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I’ve never been to New York!
8 April 2020
A lot of people dislike street photography. A lot of photographers dislike street photography. That’s okay, I understand that. What I don’t understand is those ‘photographers’ who insist that only street photography done in large…
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An hour in Leeds
13 February 2020
If you look too hard for photos they probably won’t be there. Just be ready for when they are ???? One of the questions that seem to come up regularly when I give the lectures…
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The Seaside
10 December 2019
Scarborough and Bridlington – A photographer’s paradise I never really had holidays as a kid. No transport, no father, and no money. The closest we got was the ‘club trip’. Once a year, members and…
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Photographing the Homeless
6 November 2019
A few thoughts on photographing the homeless I’ve often seen the argument that street photographers shouldn’t photograph the homeless. The reasoning seems to roughly come down to three things: The ‘easy option’ The ‘they’re too…
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YPU Keighley Day 2019
4 November 2019
A quick reminder that I’m one of the guest speakers at this years YPU Keighley Day in Pontefract on the 16th November. Below is the schedule for anyone interested in attending.
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Leeds street photos – a few out-takes
16 September 2019
One of the problems with street photography is there’s inevitably a lot of failures. Lots of camera shake, out of focus pictures and plenty of pictures that just aren’t all that interesting. These are few…
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Far right demo in Leeds 7th September
8 September 2019
A few photos from the pro and anti Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (or Tommy Robinson as he likes to be called so that he appears to be a man of the people) demos in Leeds yesterday. Fortunately,…
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Photographers, Perverts and Paranoia
21 August 2019
Photographers are the bad guys now. A few days back a friend of Bridget’s was taking pictures in Bradford city centre, the City Park. Bridget’s friend is a keen amateur photographer who uses a Canon 5D DSLR.…
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Photographs from Leeds Pride 2019
14 August 2019
I’m not the world’s greatest ‘event’ photographer. There’ll be far better pictures that capture the colour of the LGBT Pride parade and characters than I could take. My approach to Leeds Pride 2019 was that…
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