PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY BLOG
Honest and authentic reviews of all things Photography and Videography! From Cameras to memory cards and all things in between as well as advice and general discussion :) If you would like to showcase a product, please feel free to get in touch.
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December 2024
- 29 Dec 2024 VIDEO: My Favourite Cameras That I have Used in 2024! 29 Dec 2024
- 17 Dec 2024 REVIEW - Manfrotto Pro Light Cineloader Small - Big Things come in Small Packages! 17 Dec 2024
- 16 Dec 2024 Five Pieces of Photo & Video Gear That I Would Love to Try in 2025! 16 Dec 2024
- 14 Dec 2024 Belroy Traveller 26L - The Perfect Travel Companion for Photographers 14 Dec 2024
- 3 Dec 2024 The Prompter People Pocket Cue V3 4K Teleprompter: A Game-Changer for Videographers and YouTube Creators 3 Dec 2024
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November 2024
- 19 Nov 2024 REVIEW - Sekonic L-858D - The Rolls Royce of Light Meters! 19 Nov 2024
- 18 Nov 2024 10 Essential Amazon Black Friday Tips for Photographers & Videographers 18 Nov 2024
- 17 Nov 2024 VIDEO - MY CANON R5C CINEMA RIG BUILD 17 Nov 2024
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October 2024
- 28 Oct 2024 A Birmingham Photographers Dream Job: Aston Villa Vs Bayern Munich! 28 Oct 2024
- 28 Oct 2024 Tales From the Towpath: A Sunny Sunday Cycle 28 Oct 2024
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September 2024
- 20 Sept 2024 REVIEW - iFootage Cobra Strike 3 - New Heights for Monopods 20 Sept 2024
- 20 Sept 2024 Octagon takes the Crown for the Best Views in Birmingham 20 Sept 2024
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August 2024
- 24 Aug 2024 The Top Ten Must visit Landmarks for any Photographer in Birmingham 24 Aug 2024
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July 2024
- 25 Jul 2024 How much should I pay for a Photographer? 25 Jul 2024
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June 2024
- 23 Jun 2024 VIDEO - The Leica M8 in 2024 - A forgotten Gem of a camera? 23 Jun 2024
- 6 Jun 2024 Manfrotto Pro Light Cineloader - The Perfect Solo Shooters Bag! 6 Jun 2024
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April 2024
- 1 Apr 2024 REVIEW: TourBox Controllers, I’ve seen the Lite! 1 Apr 2024
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February 2024
- 14 Feb 2024 REVIEW: Peli Case Air 1535 - A Proper Hard Case! 14 Feb 2024
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January 2024
- 14 Jan 2024 REVIEW: Matador BetaLock - Every Photographer needs one! 14 Jan 2024
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December 2023
- 29 Dec 2023 My Top 10 Cameras of 2023! 29 Dec 2023
- 21 Dec 2023 REVIEW: iFootage SL1 220DN Video Light 21 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 REVIEW: HEIPI W28 3-in-1 Travel Tripod 13 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 REVIEW: Ulanzi TT09 VideoGo Travel Tripod 13 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 REVIEW: Arca Swiss Core Leveller 60 Classic 13 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 REVIEW: FXLion Nano One V-Mount Battery 13 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 REVIEW: Bellroy Venture Sling 6L 13 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 How To Create Cinematic Looking Photographs 13 Dec 2023
- 5 Dec 2023 REVIEW: Fujifilm GFX 50s II With GF 35-70mm 5 Dec 2023
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November 2023
- 25 Nov 2023 REVIEW: Zoom F2 BT Field Recorder 25 Nov 2023
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October 2023
- 25 Oct 2023 REVIEW: Freewell Mavic Mini 3 Pro Filters 25 Oct 2023
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September 2023
- 19 Sept 2023 REVIEW: Fujifilm GSW690III - Big and Wide! 19 Sept 2023
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August 2023
- 7 Aug 2023 My Commonwealth Games - Birmingham Shines in the Spotlight 7 Aug 2023
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July 2023
- 23 Jul 2023 My First Bikepacking Adventure! It Didn't end well... 23 Jul 2023
- 1 Jul 2023 Birminghams Ever Changing Skyline - A Trip to Staying Cool at the Rotunda 1 Jul 2023
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May 2023
- 15 May 2023 A Sunny Sunday Walk with the Leica M8 15 May 2023
- 15 May 2023 REVIEW: Sigma DP2 Merrill - A Diamond in the Rough 15 May 2023
- 1 May 2023 REVIEW: Sony A7RV - Good things come in Small Packages! 1 May 2023
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April 2023
- 30 Apr 2023 A little trip to Wales but making some Big Plans! 30 Apr 2023
- 19 Apr 2023 REVIEW: Arca Swiss C1 Geared Panning Cube Head 19 Apr 2023
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March 2023
- 24 Mar 2023 BIRMINGHAMS BLOSSOM IS BLOOMIN' BEAUTIFUL, BAB! 24 Mar 2023
- 23 Mar 2023 WELCOMING THE SPRING WITH THE BEST VIEW IN BIRMINGHAM! 23 Mar 2023
- 16 Mar 2023 YASHICA MAT 124 G REVIEW - BUDGET BEAUTY OR TWIN LENS TAT? 16 Mar 2023
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February 2023
- 19 Feb 2023 Fuji X100V - Amazing But Is It Worth The Hype? 19 Feb 2023
- 10 Feb 2023 Bronica GS-1 - The Most Underrated Medium Format Camera Ever? 10 Feb 2023
- 10 Feb 2023 Canon Selphy CP1500 - Pocket Sized Powerhouse Printing! 10 Feb 2023
- 9 Feb 2023 Trying Three Lomography Films! 9 Feb 2023
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December 2022
- 31 Dec 2022 2022 in Review - Looking back at a crazy year! 31 Dec 2022
- 29 Dec 2022 My Top 10 Cameras of 2022! 29 Dec 2022
- 22 Dec 2022 Fuji X10 Review - Best Alternative to the X100V? 22 Dec 2022
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August 2022
- 20 Aug 2022 Leica M8 - My First Impressions... 20 Aug 2022
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January 2022
- 26 Jan 2022 K&F Concept Tripod - The little tripod that can! 26 Jan 2022
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November 2021
- 28 Nov 2021 A Roof With A View - A Unique Vantage Point! 28 Nov 2021
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October 2021
- 13 Oct 2021 The Best View in Brum? Possibly... 13 Oct 2021
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August 2021
- 3 Aug 2021 INSIDE JOB: Autocab Event Manchester 3 Aug 2021
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June 2021
- 6 Jun 2021 The Demolition of Rugeley Power Station 6 Jun 2021
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March 2021
- 6 Mar 2021 My Camera Collection for 2021! Film and Digital!! Have I wasted my Money?? 6 Mar 2021
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December 2020
- 3 Dec 2020 VIDEO: Samyang AF 85mm f1.4 RF REVIEW - Best 'Bang for Buck' RF Mount Lens??? 3 Dec 2020
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November 2020
- 28 Nov 2020 Get Your Print Order by Christmas - Last Date for Ordering! 28 Nov 2020
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August 2020
- 30 Aug 2020 CAR PHOTOGRAPHY – 10 TIPS FOR TAKING BETTER PICTURES 30 Aug 2020
- 30 Aug 2020 Film Photography - Shooting with the Canon EOS 30 & Kodak UltraMax 30 Aug 2020
- 28 Aug 2020 INSIDE JOB: Commission for Elevate Property Group 28 Aug 2020
- 28 Aug 2020 REVIEW: Adam Audio T8V Studio Monitors 28 Aug 2020
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July 2020
- 17 Jul 2020 INSIDE JOB: Commission for Woodblocx Garden Design 17 Jul 2020
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June 2020
- 7 Jun 2020 Corona Virus Update - I'm back to work!!! 7 Jun 2020
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May 2020
- 24 May 2020 10 Essential Accessories for Photographers UNDER £50!!! 24 May 2020
