lamar francois

Photographic postcards of the city of Brighton in 2022 from urban landscape photographer Lamar Francois.

I was invited by City Arts Nottingham to document and enjoy a wonderful evening of puppetry they had hosted. In this , the work of four local artists – Izzy Hollis , Laura Mathews ,Bryony-McCombie Smith , and Mansfield Dark was showcased . This was part of a wider series of projects I’ve had working with City Arts for the past year candidly documenting […]

A summer meetup alongside the Nottingham Canal with the Art-Culture-Tourism group headed by Marysia Zipser , who kindly hosted us for the day. Really enjoyed her company and the chance to meet some of the Group’s non-executive directors , and as a result have some very insightful conversations and learn some new things along the way.!

Thought I’d share some highlights having come back from documenting a wonderful weekend working with the organisers at the Nottingham Puppet Festival at the end of June. They have done very well to produce a fascinating two day festival with a variety of puppeteers in many venues across Nottingham , from small scale string puppet displays , to larger scale life-size (and beyond) displays […]

Here’s the second of two parts of highlights having come back from documenting a wonderful weekend working with the organisers at the Nottingham Puppet Festival at the end of June. (See the first part here)They have done very well to produce a fascinating two day festival with a variety of puppeteers in many venues across Nottingham , from small scale string puppet displays , […]

How quickly can I receive my orders?I will endeavour to post items within 48 hours of ordering so that they are able to be received by customers within 5 working days of ordering – and I will reach out if this is not possible. With the current prevalence of Coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing restrictions I might need to delay posting to minimise my […]

Had a great time working with Joe in and around the streets of Hockley in Nottingham to produce a series of images to help him raise his profile and communicate a friendly and engaging personality to his clients in his work as a business coach . A particular highlight was learning about his appreciation for urban street art , which I was more than […]

In the light of current circumstances, I figured I’d share how I was making the most of the situation to be able to diversify what I have to offer around work I do as a photographer .There’s two major directions I’m looking at going down – sharing my craft and knowledge which I’ve built up  – in terms of learning the artistic and technical […]

Before the Coronavirus pandemic hit , I was invited once again by Nottingham College to give a talk about how I’ve been able to start to develop the passion and craft for photography into a business model , and create economic opportunities – and some of the things I’ve learnt along the way . Here’s a blog summarising what I would have said , […]