urban landscape

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

With Birmingham hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2024 , large swathes of the city are undergoing redevelopment with an impressive amount of new projects being approved and built. Back in January (2019) I had the opportunity to take a look at the redevelopments at Paradise Circus and Chamberlain Square in and around the new Library of Birmingham – since I visited only two years […]

Two evenings well spent within November taking a look at the urban landscape found the leafy Park Estate in Nottingham. The estate’s tennis courts sat within a natural dip with interesting views of buildings situated at the top of the hills on roads surrounding the estate. A notable feature of the Park Estate and one I want to make some comments on is that […]

A unusual look at Collin Street and Maid Marian Way in Nottingham which were closed to traffic for two nights in early January 2018 due to demolition works at the nearby Broadmarsh Car Park . Two footbridges were being removed over Collin Street – and I wanted to document some of that (in a later blog) , but I also wanted to take full […]

In March 2017 I got to visit the Library of Birmingham to make a series of photographs showcasing it’s quirky and imaginative exterior , and interior design mostly from a place of curiosity. The library opened in 2013 after three years of construction replacing the former Central Library  – one of its rooms preserved very nicely right at the top of the new building […]

Some takes above from the first part of a good Thursday evening spent walking around and exploring the urban landscapes of Derby City Centre for the first time in a while now. I first took a look at the Weeping Window Poppies by Paul Cummins which were installed on the Silk Mill tower and had an opportunity to say hello to some faces the […]

Here’s what I came up with from a spontaneous off the cuff photo walk from around the town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire one evening back , a week or so again. (It helps that earlier that day I had a successful interview with Nottingham’s Creative Quarter and a forthcoming showcase on their platforms detailing the work I do – more soon!). I’d come along a […]

A look at the Northern Quarter , Manchester through some of the many energetic street murals I came across – a very visual and visceral demonstration of the creative industries which can be found within the area and the diverse mix of people within the city too. This is very much my interpretation of the energetic street life which the region offers – one […]

In these second set of images I look at York Cathedral once again , but this time framed by the architecture and shop windows of Stonegate – where plenty of souvenirs can be easily obtained. It’s striking how many shops in the city centre are designed around the needs of tourists – and if you need anything more practical it can be a bit […]