- 22 May 2020 REVIEW: Mamiya 645 Pro - The perfect Medium Format Film camera for beginners? 22 May 2020
- 1 May 2020 Why shoot Film Photography in 2020? 1 May 2020
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April 2020
- 18 Apr 2020 The Ultimate Canon EOS-R Cinema Rig 18 Apr 2020
- 18 Apr 2020 10 Useful things Photographers can do during Lockdown!!! 18 Apr 2020
- 12 Apr 2020 Corona Virus Update: April 2020 12 Apr 2020
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December 2019
- 29 Dec 2019 VIDEO: MY DREAM DESK/STUDIO SETUP FOR 2020!!! 29 Dec 2019
- 29 Dec 2019 VIDEO: The Canon EOS-R is the BEST camera of 2019!! 29 Dec 2019
- 11 Dec 2019 How to get the Black & White Film look with the DXO Nik Collection 2.3 11 Dec 2019
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November 2019
- 24 Nov 2019 VIDEO: The Loupedeck CT for Photographer & Videographers 24 Nov 2019
- 22 Nov 2019 VIDEO: LowePro Protactic 450 AW II - Still the BEST Camera Bag in 2019? 22 Nov 2019
- 22 Nov 2019 VIDEO: DataColor Spyder X Elite - BEST Monitor Calibrator 22 Nov 2019
- 22 Nov 2019 VIDEO: Zhiyun Weebill S - HONEST first Impressions! 22 Nov 2019
- 22 Nov 2019 VIDEO: Burnout Killing your creativity? This is how to deal with it! 22 Nov 2019
- 16 Nov 2019 REVIEW: LowePro 'ProTactic' 450 AW II 16 Nov 2019
- 14 Nov 2019 REVIEW: Manfrotto 'Manhattan - Speedy 10' Messenger Bag 14 Nov 2019
- 11 Nov 2019 DxO PhotoLab 3: The future of photo editing software? 11 Nov 2019
- 5 Nov 2019 VIDEO & REVIEW: DataColor Spyder X Elite - Monitor Calibrator 5 Nov 2019
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September 2019
- 1 Sept 2019 5 Tips for Photographers - Making the Most of Autumn 1 Sept 2019
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August 2019
- 23 Aug 2019 REVIEW: Skyreat ND/CPL Filters for DJI Osmo Pocket 23 Aug 2019
- 14 Aug 2019 Modern Nostalgia: A Backwards approach to Photography 14 Aug 2019
- 11 Aug 2019 Bullring & Grand Central After Dark - The Sequel! 11 Aug 2019
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July 2019
- 26 Jul 2019 Ricoh GRIII - First Impressions... 26 Jul 2019
- 21 Jul 2019 Unfiltered Lives: A Project in Collaboration with Birmingham University 21 Jul 2019
- 14 Jul 2019 Longbridge Student Photography Competition - Your Chance to WIn a Camera! 14 Jul 2019
- 14 Jul 2019 I'm now an Amazon Influencer! Plus: 5 Tips for photographers on Amazon Prime Day! 14 Jul 2019
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April 2019
- 8 Apr 2019 Broge Poles - How to get a Drone style shot without the Drone 8 Apr 2019
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February 2019
- 24 Feb 2019 A Foggy Morning in Birmingham 24 Feb 2019
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January 2019
- 3 Jan 2019 REVIEW: Adam Audio A5X Studio Monitors 3 Jan 2019
- 3 Jan 2019 What is the meaning of Photography? 3 Jan 2019
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December 2018
- 1 Dec 2018 VIDEO - Canon EOS-R Preview 1 Dec 2018
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November 2018
- 18 Nov 2018 VIDEO - Landscape Photography Wales - Fail! 18 Nov 2018
- 2 Nov 2018 REVIEW: Loupedeck+ 2 Nov 2018
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October 2018
- 6 Oct 2018 VIDEO: REVIEW - FUJI X100F 6 Oct 2018
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September 2018
- 23 Sept 2018 REVIEW: Fujifilm X100F 23 Sept 2018
- 15 Sept 2018 REVIEW: Samsung Pro Endurance 128gb MicroSDXC 15 Sept 2018
- 2 Sept 2018 NEW RELEASE: SAMSUNG X5 2 Sept 2018
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August 2018
- 27 Aug 2018 CASE STUDY: My Experiences of the QNAP TS-435B NAS 27 Aug 2018
- 19 Aug 2018 !Mo Straps - Camera Fashion! 19 Aug 2018
- 14 Aug 2018 The Importance of Protecting your data - My Data Management Plan 14 Aug 2018
