With a free day to use as I wished last month while I was down in Chichester for work I decided it was time I finally explored my home city with a pinhole camera. I went with no particular agenda, but had a few ideas of locations I might explore and I mulled these over with a cuppa in my favourite coffee shop. The cafe owner is a keen photographer himself and was very curious about my wooden camera so we had a great chat about my plans for the day.
I began my photographic explorations at the city’s market cross, which is a popular meeting spot and always busy with lots of passersby. From there I headed to a Priory Park, where the sun was bursting through the trees. Elsewhere in the park, a couple was soaking up the sunshine on one of the benches, and a group of people were enjoying a game of bowls.
Priory Park is circled by the city’s Roman walls, so I climbed the steps to the top and took a stroll, enjoying the sunshine and being up among the branches of the trees.
After lunch I headed back into the centre of the city, catching a slow photo of the crowds in East Street, looking back towards the market cross. From there I headed to the Cathedral and spent some time loitering in the cloisters. There were lots of people wandering by, but by the magic of long exposures they’ve all disappeared!
With one photo left on my roll of film I finished my day in what was once a church - now turned into a charming little garden - including myself in the photo to complete the idyllic scene.
Photos taken 13 September 2024
