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This is the first of my new monthly blog post showcasing my personal favourite photographs of or in my home city of Birmingham UK. Click the link below to see my 50 favourites taken in August 2025.
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The Great Charles Street development is fast approaching external completion with the final floors on the main tower having the facade installed. I have made an update to the construction journal with recent photos.
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In September 2003, shortly after the Bullring was fully opened, I took some digital photos on a Canon early compact camera. A lot has changed since then, particularly installation of the railings around the Nelson Statue where I liked to chill out with a coffee. I’ve created a couple of galleries, exteriors and interiors.
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY OF BIRMINGHAM
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During 2010, 2011 and 2012 I took photos of the construction of the Library of Birmingham, mostly with an iPhone but some with my first digital DSLR camera. It was fascinating to capture the progress and helped to inspire me to continue photographing other construction projects since. I have added yearly galleries to my Birmingham…
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I have updated my 2025 Birmingham city skylines gallery with additions taken from Small Heath Station (above) and Oaklands Recreation Ground in Yardley.
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On August 19th 2025, Paradise Birmingham invited photographers to visit the Three Chamberlain Square roof terrace to take photos of the city from this great new vantage point giving brand new views across the city. I was invited too and all the photographers got great photos from this new perspective, please see the gallery of…
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September 2nd 2025, I went to the fantastic Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, a 2,400 acre National Nature Reserve that is said to be one of the largest urban parks in Europe. It is huge and even a 4 hour wander around the southern part of it was not much more than a quarter. It…
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I have been gifted a great rainbow photography opportunity this evening! I have a gallery of rainbow photos, mostly in Birmingham.
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Over the last 10 years I have captured a large collection of photos of random, strange, surprising, and opportunistic scenes while on photography walks around the city. When pulled together they offer a fascinating visual expose of how ‘anything is possible’ in one of the most diverse and eclectic cities in the world. I have…
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Birmingham is known as one of the most diverse cities in the world and interestingly this extends to its variety of lamps. Over the last 15 years I have accumulated a large collection of photography of these and I have created a gallery of my favourites…