- 7 Aug 2018 REVIEW: Rogue FlashBender 2 Portable Lighting Kit 7 Aug 2018
- 6 Aug 2018 Choosing the right Hard Drives - Seagate Ironwolf 12tb NAS drives 6 Aug 2018
- 5 Aug 2018 REVIEW: BenQ SW271 - 27" IPS LED Monitor - 4K UltraHD 5 Aug 2018
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March 2018
- 31 Mar 2018 Introduction to NAS & The QNAP TS-453-B 31 Mar 2018
- 25 Mar 2018 Photographing Birmingham - Architecture & Street Workshop 25 Mar 2018
- 2 Mar 2018 Beauty in the 'Beast'... 2 Mar 2018
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January 2018
- 21 Jan 2018 REVIEW: Rogue FlashBender 2 XL Pro Lighting System 21 Jan 2018
- 14 Jan 2018 12 Views of Birmingham that will never be the same! 14 Jan 2018
- 14 Jan 2018 REVIEW: VIDEO - Samsung Evo Plus Micro SD Card 14 Jan 2018
- 7 Jan 2018 London - Photography in the Capital 7 Jan 2018
- 1 Jan 2018 VIDEO: REVIEW - MIOPS Smart Trigger 1 Jan 2018
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December 2017
- 20 Dec 2017 GIVEAWAY: Win two A3 Framed Prints!!! 20 Dec 2017
- 12 Dec 2017 VIDEO: Birmingham - The City Under Snow 12 Dec 2017
- 9 Dec 2017 The Birmingham Blizzard! it's Snow beautiful... 9 Dec 2017
- 4 Dec 2017 Important Christmas Information 4 Dec 2017
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November 2017
- 26 Nov 2017 The end of an era... 26 Nov 2017
- 9 Nov 2017 REVIEW - Benro TSLO8AN Tripod 9 Nov 2017
- 2 Nov 2017 Building Brum: Westside meets Eastside 2 Nov 2017
- 1 Nov 2017 REVIEW: Samsung EVO Plus microSD Card 1 Nov 2017
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September 2017
- 23 Sept 2017 Random Rally fun and a little-known fact about me... 23 Sept 2017
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August 2017
- 24 Aug 2017 REVIEW: Zeiss 18mm f2.8 Milvus Lens 24 Aug 2017
- 20 Aug 2017 IgersBirmingham - World Photo Day 20 Aug 2017
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July 2017
- 9 Jul 2017 From Boring to Beautiful - Basic Photo Edit 9 Jul 2017
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June 2017
- 25 Jun 2017 REVIEW: BenQ SW320 31.5" 4K IPS Monitor 25 Jun 2017
- 7 Jun 2017 REVIEW: Samsung T3 Portable SSD 500gb 7 Jun 2017
- 5 Jun 2017 National Freelancers Day 5 Jun 2017
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May 2017
- 18 May 2017 #BullringAfterDark - One night, One Empty Bullring and lots of Photographers! 18 May 2017
- 1 May 2017 Birmingham Wholesale Markets 1 May 2017
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March 2017
- 27 Mar 2017 'I Love Jewellery Quarter' Instameet with IgersBirmingham 27 Mar 2017
- 14 Mar 2017 The Three Ingredients of Success... 14 Mar 2017
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February 2017
- 26 Feb 2017 Finding out you're not that good after all... 26 Feb 2017
- 3 Feb 2017 10 Times Birmingham has been the most Beautiful City in the UK 3 Feb 2017
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January 2017
- 29 Jan 2017 Camera or iPhone? It's all just Apples and Oranges... 29 Jan 2017
- 23 Jan 2017 Sunrise? I think I mist it... 23 Jan 2017
- 16 Jan 2017 Birmingham's Growing Photography Community 16 Jan 2017
- 9 Jan 2017 A Photographic trip to Edgbaston Reservoir 9 Jan 2017
- 1 Jan 2017 Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017 1 Jan 2017
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December 2016
- 20 Dec 2016 12 Days of Christmas - Giveaway! 20 Dec 2016
- 12 Dec 2016 Autumn in Birmingham - Video 12 Dec 2016
- 12 Dec 2016 Street Photography in New York 12 Dec 2016
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November 2016
- 21 Nov 2016 West Midlands Wildlife Instameet - Brandon Marsh 21 Nov 2016
- 14 Nov 2016 News - Long Exposure Photo Walk 14 Nov 2016
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October 2016
