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One of my first photographs, taken in the back lane of the area where I lived as a student in 1975. Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Originally shot on black and white film, processed in a student union darkroom and later scanned into a digital file format.

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Approaching Bellagio, Italy.
Full-frame digital image.

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Oslo 2017: an image of Monica Bonvicini’s 2002 graffiti artwork seen through the window of a contemporary art gallery. I suspect that if one wanted to add elegance by acquiring this art, poverty might be an insurmountable obstacle.
Captured as a full-frame digital colour image with polarising filter, converted to a monochrome image in post-production.

Image Ref: Film 10-013
Taken in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1975. I’ve always loved unintentional humour in photography, inspired by Tony Ray-Jones. Advertising graphics are invariably a rich source of irony when juxtaposed with reality.
Originally shot on black and white film, processed in the student union darkroom and later scanned into a digital file format.

Image Ref: Film 041-06
Awaiting the carnival procession. 1977, Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
Black and white film converted to digital image.

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This banner for an annual heavy-metal music festival ironically captures the experience of battling through Copehagen’s tourist-filled shopping streets. When taken in May 2017, the main tourist season was already in full-flow.
Captured as a full-frame digital colour image, converted to a monochrome image in post-production.

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Churchill, Oxfordshire, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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The Big Feastival, Oxfordshire, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Wedding procession, Stelling Minnis, Kent, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Oslo is one of the strangest cities in the world, built on the wealth of oil and shipping. This shot, taken in May 2017, highlights one of the ‘perks’ of luxury living on Oslo’s waterside.
Captured as a full-frame digital colour image, converted to a monochrome image in post-production.

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Northleach Steam Fair, Gloucestershire, UK.
Full-frame digital image converted to monochrome in post-production.

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Merchandise for the discerning punter at Countryfile Live, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK.
Full-frame digital image converted to monochrome in post-production.

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Parading the pooch on the pavement. Oslo, Norway.
Full-frame digital image.

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An informal encore outside Oslo’s dramatic opera house. Oslo, Norway.
Full-frame digital image.

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Southwold, Suffolk, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Witney, Oxfordshire, UK.
Digital image.

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Eerie tranquility on Herne Bay Pier, Kent, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Litter in the landscape. Near Glen Coe, Highland, Scotland, UK.
Full-frame digital image converted to monochrome in post-production.

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Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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The Place du Papes, Avignon, France, 2016. At the end of the day, locals and tourists bask here on the warm stone that has absorbed the heat of the day.
Captured as a full-frame digital colour image, converted to a monochrome image in post-production.

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Inanimate humour.
Full-frame digital image.

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Cotswold Lavender Farm, Snowshill, Gloucestershire, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Brancaster, Norfolk, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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One of my first images. The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Black and white 35 mm negative converted to digital image.

Image Ref: Film 17-015
The irony of a sign on a burnt-out amusement arcade as senior citizens pass by is particularly poignant. 1976, Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
Black and white 35 mm negative converted to digital image.

Image Ref: Film 76-038
1989, Witney Feast, Witney, Oxfordshire, UK.
Black and white 35 mm negative converted to digital image.

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Soaking up the… Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
Full-frame digital image converted to black and white in post-production.

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Gymnasts and tower cranes strike poses. On the roof of Oslo Opera House, Norway.
Full-frame digital image.

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Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Weybourne, Norfolk, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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The parked insulation van and the free-running childhood figure in Newcastle’s West End is set against the backdrop of the cooling towers of the now-demolished Stella North coal-fired power station on the banks of the River Tyne.
Originally shot on black and white film, processed in the student union darkroom and later scanned into a digital file format.

Image Ref: A850-5035
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK.
Full-frame digital image converted to monochrome in post-production.

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Dungeness, Kent, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Applecross Peninsular, Highland, Scotland, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

Image Ref: Film 4-014
1975, Delaval Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Originally shot on black and white film, processed in a student union darkroom and later scanned into a digital file format.

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Sarsden, Oxfordshire, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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Applecross, Wester Ross, Highland, Scotland, UK.
Full-frame digital image.

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A contemporary interpretation of Edward Hopper’s famous painting, this was taken in Oxford’s covered market in January 2018. The ambiguity of the image is enhanced by the multiple reflections created when shooting through glass.
Full-frame digital colour image captured with polarising filter.

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Hen Party, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Digital image.

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne city centre was transformed in the late 1960s: new roads cut through old neighbourhoods and a monumental Civic Centre was built, here reflected in a puddle.
Originally shot on black and white film, processed in the student union darkroom and later scanned into a digital file format.

Image Ref: Dynax5D-1568
Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
Digital image.

Image Ref: Film 13-020
1975, Delaval Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
35 mm black and white negative converted to digital file.

Image Ref: Dynax5D-1559
A seaside assignation: glamourous mannequin meets waltzer escapee. Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
Digital image.

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The moment before the passengers emerge from their flight captures the weary anticipation of reunion. Shot at London Heathrow Terminal 4 in October 2012.
Captured as a full-frame digital colour image using neutral density filters to allow an extended exposure, converted to a monochrome image in post-production.

Image Ref: Film 16-032
Another happy customer in the long, hot summer of 1976, Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
35 mm black and white negative converted to digital file format.

Image Ref: Film 48-001
Surveying the damage to the Central Bandstand after the storm in 1978, Herne Bay, Kent, UK.
35 mm black and white negative converted to digital file format.

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A bizarre trio of items for recycling in rural Oxfordshire, UK.
Phone camera image converted to monochrome in post-production.

Image Ref: Film 68-019
Seeking refuge from the oncoming dusk. Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK.
35 mm black and white negative converted to digital file format.