My love of images is very much a love of static images rather than moving ones. I'm not a TikTok type of chap; I've never been comfortable with films and videos. With a single photo, you are forced to survey the scene and then focus on the content: the caller's microphone, the attendant's raised arm, … Continue reading That Look
Month: January 2026
A Walkley Man
My love of old photographs has led me to collect thousands of them over the years and share them with fellow enthusiasts throughout the world. One way in which I do this is via a weekly internet meme, Sepia Saturday, which I started way back in 2009. Our theme this week is "Old Photographs As … Continue reading A Walkley Man
A Light From The East
When I was young, I became fascinated by a light I saw shining at night in the east. For a time, I flirted with a mystical or even spiritual interpretation, and then my brother told me it was a cinema and dance hall in Wyke. I have often journeyed to the east to try to … Continue reading A Light From The East
Happy New Year
It's the start of a new year, and I always seem to start with a photograph of Dean Clough, Halifax, or the surrounding streets and lanes. I took this particular picture back in 1970, a lifetime ago. Well, hopefully, a little less than a lifetime ago! Happy New Year.
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