- 17 Oct 2016 Closing the gap: iPhone v DSLR 17 Oct 2016
- 12 Oct 2016 Fancy grabbing yourself a bargain? 12 Oct 2016
- 10 Oct 2016 Christmas comes early with these Top Ten Tips 10 Oct 2016
- 2 Oct 2016 An Evening with IgersBirmingham on a very tall building! 2 Oct 2016
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June 2016
- 26 Jun 2016 Street Photography in Birmingham... Kind of... 26 Jun 2016
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May 2016
- 21 May 2016 Long Exposure Photography using the LEE Filter System 21 May 2016
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March 2016
- 5 Mar 2016 IgersBirmingham & Ikon Gallery - Mendelsohn Instameet: Balsall Heath 5 Mar 2016
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December 2015
- 30 Dec 2015 Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016! 30 Dec 2015
- 29 Dec 2015 A belated Merry Christmas 29 Dec 2015
- 7 Dec 2015 Competition time! Free Giveaway... 7 Dec 2015
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November 2015
- 29 Nov 2015 Looking to the future... 29 Nov 2015
- 27 Nov 2015 Why do we still buy prints? 27 Nov 2015
- 23 Nov 2015 Taking to the streets 23 Nov 2015
- 18 Nov 2015 It's back! Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Birmingham 18 Nov 2015
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October 2015
- 18 Oct 2015 Shop now open! 18 Oct 2015
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September 2015
- 29 Sept 2015 A Grand new Central point for Birmingham 29 Sept 2015
- 21 Sept 2015 The Rotunda's 50th Birthday Party 21 Sept 2015
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August 2015
- 25 Aug 2015 Ten out of Ten(by) 25 Aug 2015
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July 2015
- 26 Jul 2015 Capturing Birmingham's hidden beauty... Part 2 26 Jul 2015
- 18 Jul 2015 Capturing Birmingham's hidden beauty... Part 1 18 Jul 2015
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June 2015
- 20 Jun 2015 It's been a while..... 20 Jun 2015
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January 2015
- 18 Jan 2015 Snow-way! Birmingham gets a light dusting... 18 Jan 2015
- 11 Jan 2015 Fail to plan... 11 Jan 2015
- 4 Jan 2015 Happy New Year to you all! 4 Jan 2015
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December 2014
- 13 Dec 2014 Independent Birmingham 13 Dec 2014
- 6 Dec 2014 Picture Birmingham 6 Dec 2014
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November 2014
- 23 Nov 2014 It's Christmas time... 23 Nov 2014
- 10 Nov 2014 Capturing 'The Shot' All you need is luck! 10 Nov 2014
- 3 Nov 2014 Autumn hits St Paul's Square 3 Nov 2014
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October 2014
- 11 Oct 2014 Gear Review - Lowepro Flipside 400 AW 11 Oct 2014
- 4 Oct 2014 Analogue Revolution - Shooting film 4 Oct 2014
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September 2014
- 28 Sept 2014 Birmingham on Fire - Wire wool Photography 28 Sept 2014
- 6 Sept 2014 Snow Hill Station and it's surroundings 6 Sept 2014
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June 2014
- 22 Jun 2014 The Golden Hour... 22 Jun 2014
- 16 Jun 2014 A Canadian adventure.... 16 Jun 2014
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May 2014
- 26 May 2014 Things to come... 26 May 2014
- 5 May 2014 Architecture in Birmingham 5 May 2014
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April 2014
- 29 Apr 2014 Photo Walk Birmingham - 27/04/14 29 Apr 2014
- 13 Apr 2014 Cherry Blossom in Birmingham 13 Apr 2014
- 12 Apr 2014 More on the Photo-walk - a route has been chosen... 12 Apr 2014
- 6 Apr 2014 Join me on a Birmingham Photo-walk 27/04/14 6 Apr 2014
- 1 Apr 2014 A short trip to Shrewsbury 1 Apr 2014
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March 2014
- 30 Mar 2014 First Blog post for the new site... 30 Mar 2014