Yearly Archives: 2015
At this time of year, light levels are low, the weather stormy and the atmosphere, dull and gloomy. The seagulls have to work harder hunting for fish in the sea as there are few visitors leaving food scraps for them to … Continue reading
Using a macro lens has allowed me to identify elements within the environment which throw a light upon the contrasts between city life and nature, textures and materials, hard and soft, sunshine and rain. Sea and rain and beer – this is … Continue reading
At the end of the Brighton Pier, there is a cubicle where the fairground ride operator sits and works the controls. The cubicle is covered in metallic and brightly coloured plastic. Colours on the surface of the cubicle constantly change, … Continue reading
There’s a phone box on the seafront, shabby, grubby and smelly, with various things stuck to the glass and metal surfaces: flyers advertising all sorts, chewing gum, stickers and the like, all fading and peeling with the passage of time. … Continue reading
Seashells are an important part of coastal ecosystems: they provide materials for birds’ nests, a home or attachment surface for algae, sea grass, sponges and a host of other micro-organisms. Fish use them to hide from predators and hermit crabs use … Continue reading
Now obsolete phone boxes on the promenade are covered in advertising flyers; posters and stickers are taped or blue-tacked on then torn off or pasted over with newer ones; a top layer of graffiti adds to the visual cacophony as … Continue reading