Category: Birmingham Archive Photography
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I have updated my historical Birmingham city skylines gallery with additions taken from Balsall Heath in April 2018.
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28th July 2022, saw the start of the Commonwealth Games in the city, mostly held at an upgraded Alexander Stadium in the Perry Bar area of Sandwell. As part of the opening ceremony a huge mechanical bull was created and placed in Centenary Square shortly afterwards. During the final days of the games news broke…
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This is the second of two galleries showcasing the amazing diversity of Birmingham’s architecture, this one containing landscape format photography. The photos are in a random order and are a mix of the city’s modern and classic buildings, there are many more that are not showcased in this gallery! Click below to view the full…
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I have created the first of two galleries showcasing the amazing diversity of Birmingham’s architecture, this one containing portrait format photography, landscape format photography to follow soon. The photos are in a random order and are a mix of the city’s modern and classic buildings, there are many more that are not showcased in this…
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During 2013 I captured some early digital photos of the construction of Grand Central (New Street Station). I have added a gallery with the photos I took during the period.
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On 2nd August 2014 Birmingham’s Chamberlain Square hosted an art installation in memory of the anonymous fallen during World War One. The memorial event marked 100 years since the start of World War One. Created by Brazilian artist Néle Azevedo it featured 5,000 small ice figures that members of the public were asked to place…
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On four occasions now I have taken a walk around the city streets of Birmingham on Christmas Day around 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.…
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It has been ten years since I started photographing the re-development of the Paradise Birmingham area between Centenary and Chamberlain Squares in the heart of the city centre. Late in 2015 the demolition of the Central Library and Paradise Forum commenced and in February 2016 I started to document the progress with photography. I have…
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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…