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Photo Essay

Farewell

The Reduction of Europa

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Portraits from El Camino’s End

Emptiness

The Spaces of Emptiness

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Nothing much to celebrate with this anniversary, t Nothing much to celebrate with this anniversary, too much death and destruction. My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. The photo is of the sports hall just down the road from where I live in Helsinki, taken a few years ago. It suits the somber mood of the occasion.⠀#ukraine #ukrainewar #anniversary #colorsofukraine
Pink Hearts in the Bedroom (2015) ⠀ One of the j Pink Hearts in the Bedroom (2015)
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One of the joys of finally getting my master catalogue organised is coming across images that, for one reason or another, have never seen the light of day. This one here is a prime example and I don't know whether it is that my tastes have changed or whether it's just that I didn't have a platform set up previously to show this kind of work. Whatever it is, I'm loving the light, the lines, and the splash of bright pink hearts through the centre of the image.This is a shot of our bedroom and, at one point, every wall space, as well as the fitted wardrobes, were covered in these post-it notes. Our children had masterminded this prank for an April Fool's Day and we were so touched that we ended up leaving them there. Over the years, the hearts have drifted to the floor in their own good time, till there are just a few of them left. Happy memories... And, luckily, the pink hearts falling down have no metaphorical meaning in our relationship!
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#documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #fujifilm_xseries #lovehearts #pinkhearts
London, I love you (2015) ⠀ Fuji X100S ⋮ f/11@ London, I love you (2015)
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Fuji X100S ⋮ f/11@250th ⋮ ISO 640
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Booked my ticket back to London, so always a good excuse to bring this image up from the archives. Excited!
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#londoncalling #iloveyou #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #fujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #captureone
Reality check (2014) ⠀ Another one from back in Reality check (2014)
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Another one from back in the day, an ephemeral moment leading to thoughts on the transitory nature of existence. I particularly like that the morning sun would soon burn the condensation away, leaving us all none the wiser. For further metaphysical ramblings related to this image, check the link in the bio.
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#documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #realitycheck #fleetingmoments #fujifilm #fujifilmxseries
Circles of Life (2014) ⠀ I recently completed th Circles of Life (2014)
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I recently completed the mammoth task of organising my personal work into one master catalogue. Along the seemingly endless way, I have rediscovered some hidden gems, some of which I will be posting here. For many more words on the subject, feel free to go to the link in the bio.
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#kitchensinkdrama #circleoflife #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #fujifilm #fujifilmxseries
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Fujifilm X100S ⋮ f/4@60th ⋮ ISO 1000 ⋮ 0.0 EV
"When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with "When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you"... Saw @jama.elmi.98 walking down the street towards me the other day and just had to stop and ask if I could take his portrait. No special occasion, just another happy day. Certainly put a smile on my face. Check out his insta to see more of his incredible suits.
#bestdressedman #asmileaday #suit #suitstyle #creativespirit #cityliving #ourstreets #londontown #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #photoworks #streetportrait #sonyalpha #a7r3
Continuing on with my Portobello market theme from Continuing on with my Portobello market theme from last summer… I just had to go back to ask these two gentlemen if I could take their portrait and they couldn't have been friendlier. Ended up chatting about the street photographer Norman McCaskill, who had taken many photos in and around Portobello market in the 1950's; well worth checking out his photos @rookgallery. One of their friends, who was just out of shot and still working the market, had actually been photographed by him as a little nipper back in the day. Goes to show that even though the area has changed a lot on the surface, there's still plenty that stays the same and is part of what makes it so special.
It's Friday, a big market day, and I need to find myself some wine glasses now that I've moved back. Heading on out to see what I can find. Wish me luck! And I expect I'll bump into these two somewhere along the line. Hope they like the photo.
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#portobellomarket #stallholder #wanderings #wonderings #roamtheplanet #cityliving #ourstreets #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #sonyalpha #a7r3
Continuing on with my Portobello market theme... I Continuing on with my Portobello market theme... I've passed this lady many times over the years and finally I plucked up the courage to ask her if I could take her portrait. I'm sure I wasn't the first and won't be the last; she has quite the look and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Even the dog had his pose all worked out! Would love to hear some of her stories about the market. Maybe next time...
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#portobellomarket #stallholder #creativespirit #wanderings #wonderings #roamtheplanet #cityliving #ourstreets #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #sonyalpha #sonyimages #a7r3 #captureonepro #timmaherphotography
Portobello market and the surrounding area has bee Portobello market and the surrounding area has been part of my London life since I first moved here in my late teens and lived in a grotty flat overlooking Notting Hill Gate back in the 80's. It has always been different from the rest of the city and some of my more formative memories have been around here.
Coming back after twenty years living in Helsinki, much about the area has changed, as have I. Gone is the pool table in the Windsor Castle; the Gold, where one of the most defining moments of my life took place, is now known for its glitzy fine dining; the Lonsdale, where my final recallable memory on my 19th birthday was doing a headstand on a bar stool, actually looks similar to how I remember it, even after its most recent renovation; All Saints Rd has a high-end kitchen and bathroom fitters!...
I could go on, but times change. And I'm not saying it's for the worst. Thankfully, you don't have to look far to find that the independent creative spirit is still going strong. Here's a portrait of a wonderful looking stall holder from a recent wander through the market. Thank you for agreeing to have your picture taken. Check out his work on @memories_london. It put a smile on my face. My words of wisdom from all this... Find your space, make it your own.
Quick side note, I thought about titling this piece 'A Stitch in Time', what with my retro ramblings, but I ended up going with the safe option. What does that tell you?
#portobellomarket #stallholder #creativespirit #astitchintime #wanderings #wonderings #roamtheplanet #cityliving #ourstreets #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #streetportrait  #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks
Title: Love is in the 'air 29/06/2021I finally m Title: Love is in the 'air
29/06/2021I finally made it to London for a few weeks this summer, mainly to visit my mum who, like many, had been living in isolation for the past eighteen months. Found myself sitting on a bus behind this vision of love. Leant forward to ask if I could take a photo of the back of her head but she either ignored the weirdo or couldn't hear me with her earphones on. Put my camera on silent mode and snapped off a few frames. My daughter has just seen me working on the photo and has decided to get herself a buzzcut and do something similar. What you gonna do. Apologies for the Barry Manilow reference in the title. Couldn't help myself.
#lovehearts #loveisintheair #londonbus # london #wanderings #wonderings #roamtheplanet #cityliving #ourstreets #documentyourdays #documentaryphotography #photodocumentary #streetphotography #streetphotos #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #timmaherphotography #sonyalpha #a7r3
Evening Lights 10/03/2021 ⠀ Lights, camera, acti Evening Lights
10/03/2021
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Lights, camera, action... Pretty much what happened when I passed this spot the other day.
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#mibarrio #cityliving #helsinki #documentyourdays #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart
Sun loungers on Holiday 15/01/2021 ⠀ The shapes Sun loungers on Holiday
15/01/2021
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The shapes created here make me think of some strange hibernating insects mounted one upon the other. Must have been somewhere around minus 20C when I took this and I'd been out with the camera for a couple of hours already. It's hard to stop when you've got the light and the elements are working their magic.
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#sunloungers #hibernation #helsinki #visithelsinki #cityliving #winterwonderland #allaboutthelight #morninglight #documentyourdays #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart
From the same walk as my previous post... Sometime From the same walk as my previous post... Sometimes it's all about the light (and having a camera with you). 'Turneresque', even if I do say so myself. Have a great weekend.
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#seascape #seamist #helsinki #visithelsinki #visitfinland #painterly #dreamscape #morninglight
A silhouette of Suomenlinna in the morning light, A silhouette of Suomenlinna in the morning light, with fiery steam rising in the foreground from the newly forming ice and a warm low light casting its magic veil over the mystical scene.
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#suomenlinna #unescoworldheritage #visitfinland #visithelsinki #magicalmoments  #landscapeart
Sony A7R3 : f/8@125th : ISO 320 : EV -0.7 : FE 24- Sony A7R3 : f/8@125th : ISO 320 : EV -0.7 : FE 24-105mm f/4 (55mm)
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I've walked passed this spot hundreds of times and never felt the inclination to stop and photograph the strip of fence. But, on this particular day, it just seemed to capture my mental state perfectly. Those fences one tries to construct, whether to keep stuff in or out, they may seem like they're doing a great job but chaos is never too far away. True on a personal and a global scale... Just when you thought the world couldn't get any crazier, you find yourself staring bug-eyed at your screen as a bastion of the world's largest democracy is overrun by people who truly believe the opposite of what you do. I feel a rant coming on so will stop, as I have neither the will nor the wisdom to make sense of it.Back in reality (yeah, right!), that little bit of fence may look like it's doing very little, unless you know that the foreground area is actually part of a dog park. That's all it takes to keep the dogs from clambering up the granite face and disappearing off into the forest. Order versus chaos. It all makes sense! At least for now.
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#dogpark #helsinki #mentalstate #orderversuschaos #fineline #reality #fencedoff #documentyourdays #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #fotoroom
Sony A7R3 ⋮ f/8@125th ⋮ ISO 500 ⋮ 0.0 EV ⋮ Sony A7R3 ⋮ f/8@125th ⋮ ISO 500 ⋮ 0.0 EV ⋮ Sony FE 24-105mm (105mm)
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A little bit of abstract graffiti art on some granite rock round the back of the Olympic stadium here in Helsinki. This was at a spot where there'd been loads of different street art sprayed onto the wooden boards surrounding the stadium during the recent four year renovation. The boards are now gone but the memories still remain on some of the nearby rocks, the work of many different hands. Love the colours and textures.#granite #abstractart #streetart #helsinki #cityliving #documentyourdays #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphoto #photooftheday #instart #photoworks
Sony A7R3 : f/8@320th : ISO 200 : EV -0.3 : FE 24- Sony A7R3 : f/8@320th : ISO 200 : EV -0.3 : FE 24-105mm f/4 (54mm)
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Continuing on with the series of images from my wanderings around Helsinki in the mist sometime last week, here is one of a black Mercedes Benz yacht standing idle but proud in the surrounding white blanket. I have to say, it looked super cool, in a powerful, slightly menacing way, just waiting for the right moment to slip away and hunt its prey silently down.
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#helsinki #seamist #yacht #mercedesbenz #landscapecaptures #cityliving #documentyourdays #photooftheday #instart #photoworks #fotoroom
Sony A7R3 : f/8@100th : ISO 400 : EV +0.7 : FE 24- Sony A7R3 : f/8@100th : ISO 400 : EV +0.7 : FE 24-105mm f/4 (51mm)
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The very thick mist over Töölölahti, or Töölö Bay, the other day created a wonderful opportunity to capture some ethereal scapes. With most of the details blanketed in mist, the line of the reeds heading gracefully towards the centre of the frame was all that the image needed. And, even though I’ve been living in Helsinki for a long time now, it still amazes me that this spot is barely 5 minutes walk from the centre of town.
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#töölölahti #töölö #helsinki #finland #landscape #landscapecaptures #mist #mistymorning #photooftheday #cityliving
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