calendar of Stafford. For this year I’ve decided to tell the story of Nottingham and the great things which happen within the city over the calendar […]

“A hero is someone who has given their life for something bigger then themselves” – Nottingham Casuals RFC. Walking along the Beeston Canal I came across this quote on one of the signs at Owen’s Place – a memorial to Owen Jenkins who tragically died back in July this year having successfully saved a girl who had got into the weir. It’s encouraging […]

I’ve been playing quite a bit over the last two weeks with the 200-500mm Nikkor courtesy of Lenses For Hire – photographing deer and wildlife at Wollaton Park , and I thought I’d share some quick thoughts I had… 1/ – very versatile set of focal lengths –  it freed me up to respond as the sun came up above the horizon at Wollaton […]

A trip to see some high powered industrial engines was on the agenda as I booked a tour of the Pimlico District Heating Undertaking as part of my recent visit to the London Open House in September. What jumped out at me was the the engineering efforts involved with providing centralised hot water and heating to over 3000 homes , and a variety of commercial premises […]

The next site I’d decided to take a look at on my Open House trip after visiting Container City and the Trinity Buoy Wharf out near Greenwich was to look at the recently redeveloped Angel Court , right at the heart of the City near to the Bank of England. Three show floors were open to us to explore on a guided tour – these haven’t […]

In the second part of this series on London Open House a look inside a couple of the creative spaces within the Trinity Buoy Wharf complex , opened up to the public as part of the London Open House weekend. The Trinity Buoy Wharf accommodates many creatives working in a wide range of disciplines , from music production to clay – and I was […]

The first port of call on my recent visit to London’s Open House event was the Trinity Buoy Wharf development featuring the Container City as its main centrepiece. With the hope for good sunshine I decided to head there first on my visit – a very long journey which started at 5.30am from my first bus into Nottingham City Centre , to getting off […]

I’m more than pleased to share this lovely testimonial come through from Matt Turpin from the Nottingham City of Literature project. Had the pleasure of working with the team producing a series of images documenting their project for UNESCO last December. “We were asked by UNESCO to provide a series of iconic photos that showed Nottingham as a City of Literature. We approached Lamar […]