SPRING CLEAN
Colchester, UK, January 2025.
The first thing I photographed when I woke up in York
In York the fairy lights stay through winter (view from a cocktail bar)
Cinema Silhouettes
Colchester, January 2025.
The only remaining sign of the snow
Chelmsford, UK, January 2024. Photograph of a pile of snow (a melted snoman), on the platform at Chelmsford railway station, with a train visible to the left, posts and signs behind in the centre of the frame and grey metal fence to the right of the image.
The end of festivities.
London, January 2025. Photograph of a black wheelie bin with a large green Christmas wreath leaning against it. To the left is the bottom portion of a parasol, and a brick building is visible behind.
A golden slice of moon
Colchester, January 2025. Photograph of a the moon in a black sky, with only a tiny golden part visible.
Peeled
Stock, UK, December 2024.
The biggest bear I’ve ever seen.
Stock, UK, December 2024. Photograph of a large house behind a brick wall, with a giant teddy with Christmas hat peering over the top. In front of the wall is a grassy area, with fence poles and a part of road visible in the foreground, with trees either side.
Dis-order
Chelmsford, UK, December 2024.
FREE STAMPS
Colchester, December 2024. Photograph of an old metal box held together with rubber hands, with a handwritten label saying ‘FREE STAMPS’ on the top. The box is on a worn wooden bench, with foliage behind.
Deflated
Photograph of a blue plastic inflatable guitar, deflated and resting on a raised concrete area at the side of a path, with a red metal upright coming from the top and a grey metal fence to the top left. The area around is overgrown with plants, moss and dry fallen leaves.
Yellow
Colchester, UK, November 2024. Photograph of a metal entrance barrier painted yellow, with the gate open to the right. A concrete path goes from the foreground through the gate and winds to the right into the distance, with grass and trees either side, many of which have golden leaves. The sky is white with clouds.
Bert
Colchester, UK, November 2024.
Remnants
Photograph looking down at a brick floor, with a small utility cover in the centre, with an 80s style small grey, white and black tile patternon it. A brick wall with a black pipe is visible out of focus at the top of the frame.
Winter sun
Photograph of a wall with two bright rectangles in the centre, the pattern of low winter sunlight shining through a window and casting the shadow of the frame on the wall. At the top of the frame a picture frame with a red push pin to the left is visible.
Perch
Photograph of the sea with a pole sticking out with a triangular wooden shape on the top, upon which a bird sits. A hazy blue sky is behind.
Possibly the best 99 I’ve ever eaten
Colchester, October 2024
Colour match
Colchester, October 2024
A test shot with last year’s nigella seedheads.
Colchester, September 2024
Parking is for birds too.
Colchester, October 2024
Not the first decorative plate I’ve seen here.
Between Bures and Chappel & Wakes Colne, August 2024
I still think about how lovely this bench is.
Victorian Coalbrookdale fern bench, Stockholm, Sweden. Photograph of a metal and wood bench, painted green, with an ornate fern pattern on the back and sides. Below is a tarmac path and there’s a grass lawn behind.
It just snowed and it’s still BST
Colchester, UK, September 2024.
Gloveman
Colchester, UK, September 2024.
Tattered yellow ribbon tied to a railing, blowing in the wind.
Stockholm, Sweden, August 2024. Photograph of a frayed length of yellow ribbon tied to a metal railing, blowing in the wind, with another metal railing above and below. In the background is grey water of a river and concrete floor at the bottom of the frame.
Decoration
Grinda, Sweden, August 2024. Photograph of tiny leaves/petals caught on cobwebs around pine foliage, which looked to me like star glitter sprinkled on a Christmas tree.
Hometown sign on Slussbron (Guldbron) bridge, with blood moon in the background, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden, August 2024. Photograph taken at night of a lit up sign saying ‘HOMETOWN’, on scafolding on a bridge with lots of signs and concrete blocks around as it’s under construction. In the distance the moon can be seen bright orange, almost full. In the foreground a person on a bike is cycling past, blurred with the motion.
Spotlight
Photograph of a worn-looking feather wedged into a metal bracket attached to a metal bar to the right. Sunlight is falling on the feather so it looks like it’s in a spotlight, with shadow below.
FLOAT
Stockholm, Sweden, August 2024. Photograph looking down into a river, with round orange floats connected with black poles to the left, weeds across the dark water and fallen leaves catching the light on the surface.
