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Guy Walsh/Wah
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Performer. Photographer. Speaker. Commentator. ADHD. Humanist. Arse.

Find me on Substack @aguynamedguyuk.

All opinions are my own, even the ridiculous ones.
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Read the full article: open.substack.com/pub/aguyname...

#Substack #Neurodivergence #Acting
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The performing arts has a problem with neurodivergence...

Read the full article on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/aguyname...

#adhd #neurdiversity #autism #actor #performingarts
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Earlier today I drove past a blowy old rehearsal room that we used many years ago. It brought back some memories...

#adhd #neurodivergent #autism

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November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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If you’ve ever explained something five times only to end up being labelled “the problem”…
This one’s for you.

A few thoughts on problem-solving, masking, and what happens when the empathy runs out.

New Substack post: open.substack.com/pub/aguyname...

#adhd #neurodiversity
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I used to think I just needed to find the right system. Now I’m wondering if that idea was the problem all along.

Read more on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/aguyname...

#ADHD #Neurodivergent
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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An amazing effort by the Fight Factory team last night! Over £6k raised for Sophie's Journey at a Bodyslams to Cancer last night. Always a joy to be part of this.
October 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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On my way to London, so apparently that means a new Substack post.

I’ve always struggled with metaphor, which is awkward when you spend your life making art.

Curious to hear how other neurodivergents navigate the tension between clarity and expression.

Full post: open.substack.com/pub/aguyname...
October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Are you neurodivergent? Feel guilty about not doing enough to save the planet? Read my latest Substack article.

#neurodivergent #ADHD #sustainability

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October 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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It's @auntydonnaboys.bsky.social time!
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Ah, #Brighton / #Hove. Where everything is weird and nothing is weird. One day I shall return for good. Hopefully the weather will, too.

#StreetPhotography
A small powered boat sailing on the sea is in focus in the background. It is travelling from left to right and there are two people on board - one is clearly controlling the boat near the engine, while the other sits on the opposite end. Out of focus in the foreground are two people (one white male wearing glasses on the left, one male with light brown skin on the right), conversing while leaning on a barrier. The boat sits perfectly placed between them. There is also part of a red and yellow flag visible at the bottom of the image - this a lifeguard flag to signify it is okay to swim, with caution. It is a sunny summer afternoon. A man with dark brown skin is holding a skipping rope and it mid-skip, with the rope forming and arch above his head. He is topless, though he appears to have some kind of monitoring device strapped around his stomach. He wears grey shorts, white socks, and white trainers. In the distance is a Regency-era building, while directly behind the subject is a blue metal fence and a grassy area, next to a road with multiple cars, some of which are moving, some of which are stationary. The man is skipping on a black mat, and there is a white water bottle on the floor next to him. There is also a small black item - possibly a speaker or small bag. The mat is placed on a grey pavement, that makes up most of the foreground. The man's head is tilted towards the sky, his eyes appear closed, and - because he has been captured mid-skip - his mouth is in a slightly stretched expression. It is a sunny summer afternoon. Two men walk away fom the camera, on the promenade on a Hove beach. They are holding hands. The man on the left is white and wears a cyan vest with black shorts. The man on the right is white and wears a multi-coloured vest covered by a backpack, with black shorts. Both wear white socks and trainers. The man on the right walks with a bike in his right hand. In the distance, there are multiple people, as well as a cafe building and part of the i360. It is a sunny summer afternoon with no clouds in the sky. It is a sunny summer afternoon. In the foreground, two people are having a discussion - they are both out of focus. On the left is a light brown skinned man, wearing all black with a black baseball cap, and an Anonymous mask on his right arm, as if resting. On the right is a white woman wearing a multicoloured dress. Between them, further away from camera, is a person wearing a baseball cap and a black dress. They have pigtails. They are wearing an Anonymous mask and they hold a monitor which plays footage from inside an animal slaughterhouse, but we cannot make this out because there is a strong reflection on the screen. Behind this person is a Brighton street (New Road). To the left are some green branches hanging over from Pavilion Gardens.
September 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Here are some messages, all of which I approve.

