On three occasions I have taken a walk around the city streets of Birmingham on Christmas Day at lunchtime. The city centre was virtually deserted, almost no people.

The first, in 2011, was a surprise and I had my camera with me so I took some photos. It was somewhat eerie, a strange atmosphere.

I took the photos in colour but felt moved to process them in black and white, it seemed appropriate somehow.

In 2019 and 2024 I had the opportunity again and deliberately went into the city centre to capture the scene.