Monthly Archives: May 2023

Photo Wallets

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Brian

More Than a Snapshot by Annebella Pollen, Professor of Visual and Material Culture at Brighton University explores the world of photo wallets, the envelopes used by film processors.  Like so much ephemera they are easily discarded, yet they are reflections … Continue reading →

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Lost Innocence

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Brian

‘Kids on bikes rule the streets in Syd Shelton’s portrait of pre-gentrification south Dublin’, was the sub-title to the big picture feature in the Observer on 30th April.  The photograph was taken in 1985.  Sheldon says, ‘you can’t take pictures … Continue reading →

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Only Colour: No. 7 Pink

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Brian
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Waresley Woods Woe

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Brian

Shocked to see the clearance of swathes of dappled woodland at Waresley yesterday.  It’s the Wildlife Trust’s response to ash dieback: the mortality rate is extremely high and the dead trees would become dangerous leading to the need to close … Continue reading →

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Beech Tree

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Brian

An extraordinary beech tree by the Romano-British burial mounds at Bartlow.  It has eight trunks emerging from a common root, the result of coppicing.  How long has it taken to grow into this woody octopus?

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Only Colour – Bartlow Yellow

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Brian
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