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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1h

I've been mulling over this since it was posted and tried to reconcile my disagreement. Trump has had months to do this but he allowed the slaughter to continue. Being cynical he realised time was running out re NPP and suddenly acted tough.

G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 5h

Fab review in the @theguardian.com And photos of Maxine Peake in a wonderful interview earlier this week at the
#BFI where she effusively talked about I Swearnwith @kermodemovie.bsky.social

G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 5h

Last night's talk and book signing by 辻村深月, Tsujimura Mizuki. She has sold millions of books in Japan, which increasingly are becoming hugely popular in the west. Her persona is also a popular manga character.

G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 8h

Maxine Peake gave an interview about the film I Swear at the British Film Institute earlier this week.

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 8h

Autumn in Paris. 2024.
#Glow #BlueSkyArtShow
@bskyphotos.bsky.social

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 8h

A major exhibition of Cecil Beaton's oeuvre has opened at London's National Portrait Gallery. Ppl are hard to please. Someone on SM commented "They are coffee table book pictures and the difference between his stuff and serious photography (such as photojournalism or nature photography) is vast."😹😂🤣

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 8h

Teasel. Autumn 2025.
#Glow #BlueSkyArtShow #Dipsacus
@botanical.bsky.social
@bskyphotos.bsky.social

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Julie Edwards Photographer and Artist @julieedwards.bsky.social · 22d

Chase Infiniti seen at the London Premiere of One Battle After Another on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at ODEON LUXE Leicester Square, London.

>> SWIPE >>

#ChaseInfiniti
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#LondonPremiere

Shot by Julie Edwards for @avalondotred on @fujifilm_uk #redcarpet

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Julie Edwards Photographer and Artist @julieedwards.bsky.social · 20d

Sabrina Dhowre seen at the London Premiere of One Battle After Another on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at ODEON LUXE Leicester Square, London.

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#SabrinaDhowre
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#LondonPremiere

Shot by Julie Edwards for @avalondotred on @fujifilm_uk #redcarpet

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Julie Edwards Photographer and Artist @julieedwards.bsky.social · 20d

Sean Penn seen at the London Premiere of One Battle After Another on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at ODEON LUXE Leicester Square, London.

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#SeanPenn
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#LondonPremiere

Shot by Julie Edwards for @avalondotred on @fujifilm_uk #redcarpet

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Julie Edwards Photographer and Artist @julieedwards.bsky.social · 19d

Leonardo DiCaprio seen at the London Premiere of One Battle After Another on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at ODEON LUXE Leicester Square, London.

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#LeonardoDiCaprio
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#LondonPremiere

Shot by Julie Edwards for @avalondotred on @fujifilm_uk #redcarpet

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Julie Edwards Photographer and Artist @julieedwards.bsky.social · 2d

October's #mk3d - The second guest on stage with Mark Kermode on Monday 6 October 2025 at BFI Southbank was Nathan Johnson. The conversation revolved around Nathan's composition of the score for the "Knives Out" films as well as his score for Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley"
@kermodedodge @bfi

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Julie Edwards Photographer and Artist @julieedwards.bsky.social · 1d

October's #mk3d - The 5th & final guest on stage with Mark Kermode on 6 October '25 at BFI Southbank was "friend of the show" Mark Jenkin . Rose of Nevada is Mark's latest film, where a mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing.

@kermodedodge @bfi @mark_jenkin

>>> SWIPE >>>

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1d

The poster for #botd Tati's Mon Oncle was designed by the polymath Pierre Étaix. And what a magnificent poster too, along with several other versions.

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Dog walkers on an autumn's night in London.
#urban #city #bskyartshow
@bskyphotos.bsky.social

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Fortunately to reach the Southbank I always cross here…one of life's joys and one I will never tire of.

G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1d

This is the forest primeval; but where are the hearts that beneath it
Leaped like the roe, when he hears in the woodland the voice of the huntsman...

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Taken from Charing Cross Bridge looking towards Waterloo Bridge, the Southbank on the right.

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 1d

If you're thinking, 'I wouldn't mind going to the movies' then do choose One Battle After Another, the most wonderfully bonkers film I've seen in many a while. youtu.be/feOQFKv2Lw4?...

One Battle After Another - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UK & Ireland

YouTube video by Warner Bros. UK & Ireland

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 2d

My new history of portrait photography has been published covering the first 100 years - along with copious new evidence as well as images. Free download via Apple Books.
books.apple.com/us/book/id67...

‎A 100 Year History of Portrait Photography and the Provincial Photographic Studio

‎Arts & Entertainment · 2025

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 2d

My new history of portrait photography has been published covering the first 100 years - along with copious new evidence as well as images. Free download via Google Books. (And the front cover is in focus but this is Google attempting to be ironic.) play.google.com/store/books/...

A 100 Year History of Portrait Photography and the Provincial Photographic Studio by Graham Thomas - Books on Google Play

A 100 Year History of Portrait Photography and the Provincial Photographic Studio - Ebook written by Graham Thomas. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Downloa...

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Late entry for #FlowersOnFriday .
#mygarden
#gardening
#photography
#bloomscrolling
#scape
#flowerscape
#eastcoastkin
#gardenshour
#photographersofbluesky
#flowersofbluesky
@bskyphotos.bsky.social
@botanical.bsky.social

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 4d

The River Thame at Waterperry is as tranquil as a lake.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Relax
#photography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #scape #landscape
@bskyphotos.bsky.social

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 4d

The legendary spy Richard Sorge was born 130 years ago. Read about his relationship with the Butcher of Warsaw when both lived in Tokyo. grahamthomasauthor.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/r...

Richard Sorge and the Butcher of Warsaw

Colonel Josef Albert Meisinger was given the nickname the Butcher of Warsaw while Richard Sorge was once described as the greatest spy there ever was by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books.…

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G M Thomas FRSA @japanauthor.bsky.social · 4d

Japan In The Late Meiji Era. A Unique Postcard History. Copiously illustrated and in-depth research that brings alive this era. A unique way to examine a critical period in Japan's history. books.apple.com/us/book/id67...

‎Japan In The Late Meiji Era. A Unique Postcard History

‎History · 2025

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