📷 Ian Charters
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📷 Ian Charters
@iwcharters.bsky.social
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📷 Photographer in NW England
No AI, no Photoshop and no focus stacking or blending.
One photo, one click.
All my own work, except for reposts.
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Northern Folk
#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art
#HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze
#PhotographersofBluesky
#streetphotography #monochrome #bnwphotography #classicmono
Two people crossing the road outside a small restaurant Woman walking outside a pub engrossed in her phone.
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Al Fresco Lunch
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky
Two Horses eating straw and looking at the camera.
January 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Local Photography - Ninja Cats
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #bnwphotography #classicmono #monochrome
Small cat sits behind a window alongside a Warning Notice about Ninja Cats guarding the property 😊
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekCforCloseUp
Tree stump with coins inserted into cracks and gaps.
January 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Northern Folk in Wigan
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #PhotographersofBluesky #wigan
Two people pulling roller cases on their way to the railway station on a wet morning.
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Northern Folk in Wigan
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #PhotographersofBluesky #wigan
Two women reach for their watches as they walk towards the camera. Office building in the right and another woman in the background.
January 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Northern Folk in Wigan
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #PhotographersofBluesky #wigan
Two men stand on a wet, shiny pavement talking outside a shop. Shops and office in the background
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Glasgow by Raymond Depardon
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks

Some of the photos from the book are here
www.vintag.es/2017/09/60-s...
The River Clyde looking towards Glasgow with the Finniieston Crane on the left
January 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Weary #One
#blueskyartshow
A lone person crosses a long pedestrian bridge moving in the direction of a city skyline. It’s snowing heavily. This is a black and white photo.
January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by 📷 Ian Charters
skinskintainan.bsky.social
#Stunday #EastCoastKin

the loneliness of the night

#art #photo #photography #nightphotography #streetphotography #wall #LightAndShadow #Tainan
©️skinskin
January 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Its Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong
(Ironically, the title is prefect to this day)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks
Three cyclists caught out by a snowstorm ride through melting slush in very cold conditions.
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Accidentally allowed our robot vacuum to see out of the back door and now I feel bad for keeping it in captivity
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks
Woman sitting in sunshine reading at a railway station.
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Northern Folk
#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art
#HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze
#PhotographersofBluesky
#streetphotography #monochrome #bnwphotography #classicmono
Lone woman walks away fromthe Tram Stop into the sunshine. Closed store in the background. Two women walk towards the camera as a tram goes in the other direction. Closed store in the background. Woman holding a coffee cup sits on her own in the sunshine, on a low fountain. Woman with pushchair beyond with shops in the background. Woman standing at a train station with a Bee-Network Logo on next window.
January 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Snowbound Signal.

#Toronto #Subway #SnowTO #Photography
A green signal gives an eastbound Bloor subway train permission to proceed at Old Mill Station
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Friday Cityscape - Manchester
#scape #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #cityscape #bnwphotography #classicmono #PhotographersofBluesky #manchester
Looking down Oxford Street in Manchester - into winter sunshine. Tall buildings on both sides of the road, almost everything is silhouted. Looking down Oxford Street in Manchester - into winter sunshine. Tall buildings on both sides of the road, almost everything is silhouted. Looking down Oxford Street in Manchester - into winter sunshine. Tall buildings on both sides of the road, almost everything is silhouted. Looking down Oxford Street in Manchester - into winter sunshine. Tall buildings on both sides of the road, almost everything is silhouted. A tram moves into shot from the left.
January 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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The Mountains are Calling by Jonny Muir
Running in the High Places of Scotland
Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks
A lone runner on the high ridges above Glen Nevis with many mountains in the distance.
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Reposted by 📷 Ian Charters
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Snowbound Subways.

#Toronto #TTC #Subway #SnowTO #Photography
Two Toronto subways are seemingly stuck on snowbound tracks at the Greenwood Yard
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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"The Road to Wigan Pier" by George Orwell
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks
Wigan Pier on the Leeds-Liverpool canal with derelict buildings on the far side. Clock tower on Trencherfield Mill in the distance.
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Northern Folk
in Bolton
#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art
#HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze
#PhotographersofBluesky
#streetphotography #monochrome #bnwphotography #classicmono
Man carrying shopping bags walks towards the camera. Another follows in the distance with Bolton landmarks on the skyline. Man wearing headphones walks away from the camera as others walk towards the camera under the arch. Bolton Town Hall in the mirror. Two people walking towards Bolton Town Hall by the side of the Cycle Hub. Two men meet by chance and stop to shake hands as a couple walk by and two others between the pillers watch.
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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The John Rylands Library is a neo-Gothic library located in Manchester, opened in 1900. It houses a collection of over 1.4 million items, including rare books & manuscripts,is part of the University of Manchester.
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks
Man sits reading in John Rylands Library surrounded by books and bookshelves
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Inbetween the rain

#wales
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#urbangaze
A b&w photograph of a promenade with the sea and railings to the left. There are also street lamps along the promenade to the left near the sea. There are people walking ahead, there's a road to the right of the people and tall buildings. It's raining which you can just about see in the picture.
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Alphabet Challenge - Week B for Books
Feet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith
(A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekBforBooks
A lone fell runner in the Langdale Pikes with other summits and low clouds beyond
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Northern Folk in Liverpool
#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art
#HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze
#PhotographersofBluesky
#streetphotography #monochrome #bnwphotography #classicmono
Two men walk around Royal Albert Dock looking at the restaurants. Cobbles underfoot and large stone pillars behind.
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Northern Folk in Liverpool
#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art
#HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze
#PhotographersofBluesky
#streetphotography #monochrome #bnwphotography #classicmono #solitary
A woman taps on her phone as she stands on a wet, shiny pavement. Shops and offices in the background.
January 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM