Spent lovely 24 hours in Brum this week – going to see the stunningly brilliant Clint Mansell with my good mate Neil
but as always the Architecture of Birmingham just jumps out at me at every step – so here are some shots of my trip including the old Birmingham Central Library which is being removed.
I have been taking part on social media using #urbanwales to shoot photos of interesting things in Wales – anyway the organisers, Ffoton Wales have asked me to print some out so they can be exhibited (which is nice)
Over the last twelve months of producing Ffoton, we have been struck by the sheer number of talented photographers from all parts of Wales who are shooting great work in all manner of photographic genres, but who rarely show their images publicly.
As part of a project to promote some of this unseen work, Ffoton would like to introduce Urban Wales – an initiative to highlight contemporary photography from Wales.
Whether you live, work or just visit any Welsh city, town or village Urban Wales will allow us to highlight your creative interpretation of the public spaces and people around you.
But can you help me decide which 9 photos I should exhibit? you can do this by upvoting (or down) on them on the widget below – I like the run down buildings – but you know that already
I have only moved to the Welsh seaside town of Penarth recently and have already fallen in love with it – the people are ace, some pubs are great, some shed potential and of course you have the sea on your doorstop.
But the one thing that has starting to become an obsession is the amount of abandoned grand buildings in Penarth – two in particular on Bridgeman road just up from the Pier.
I know people from Penarth are used to these buildings being left to rack and ruin but being an outsider I find it very shocking.
Anyway wish I could go and do some urban exploring and look inside them (I’m not going to) but it would be great to see what’s inside.
On the plus side I’m carrying my camera everywhere I go
All photos are copyright 2016 Andrew Wilcox
A few photos taken of the street cleaning
A lone street cleaner
We made flying visit to London on Friday (on shed business) and decided we had to go and see the Remembrance poppies that have been put around the Tower of London.
Marking one hundred years since the first full day of Britain’s involvement in the First World War. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies will progressively fill the Tower’s famous moat over the summer. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war.
It took your breath away really and even in the evening there was lots of people wanting to see them.
Next to one of the railings was a tribute cross to veterans Harry Patch, Pop Riley & Ted Hodge it was very poignant seeing this small cross with the thousands and thousands of poppies in the background.
you can find out more about them over at the Tower Website
below are the rest of my photos taken of the Tower Poppies
just uploaded some North Wales photos to @picfair like the juxtaposition > not planned https://t.co/ti7nd20GYC pic.twitter.com/h7fffH8CGD
— Uncle Wilco (@unclewilco) June 11, 2014
Since the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who – there has been a TARDIS on the battlements of Cardiff (Wales, UK) castle – of course Cardiff is where the Doctor is made
When I come down to London for work – I sometimes find myself in the Harp pub in Covent garden
As one of my work mates smokes – so we stand outside at the back of the pub in the “beer garden” that is on this great lane – it’s called Brydges Place and is apparently London’s narrowest alley – the The London Coliseum backs onto it as well – and you sometimes see thespians walking up and down but mostly it’s real ale fans from the pub showing off their beards.
anyway I always take a photo of the lane – as it has a great spooky atmosphere about it and not it’s a ritual every time Iam there to take a few snapshots – Click on them to see a bigger version