From Saturday's #StandUpToRacism march in London.

#StreetPhotography #NoToFascism
September 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Set a New Precedent: Stop Starving Gaza

#StandUpToRacism #StandUpToRacismUK #NoToFascism #StopStarvingGaza #StreetPhotography #FreePalestine
A colour image of people on a march in London. In there background, in big white letters on a black billboard are the words "Set a New Precedent". In the foreground we see a man holding a sign saying "Stop Starving Gaza".
September 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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From today's #StandUpToRacism walk in #London.

#NoToFascism #StreetPhotography
A Stand Up to Racism protest in London. The image is framed so that we see the heads of many protesters, and an old beige building on Russell Square behind them. The central focal point is a handwritten placard saying "TOMMY ROBINSON PERSONALLY KNEW 22 NONCES WITHIN HIS EDL MOVEMENT" in pink on a white background. To the left we can also see a pink placard saying "SMASH THE FAR RIGHT", and to the right is a Palestinian flag.
September 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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#NoToFascism protest this afternoon in London.

Amazing community spirit!
September 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Autumn.

#Blaby
September 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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A contemplative couple, Leamington Spa.

#StreetPhotography #LeamingtonSpa
A pond in the centre of a very green park in Leamington Spa. Inside the pond are five streams of water being fired into the air and bending back down to the left. In the foreground, on the right, is a tropical-looking tree with a green bush around its base. There are two wooden benches next to a path on the near side of the pond as we look at it, and there is a metal fence around the perimeter of the pond. On the bench closest to the centre of the image, a couple are sat with arms around each other. They are both white. He is wearing a black beanie hat and a beige shirt. He has shoulder-length brown hair. She has long bright blonde hair and wears a black top. He stares towards the pond, while she appears to be looking towards him, though we cannot see her face. There are huge green trees in the background.
September 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Another one from #LeamingtonSpa, a month or so ago.

#StreetPhotography #UKPhotography #FujiFilm
A light blue street art installation. Four young men with light brown skin are to the left of it. Two are sitting on a bench, two are standing. One of the standing men, in a green jumper and jeans, is smiling and holds a mobile phone in his right hand. Another, in a grey polo shirt and dark yellow shorts, leans against the street art. One man sitting holds his hand against his neck in a thoughtful pose. He is wearing a light coloured top and has headphones resting around his neck. The other sitting man is dressed in all black - a jacket and jeans. Behind them are some closed shops (a haberdashery, hair studio, and sandwich shop), and three industrial bins that are grey with orange lids. There is a tree on the left-hand side of the image.
August 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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A story in three images.

Taken at Hinckley Pride this past weekend.

#Hinckley #HinckleyPride
August 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Attention photographers! I've just gained access to the beta version of the app that Alan Schaller has created just for us and I'm loving it so far!

Let's support this fantastic project - sign up here: www.irysphotos.com?r=wTXFb

#StreetPhotography #photography

Pic for algo tax
Two people (middle aged, brown skin) walk from the left to the right of the frame in an urban environment (Nuneaton centre). The man pulls a shopping bag behind him, while the woman walks with a black walking stick with intricate white decoration. In the background is a white wall with some interminable graffiti tags in black, red and blue, and some black piping. On the right hand side there is an old English phone box that has been painted in a multitude is colours - bright pink at the top, then to salmon pink, then orange, the yellow, then pink with purple spots, then purple. At the very bottom there is a logo/graffiti stamp that says GRITGRIT in two shades of pink, with a yellow foot icon next to it. Both people look tired and are staring at the ground slightly ahead of them.
August 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Is it still #StreetPhotography if it features a river?*

One of the #RiverLeam, shot in #LeamingtonSpa a month or so ago. The park and surrounding grounds are beautiful - I really enjoyed this walk.

