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Adrian Chandler
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Photographer and general camera-botherer. Likes prog and jazz rock. Sometimes feels like an alien in human form.
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Lucifer has an idea.

Jacob Epstein's masterpiece in Birmingham Art Gallery and Musuem.

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Black and white photo taken from a low angle of Jacob Epstein's sculpture titled 'Lucifer', at the Birmingham Art Gallery and Museum. A bright light shines just above Lucifer's head as if he's had an idea. It's me playing on the legend that Lucifer was the angel of light before his fall and expulsion from heaven. Epstein gave this sculpture a sexy, pert bum, for those of you interested in this sort of detail.
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Smallscale human.

#Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Birmingham
Black and white photo of a man walking, just a small silhouette amongst towering office blocks on all sides of him.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Always the answer...

...whatever the question.

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Black and white photo of a window in the side of a narrowboat. In the top right of the window there's a sign that just says 'No'.
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The old straight track.

Not a ley line as far as I'm aware.

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Black and white photo of a rural farm track, it's parallel lines leading off towards trees slightly blurred by mist in the distance. A hedge and power lines on the left, and a low fence on the right line the track. The title alludes to the book 'The Old Straight Track' by Alfred Watkins that posited lines of power in the landscape that he dubbed 'ley lines'. A charming theory, once beloved of hippies, druids and others unprepared to accept reality, it has faded into relative obscurity.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Shards.

Slices of reflected London.

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Photo of part of a building with many reflective surfaces that mirror small slices of the urban environment in which it stands. Bisecting the frame is a single slice reflecting a column of the structure on the other side of the street as two women walk past its base.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Lamp post.

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Black and white photo of the ends of two bridges meeting at an acute angle. On the left is an old brick bridge, on the right a modern one made of steel. At the point on the angle where they converge stands a lantern-style lamp post.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Skull.

All the leaves have gone, and the sky is grey, as the Mamas and The Papas almost sang.

#Autumn #BlueSkyArtShow #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
Black and white photo of a fabric halloween skull decoration hanging in the bare branches of a tree in a town centre.
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Holly Leaves.

A cluster of holly leaves, their surfaces covered in drops of water from earlier rainfall.

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Black and white photo of a cluster of holly leaves, their surfaces covered in drops of water from earlier rainfall. The round drops of water contrast with the sharp points on the edges of the leaves.
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Triptych.

A holy trinity of reflections.

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Black and white photo of St. Paul's Cathedral aligned between the two reflecting surfaces of office blocks. The dome of St. Paul's is reflected in both of the walls of the office blocks.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Pinstripes.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical #StreetPhotography #Photography #UrbanPhotography #UrbanGaze
Photo of a silhouette of a man standing in front of an illuminated wall broken by vertical black struts. the man appears lost in thought, though he's probably wondering where his pass is so he can access the security gate and get back to his desk to eat his lunch.
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Walking Towards the Light.

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Black and white photo of a path, strewn with fallen leaves, under a tunnel formed by overgrowing trees. The figure of a man is visible in the background, silhouetted by a misty white light. If this was hanging in a gallery it would have a label saying how it represented the passing of a life, with the fallen leaves the regrets and promises broken along the way - or some such bollocks.
October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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From the Belly of the Beast.

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Black and white photo of a woman, wearing headphones, emerging from beneath a large, angular building that's clad in metal panels, like some big old behemoth. Some say this building resembles an elephant - well it's big and it's grey...
October 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Trash Talk

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Photo of a waste bin. The slot in the bin for the rubbish frames two people in a cafe, seated at a table.
October 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Monumental architecture

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Black and white photo of the less glamorous side of Coventry Cathedral, with its brutalist blocks bulking in the background. Behind a wall the slightly bowed head of a man is seen against a light portion of the Cathedral, as if the weight of the building is pressing down on him.
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Alien Artifact.

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Photo of a cylindrical part of a building covered with azure-coloured tiles. It stands above a dark part of the building - a grill pattern is just perceivable - and against a dark blue sky.
September 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Heartbeat

#Photography #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #UrbanPhotography #UrbanGaze #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles
Black and white photo of a man walking in front of a building. The building's side is regularly punctuated by double doors painted on which are two chevrons pointing downwards. The man is carrying a drink and is in the middle of the centre door in line with the point of the chevrons. Image was taken in Birmingham, UK - the original and still the best.
September 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Steps and stairs.

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Black and white photo looking through a window a step ladder leans against a wall behind the bottom of a staircase. The bannister rail curves down to end at a post with an ornate finial. An arched window is reflected in the window we're looking through.
September 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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The breakwater.

#Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Landscape #Minimalism
A minimalist black and white photo of the side view of a breakwater made of large rocks projecting into a featureless sea. At the end of the breakwater is a post with a triangular-shaped top.
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Rising sun

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Photo of the rising sun casting its light across Liverpool Bay, the bulk of the Little Orme is silhouetted on the right. In the sky clouds are back and underlit by the sun and a gull flies in the top right of the frame.
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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At the seaside.

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Photo of a curving concrete shelter with white seats next to the seafront. Through one of the open window frames can be seen the top half of a man wearing headphones. The low sun casts long shadows and warm light over the scene.
September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Sock.

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Photo of someone through an open side window of their car. They are wearing a multi-coloured, striped sock on their foot which is on the dashboard. Image was taken at a local car boot sale - always a good source of interesting subjects.
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Gamer

A good place to be if you lose a life.

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Photo of a woman sitting on a bench holding a portable gaming console. An ivy-clad tree towers above her and gravestones crowd in on the right.
September 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Are we receiving?

Satellite dishes attached to the side of a building.

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Black and white photo of five satellite dishes attached to the side of a building in 'ull*. *That's Kingston-upon-Hull if you're posh, but then you'd be unlikely to frequent the area this photo was taken if you were.
September 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Just Chilling.

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Photo of two men on a bench and table. One sits on the table looking left, the other, with an unlit cigarette in his mouth, slouches on a bench.
August 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Kite Flying

No strings attached.

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Black and white photo of a group of seven fir trees standing alone. A kite soars above the trees, silhouetted against a patch of white cloud.
August 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM