Morning run. After 14 months my knees are good enough to do a slow 5k and I’m loving it. So good to be back out there watching the dawn light fade to the beauty of British grey drizzle on an autumnal morning. There’s no bad weather. Everything is interesting to a curious photographer with ADHD.
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Delighted to see this singular cloud floating above the Liverpool skyline after my run. First 5km in 14 months too. Felt great. No issues getting back into running.
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First sunrise back home after 3 weeks around Europe. Nice to be back.
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A little trip across the River Mersey on the ferry and a walk to New Brighton along the prom.
Shot with Halide’s Process Zero and edited in Lightroom.
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Wonderful life drawing session with Queer Life Drawing and Spunkrock today. I tried adding heads in for the first time… sorta works?
Sketching is a fun challenge. As a photographer I see the way the light falls, then I sketch it and well it’s not quite the same. It would be nice to learn how to add shade to a sketch to show that. For now, it’s great that I can sketch something I’m happy with.
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Fancied trying to sketch something that wasn’t a naked person. It was tricky. I kept trying to get it right and the problem there is that’s not my skill. My skill is, if I can even call it that, is letting go of perfectionism. It’s being fast, fluid, and chaotic. The work should be more about the moment than about photo realism. The imperfections make it my work and no-one else’s. It’s hard to get into that headspace.
If this is anything it’s a good bit of art for Captain Picard Day.
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Good to see Queer Life Drawing return with model Kiwi. It’s a fun online life drawing session. Follow them on Insta if you’d like to know more.
This was the first time I started with a pencil. Overlayed with ink and erased the pencil to create the finished look. Works quite well.
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Managed to do 6 lengths of the lake today. Over 1.5km swim. Given my post viral fatigue issues and lack of running from arthritis and gout, I’m happy with that. Slow but progressing.
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We’re rewatching Eurovision before it leaves BBC iPlayer. It’s still incredibly surreal to see my home, places I work as a photographer, and clients on the show. Absolutely wild. I’m sure this year’s will be fun, but 2023’s in Liverpool was something else.
The love for Ukraine in the city was everywhere. The acceptance of everyone, no matter how you presented, what your gender was, whether you supported Everton or Liverpool, the city was unified by music. The city felt modern, alive, and diverse in a way I’ve not seen before and I’ve been photographing events there for over 15 years. Eurovision in Liverpool transformed the city into the best version of itself. It’s always a good city, but that time… I wore a sparkly dress for 3 days. 3 whole days. No issues, just love.
Here are some of the highlights, and I have more on my photography portfolio, and a few thoughts on my newsletter Hello Computer.
So many wrist bands. Every day there was a new festival. Me at work. Me at work on the waterfront making portraits. Me getting a selfie with a hot dog. Getting a selfie with a Ukrainian woman Matching tights with a random passer by. Selfie with Eurovision fans. Another selfie with Eurovision fans. Sam and I outside the Finnish sauna. Selfie with the UK’s 2018 entry, SuRie who said I looked amazing. One of many TV interviews I gave. Quick portrait of me in my Eurovision gear which I wore on 3 different days. Two Ukrainians, Sam and I outside the Eurovision arena. Sam and I inside the arena seconds before the Semi Final rehearsal. Ukrainian colours light up the arena. Croatia’s Eurovision entry Let 3 performing. I photographed Conchita Wurst playing EuroVillage. I bumped into Jedward at the Museum of Liverpool. Conchita Wurst liked my Instagram post. Homotopia’s ‘Homovision’ event was a day of outstanding queer joy. In: Journal
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