Richard Battye is one of Birmingham’s veteran photographers. A few years ago he had a very successful exhibition ‘This is England’ which showed at 14 UK galleries from North Shields to Mayfair. He even took it out to Los Angeles and became a visiting lecturer with Kodak. Past clients include: The Arts Council, Land Rover, … [Read more…]
About a year ago Karen Strunks came up with the crazy idea of getting out of bed and stepping out at 4am to photograph desolate streets and a sleeping city. A year on, the idea has grown into a fully fledged international event called 4am Project. The idea is spreading like wildfire, and it seems … [Read more…]
One day a year, Digbeth is painted green and becomes a huge celebration of St. Patrick, with a parade only matched by Dublin and New York. Some swifty Flickr users have uploaded their photographs of the festivities showing the eclectic mix of revellers. This work from two Flickr users especially capture the atmosphere: Birmingham St. … [Read more…]
Photographer Lee Allen has recently launched his a website, and is now doing business under his own name rather than the former Front Row Photos. He has successfully integrated a blog element into his new website which gives a more personal element to the marketing of the plethora of different services offered. Lee Allen is … [Read more…]
Clusta are looking for talented Birmingham-based photographers who may be interested in showcasing their work on the back of The Vaults Bar and Restaurant‘s food and wine menus. The Vaults showcases many artists and photographers work on its walls and Clusta have designed the bar and restaurant menus to complement this. Several Birmingham photographers including … [Read more…]
Today’s snow has ensured the UK has come to a standstill once again, but it does makes any landscape look incredibly beautiful. Here are some of the eighty odd photographs added to Flickr since the snow started floating down onto Birmingham last night. Black horse on a white platform by abrinsky B29 snow by pindec … [Read more…]
Birmingham Flickrers met for a photo-taking wander around the Jewellery Quarter yesterday and the photos are starting to go up online. Here’s the slideshow: New people are always welcome so if you’re interested in going along then join the Birmingham Flickrmeet group. The next Flickrmeet will be on Sunday 8 Feb (location tbc).