I'm not too sure which back street this was but as it comes from the same strip of negatives as the last two, it probably led up to Charles Street in Elland. Such back streets that remain are now breeding grounds for plastic wheelie bins and the stone sets are lost under layers of tarmac.
Author: Alan Burnett
Polish Arms
The image is taken from an old vintage postcard featuring Keighley's Market Place and comes courtesy of Great Uncle Fowler Beanland's picture postcard collection (all praise elderly collectors of things for making the lives of future generations more intriguing). Whilst the market is interesting, I have to say my attention was captured by the splendid … Continue reading Polish Arms
Date-Stamps
Another from the same set of negatives shot in Elland forty odd years ago. The image is full of visual date-stamps: from the over-wide cars to the chocolate vending machines; from the telephone boxes to the bin-free streets.
Those Shoes
I think my brother must have taken this photograph when I was eight or something like that. He would have been 13 and he was already seeing the world from a more creative perspective. I'd like to be able to say that I remember the day, but I can't. It's a very long time ago. … Continue reading Those Shoes
Shouting Shadows
There is an element of stillness and simplicity in black and white photos from forty or fifty years ago. I took this photograph of Charles Street in Elland around about 1980. Shadows shout louder than colours, shapes crowd out distractions.
Happy Monday
Mountains merge into water: both are part of the raw beauty that is North Wales. Two mud-stuck boats fight a rearguard action on behalf of colour. Happy Monday.
On The Front
We travel to the far border of something in order to gaze out at nothing. It's a funny life.
A Moment In Time
Take a moment in time to look at this. Don't worry about the who, the where or the when: I don't know the answer to those questions and it doesn't really matter. The photo is just a moment from what was probably - and hopefully - a long story. Such a rich moment, however: a … Continue reading A Moment In Time
Paris, Halifax
Another of my photos from that walk down Boys Lane, Halifax forty-odd years ago. The wonderful Shears Inn is still going strong and always well worth a visit. Paris Gates sounds a romantic location, but I understand it was originally known as the slightly more prosaic "Parish Gates".
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