Alex Burton
ajgburton.bsky.social
Alex Burton
@ajgburton.bsky.social
Doing my best to make sense of it all by being endlessly curious.
Photographer
In a former life I was a public servant.

https://alexburtonphotography.com
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Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social
In The Bleak Midwinter - Ciaran and Steve (cello and piano)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 25, 2024 at 8:53 AM
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Hey friends, I updated my Art Folks list this morning. This is a mix of artists, writers, critics, and imagemakers. You might want to pin this to your timeline for a creative shot in the arm. I would love for more people to see this. Please share! 😍
December 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Tarpaulin on some scaffolding flaps in the wind. Outside a house, a toilet has been left - unplumbed. A bin lies on its side, its insides a yawning darkness.
December 12, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Please sign this. We can’t sit around and wait forever - we need to show our politicians there is popular demand for rebuilding relations with the EU. I think it’s called “the will of the people!”
Support our call for an inquiry on our future relationship with Europe.

"Tinkering around the edges of hard Brexit will not deliver for the British people. We need bold, clear, and informed action."
Future UK-EU Relations - Petition
Support our call for an independent inquiry on our future relationship with Europe by signing our petition today.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
3elementscreativemedia.co.uk/journal/i-ne...

My latest journal post is on my website.
A little bit of nostalgia and unrequited love.
Have a read.

ps it’s nearly Christmas 🤔
I nearly owned a Hasselblad — Alex Burton Photography
For almost as long as I’ve been interested in photography and cameras I’ve lusted after a Hasselblad camera. It was always the iconic 500C with the top down focus hood. This was long before I had mu...
3elementscreativemedia.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 12:05 PM
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I’m choosing 20 books that I think have stayed with and influenced me. One book a day for 20 days. In no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 7, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Simple and beautiful lizard was made for me by my father in law, shortly before he died.
His wood carving was entirely self taught.

It is mounted on a piece of granite from the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall.
I’ve got a few things that mean a lot to me. This is one of them.
December 6, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I’m choosing 20 books that I think have stayed with and influenced me. One book a day for 20 days. In no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 6, 2024 at 11:21 AM
I’m choosing 20 books that I think have stayed with and influenced me. One book a day for 20 days. In no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 5, 2024 at 1:44 PM
I’m choosing 20 books that I think have stayed with and influenced me. One book a day for 20 days. In no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 4, 2024 at 2:28 PM
For context
December 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
I’m really not sure what this says about me tbh !
December 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I’m choosing 20 books that I think have stayed with and influenced me. One book a day for 20 days. In no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 3, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I’m choosing 20 books that I think have stayed with and influenced me. One book a day for 20 days. In no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 2, 2024 at 1:13 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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December 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

13
November 30, 2024 at 3:01 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

12
November 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

11
November 27, 2024 at 11:13 AM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

10
November 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

9
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

8
November 24, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

7
November 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

6
November 22, 2024 at 10:20 PM