*Who cares? There are no rules.
A river where the water is dark and has strong light reflections coming from it. The river contains six people in six different coloured kayaks (one yellow, two cyan, one black, one red, and one pink), paddling away from the camera and towards a bridge at the top of the image. The bridge is in the distance and has a tall, bright light blue stanchion pointing up on the right-hand side. Beneath the bridge is a small man-made dam. Either side of the river is lots of bright green foliage and trees. There are also bright green lilypads on the river. The sky is blue with a lot of cloud coverage.
August 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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My #StreetPhotography trip to #LeamingtonSpa a month or so ago was a day of variable weather.
A street scene in Leamington Spa. In the foreground is some green shrubbery, before we see a black bench on the left-hand side. On the right side, walking along the pavement that runs past the bench, are two people walking under an umbrella from right to left. There are multiple street signs on the right hand side of the frame, and a large tree reaches up from behind the people to the top of the frame. In the background is a white coach in front of more green trees. There is also a person walking into frame from the right hand side.
August 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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A month or so ago I went for a #StreetPhotography walk around #LeamingtonSpa. I know the place has royal significance but I couldn't have predicted that the first thing I would see was a group of princesses...
A white male photographer gets ready to take a shot of three white females dressed as Disney-style princesses: one wears a bright yellow dress, one wears a light blue dress, and one wears a pink dress. All are wearing perfectly styled hair and they stand in front of a shop decorated with cartoon images of fairies, fantasy mushroom houses, and other colourful decorations.
August 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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"Let's Boogie"

I was walking back to my car in #MeltonMowbray after a day of #StreetPhotography a few weeks ago, when a car went by with music blaring at full volume. Unperturbed, this group of revellers duly started to boogie!
A group of three mature white people dancing on the pavement outside a boarded-up pub called "Noel's Arms" in Melton Mowbray. One lady wears an orange 70s-style jumpsuit and white hat, and is holding her arms up as if pumping the air. She holds a brown handbag in one hand and looks towards the camera. One lady wears a bright orange, pink and purple dress and carries a yellow handbag and is walking, looking at the camera. One man wears an orange/brown shirt with light brown trousers and is holding his arms out in front of him, caught mid-dance, while looking at the lady in the jump suit. All three are smiling.
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Some more #StreetPhotography from around north #Leicester in late June.

I did a few trips out around the East Midlands in July, so I'll be posting more soon!
Two people walk from right to left on a pavement in front of an old brick library building. The building has a red painted door, a carved stone reading "Free Library Wood Gate Branch", and a red "Woodgate Community Centre" sign. A white woman in a red top carries a white plastic bag. Walking beside her is a person with light brown skin, wearing a black hoodie and light blue cargo pants, with their head turned slightly towards her. A couple of classic cars - one red, and one silver, shot through a hole in a dark turquise/cyan panel. The hole is in a panel made of wood and it is well splintered. (I'm sorry, I have no idea about cars so that's the best I can do!) A cyclist in a red top and a yellow high-vis jacket rides towards the camera, on the left hand side of the frame as we look at it. He is a white male and he is looking at us. He is riding on a path alongside a canal and there is a tall tree that stretches to the top of the frame. There is illegible graffiti on the wall near him. A bridge stretches out across a river in an urban location (Leicester). There are new build houses behind, and lots of scaffolding. On the left hand side is a path alongside the river, and in the river is a kayak or canoe containing two white men. They are both holding oars, outstretched from the vessel. A tree stretches out from the left along the top of the frame, forming a frame within a frame.
August 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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A few photos from a walk around the north of #Leicester, taken one sunny day back in June. #StreetPhotography
An inflatable man with the words "Hand Car Wash" is tied to some floor weights with blue rope as a man walks by wearing a backpack, a grey hoodie, and dark grey trousers. There is a cycle lane on the right hand side, drifting into the distance. Two people on a riverbank. One is sitting up straight and wears a blue body warmer. The other is laying back on a step and wears a black hat with a colourful green and red design. In the water are lilypads, and five bright white swans. A swan watches from the water as two people - a woman in a blue top, and a man in a grey hoodie pushing a pram, walk alongside a river. In the background is lots of bright, multicoloured, illegible graffiti. A piece of urban artwork featuring an anime lady is painted on the side of a building. Two people walk by, to the right of the frame. The lady appears to be looking at them. There is a road running diagonally across the front of the frame.
August 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM