📷 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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Alphabet Challenge - Albarracin, Spain
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #weekDforDramatic #albarracin #spain
Medieval Walled City in late afternoon sunshine under a dark sky. Some houses catch the sunshine, one church spire can be seen and in the distance the wall climbs up over the shill and down the other side.
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Zaragoza People
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #photographersofbluesky
Two people outside a confectioner’s shop trying to decide what to buy. One points at a possibility.
January 31, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Zaragoza People
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #photographersofbluesky
Couple kissing for a selfie outside a cathedral
January 31, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Zaragoza People
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #photographersofbluesky
Two people outside a sweet shop - one looking in the shop window, the other looking at the camera.
January 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #weekDforDramatic
Floodlit fountain with dancing statues on top of the structure
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Weekend Starts Here
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #photographersofbluesky
Group of teenagers standing at the bar, one looking at the camera while two men sit at a table drinking beer.
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Friday Cityscape
#scape #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #cityscape #bnwphotography #classicmono #photographersofbluesky
Shopping Centre entrance with people coming and going on a wet night in Zaragoza
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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That's Breakfast Sorted
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #bnwphotography #classicmono #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #saint-savin #france
Patisserie lit in fading daylight, windows lit from the index, creating a very welcoming shop. A lone figure stands at the far end
January 29, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Local Photography
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #bnwphotography #classicmono #monochrome #photographersofbluesky
#brittanyferries
Looking over a lifeboat to the ferry in the next berth. Part of the Brittany Ferries logo is visible.
January 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Local Photography
The contrast between the living and the dead is interesting.
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #bnwphotography #classicmono #monochrome
Row of power lines on wooden posts with a row of trees on either side. The contrast between the living and the dead is interesting.
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Sunrise
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekDforDramatic
Sunrise with reflections from the river in the foreground. Mountains and small clouds in the distance as the sun turns a blue sky to gold
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekCforCloseUp
Two gates locked closed by a short length of chain and a padlock. Countryside beyond under an overcast sky.
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Today on the Tow Path
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #bnwphotography #classicmono #monochrome #canal #colourphotography #wigan
Wigan Pier No3 catching the morning sunshine on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Wigan Pier No3 and No4 catching the morning sunshine on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Steps leading up to Lock Gates on the Wigan Flight, on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal A basin, lockgates and the overflow in the Wigan Flight on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Bright light will always banish the dark...pass it on 🧡
#MeaninglessHashtag #MHClub #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky
Sunrise behind trees on the horizon
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Winding Handle with Chain
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #weekCforCloseUp
Winding Handle with chain in front of a lock gate on the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Rainy Day on the Tow Path
#tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #PhotographersofBluesky #bnwphotography #classicmono #monochrome #wigan #canal
Basin below the top lock of Wigan Flight on the Leeds-Liverpool canal on a rainy day. Photographer's Wife waiting patiently, just, during a rainy day on the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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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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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