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University of Birmingham

 Black-and-white photo looking up into a circular dome or skylight: concentric rings and radial ribs form a geometric, industrial pattern with surrounding windows and stair-like elements.

Outstanding mid-20th century buildings at the University of Birmingham.

Royal Ascot 1985

 Royal Ascot 1985. Black-and-white photo of three people walking: a central man in a top hat and suit smiles between a woman in white and a man wearing sunglasses and a jacket.

Pictures from one day the Royal Ascot Races in June 1985

Film Number 35

 Black-and-white photo of a stone wall topped by taut netting and poles, with distant rooftops and a church spire under a cloudy sky.

Images from film 35: a roll of black and white film shot in the summer of 2023.

A Week in Valencia

 A graffiti- and sticker-covered white utility box mounted on a gray wall, filled with posters and scribbles, next to a bright orange vertical pipe.

Images from film 35: a roll of black and white film shot in the summer of 2023.

Watford in the 1980s

 Watford 1985. A shirtless man and a woman in a skirt walk past a shopfront covered in 'SALE' signs beneath a 'HARVEYS' curtain and linen specialists sign.

Watford, Hertfordshire captured in the mid 1980s

South Cerney

 A row of pastel-coloured detached houses in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac, with parked cars, lawns and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Three weeks in South Cerney and the Cotswold Water Park

Croydon in the 1990s

 Croydon, 1997. A row of suburban semi-detached houses with fenced back gardens and washing lines, set before a large blue gas holder and electricity pylon, with a distant city skyline.

Croydon, South London in the 1990's. Including shots from the Croydon Skyline project.

2020: Urban

 Curving elevated footbridge with graffiti-covered pillars spans a misty grassy park, flanked by scattered trees.

My favourite Bristol shots from 2020.

2020: Rural

 Conifer woodland with tall straight trunks, mossy ground and ferns, autumn light filtering softly through the trees.

Rural images from the UK, captured during 2020.