nothing compares
no worries or cares
regrets and mistakes
they’re memories made
who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
– someone like you, adele
someone like you
streetphotography
Integration
if there’s anything more important than my ego around, i want it caught and shot now
― douglas adams, the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy
i am
all these things
growing
struggling
learning
i am
none of these things
(insert list here)
i am
like you
and you
and you
and (yes),
you
i am
a
work in progress
watch this
space
to learn
who
i
am
all bunched up inside
blowin’ in the wind
reach for me
what lies behind
overflowing with emotion
bursting out
call my name
phone home before it’s too late
palm me off
birthplace of hope
discarded memory
barking up the wrong tree
three energetic bodies
potted delights
*all images made with nikon d850 and nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 e ed vr lens, during a meditative walk along the (partially flooded) south bank of the thames on sunday, 30 march 2025*
London calling…
Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there too
And you know what they said? Well some of it was true
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won’t you give me a smile?Lyrics from London Calling, The Clash
Expect more to come.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a New Year full of joy, light and love.
*all images made with fujifilm x100f*
ribera del rio
“What a strange thing!
to be alive
beneath cherry blossoms”
― Kobayashi Issa, Poems
A follow up to my last post featuring more photos captured during a walk along the banks of the river Tormes in Salamanca…
*All images with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm 1:2.8E FL ED VR lens, and some glorious February sunshine!*
catedrales y cigüeñas
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all
– Emily Dickinson
Taking advantage of some mid February sunshine I took a walk yesterday from the centre of Salamanca along the banks of the Tormes river to the Isla del Soto, these images are from the start of that walk and feature some of the beautiful architecture of Salamanca, the golden stone and the cigüeñas that seem to make every rooftop their own. More images from the banks of the river to follow…
room with a view, open plan accommodation for two to three families…
domes and antenna mast (those who know my history may recall my ‘thing’ about TV distribution…)
dark thoughts…
homecoming…
x marks the spot…
penthouse suite…
caught on the balcony…
you lookin’ at me?
stoned…
are you sitting comfortably? (note – this is through the locked gates of an interesting museum to which I will return…)
dome (and this time) dishes…
imposing…
hidden…
*All images made with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm 1:2.8E FL ED VR lens, and some glorious February sunshine!*
JINGLE BELL ROCK / SALAMANCA MIX
dancin' and prancin' in jingle bell square in the frosty air giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet - lyrics from jingle bell rock, tarja
the incredible shrunken man…
…catch a falling star
choices…
…standing man
…cervantes
imposition…
…got my eyes on you
pa-e-lla…
shelling out for christmas…
…pointing man
reach for the sky
cherche la grenouille
rapunzel’s bad hair day
hemmed in
men in hats (lazy)
another imposition
I spy an eye
framed
ho ho, ho
now, let’s go over that again…
crossed out
christmas cell
jingle bell rock
…the morning after
*all images made with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 35mm f1.4 G lens, plus a dash of humour*
random wanderings
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in
― Robert Frost
(Sometimes)
This city is where I live, as to where my home is, that’s a moot point.
Random shots on a cold autumnal day in Salamanca.
A practice shoot for a portfolio I am planning, over on salamancastreets.
*All images made with Nikon D700 and Nikon AF-S 50mm 1.4G lens – a blast from the past*
about Christmas…
about christmas
russian shell(s)
ukraine hell(s)
about christmas
freezing cold
forgotten old
about christmas
homeless (not) hopeless
clueless politician, regardless
about christmas
behind closed doors
lie (closed) minds
about christmas
how much, is enough
for you
for them
for us
let's talk... about christmas
exposed
spotted
spirit (me away)
not just for christmas
not the pandemic
do you feel lucky?
palmed off
face off
caged dreams
lack of intimacy
you looking at me?
where are all the little people?
no, on reflection
closed (for christmas)
*images made with Fujifilm X100F with fixed 23mm f/2 lens*
beach life
Now is no time to think of what you do not have.
Think of what you can do with that there is.
― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
andy townend 