Welcome to the Website of Alan Burnett: writer, blogger, collector of old photographs, and devotee of all things pointless and inconsequential.
Land, Sea And Sky
Skegness, 1982: Out there somewhere lies the sea. Somewhere behind us is the land. Between the two stretches an endless series of sand-filled boundaries – land and sea, sea and sky – inhabited by that hardiest of annuals: the seaside holidaymaker.
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Bus Stop At The End Of The World
This is another example of my somewhat imaginative use of captions to mask the fact that, after the best part of fifty years, I can’t remember exactly where I was when I…
Market Times
I think I may have used this photograph of mine before for my daily calendar, but never mind – it is well worth a second outing. It shows Halifax Borough Market more…
The Imperfections Of Age
The problem with modern AI-driven photo-restoration apps is their need for perfection. Faces become as fresh as regenerated daisies, and clothing appears dry-cleaner pressed. Old photos need blotches, smudges, and…
In Praise Of Chimneys
In these parts, we erect tall monuments to civic pride, elaborate steeples as testaments to divine redemption, and monolithic chimneys in praise of the God of Industry. Egypt may have…
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