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A recent concert took me to Lancing College and a bonus photo opportunity. I arrived early for our rehearsal so I stole a few minutes inside the college chapel, where the low sun was casting some beautiful pools of light.
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I can never resist this sort of light in churches - selectively illuminating the architecture.
Photos taken 3 November 2022
When I visited York in May I had plans to spend the day inside the Minster, exploring with my camera. Sadly that wasn’t to be as it was closed to visitors on the one day I had in the city. Instead I strolled the streets with my eyes open to whatever came my way.
I may not have been able to go inside the Minster but that didn’t stop me photographing the exterior!
Buskers near the Shambles - this young boy was having great fun dancing to the music!
Speeding tourists along The Shambles
Down by the River Ouse
My bed for the night was at the Bar Convent, just outside the city walls. An unlikely place to stay, but the accommodation and breakfast were both excellent. Even better, I stole a few minutes to look around the Convent’s chapel after I’d finished exploring the rest of York.
The chapel is hidden in the centre of the convent, with its dome not visible from the road. It’s a perfectly formed Georgian chapel and in the few minutes I was there I found no end of interesting photographic inspiration.
Photos taken 20 May 2022
I don’t often choose colour film for my pinhole photography but for my visit to the church in Coggeshall in April it seemed a good fit. On a previous visit I discovered some lovely carving on the choir stalls which I knew would work well in colour and I had some Lomography 400 colour film I was keen to try out too.
I was en-route to an event in Ipswich so this was a good point to stop off and I had a most enjoyable hour exploring the church, looking for compositions which would suit the pinhole approach.
Photos taken 22 April 2022
It’s not that unusual for a Cathedral to have a resident cat - I’ve met several over the years. However, Southwark Cathedral’s cat, Hodge, has his own Twitter account and has quite the cult following. Each August the Cathedral hosts a feline themed day of talks and this year I was able to go along.
The day started with a stroll down from Liverpool Street Station, taking in some of the city architecture in the early morning sun.
I arrived at Southwark Cathedral early so I went inside to look for Hodge. Fortunately, he was in a chilled out mood, lounging near the door to the vestry, one of his favourite snoozing spots.
A couple more snaps from around the Cathedral as I headed to Borough Market to grab some lunch.
Photos taken 6 August 2022
The first time I visited Romsey Abbey was to perform in a concert. It was so cold that March evening that all I remember is feeling utterly chilled to the bone and the beauty of the architecture certainly didn’t register with me! It was time I made a return visit so in May I made a small detour on my way to Somerset to see what I’d missed the first time.
Photos taken 17 May 2022
I never pass up the opportunity for some photography around the City of London so today I travelled into town an hour early for my meeting so I could take a leisurely stroll down to the River Thames.
Looking out for subjects that interested me, my first stop was the Bloomberg Building, which has some interesting lines and details, along with some rich golden colours.
Further south, I stopped at St Paul’s Cathedral, where I explored the way it interacts with the modern glass architecture of the nearby One New Change shopping centre.
Photos taken 2 November 2022
One of my favourite local churches is St John’s in Duxford. It’s no longer used for worship but is instead cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. A couple of times a year I visit and even though the architecture doesn’t change the light is different every time.
On this occasion I visited in mid-March, when the days hadn’t yet started to lengthen but the shadows were definitely still long and dramatic. There’s something about the light in St John’s which is irresistible, whatever the season, but on this occasion it just called out for a spot of black and white.
Photos taken 17 March 2022
A few days after my visit to Ely Cathedral I headed west to Gloucester. It’s been several years since I visited this Cathedral, during which my photographic skills have improved so it was interesting to look at it with fresh eyes and find new opportunities for photos.
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The Cathedral’s 14th century lavatorium - where the monks would once have washed.
Photos taken 8 April 2022
The first week of April turned out to be a week of cathedrals, with two of them bookending the week.
I started off at Ely with two friends, helping them with their architecture photography and sharing the way I look at buildings when I photograph them. We spent the day exploring the building in detail and although the main focus of my attention was on teaching I did take a few photos myself.
Photos taken 4 April 2022
We often visited north Norfolk when I was a child to visit my grandmother in Ingoldisthorpe. There are many places I remember from those trips, but on this holiday we found a building I had no recollection of whatsoever. We stayed in Snettisham, just a mile or two from granny’s house and on our drive home from Felbrigg Hall we noticed the church - an imposing structure on the outskirts of the village.
I don’t recall ever seeing the church all those years ago, but it was fantastic find, albeit somewhat belatedly! The light was fading but that just added even more character and mood to the resulting photos.
Photos from October 2022
