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Figures: Raven

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Brian
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Only Colour: Yellow (& Red)

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brian
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Only Colour: Green on Silver

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Brian
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Photography Revisited

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Brian

My parents were not well-off when I was growing up in the late 1940s and 1950s, the years of post war austerity.  One of the few luxuries they allowed themselves was an annual family holiday, however.  And having a holiday … Continue reading →

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Oracle 13

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Brian
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Waresley Woods Recovery

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Brian

To Waresley Woods yesterday. Bluebells thriving, but not yet at their best. Blackcap, chiffchaff, nuthatch and willow warbler calling. Wood now regenerating well after the clearance for ash dieback, see post 5th May 2023.

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Cottenham Point-to-Point: Profound Decisions

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Brian

Profound Decisions, a company promoting ‘professional live role playing’ (LRP) has crowd funded the purchase of the Cottenham Point-to-Point site as a permanent home for its future meetings.  It holds events inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and aims to provide … Continue reading →

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Shutter Hub Editions: Do You Like Love

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Brian

Shutter Hub has published its latest photo book, Do You Like Love?  (See post 9th July 2025.) The introduction sets the scene. ‘Do you like love?  The question came from a conversation, recalled by a friend.  Her elderly neighbour used … Continue reading →

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Shutter Hub: Feeling Seen 2

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Brian

My submission to this (see 11th February 2026) was not successful. An exhibition of the successful submissions is now available on line at https://shutterhub.org.uk/blog/exhibition-feeling-seen.

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Shutter Hub: Flora and Yellow

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Brian

Two calls for submissions from Shutter Hub. ‘…FLORA, our next Shutter Hub Editions photobook … dedicated to the celebration of life, growth and organic beauty found in the natural world. …photography that explores the diversity, resilience, subtleties, and poetry of … Continue reading →

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Shutter Hub Editions

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Brian

Message from Shutter Hub Hello!  We’re really pleased to share our latest Shutter Hub Editions catalogue, featuring the books your work appears in alongside our wider photobook collection. We’d love your help getting these books in front of even more people, … Continue reading →

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Obsessives

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Brian

Reading Literary Seductions by Frances Wilson, I came across a quote from Henry Miller (1891-1980): ‘You write in order to find out what you’re writing about’.  It reminded me of the quip by Garry Winogrand (1928-84): ‘I photograph to find … Continue reading →

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Fen Landscape: Neglect

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Brian

What characterises the landscape of the Fens?  Flatness; distant horizons; soaring skies; straight rivers, lodes and dykes, roads too; intense farming and precise arable fields.  There is a sense of order and geometry.  Most of the time.  Beside the well-ordered … Continue reading →

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Affinities

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Brian

Affinity: likeness based on relationship or casual connections or ties.   ‘The moments of charged propinquity take various forms: here a shared hue, there a glancing consonance in geometry; iconographic dopplegangers leap towards each other from the corners of the earth, … Continue reading →

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Ladybird Books

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Brian

The Stapleford Granary has a fascinating exhibition celebrating Ladybird books. ‘Ladybird Books were the first books to look at the world solely through the eyes of a child. This exhibition uncovers the story of the exceptionally accomplished artists who illustrated … Continue reading →

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