Little Time Machine

  • Drizzle run

    Drizzle run

    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.

    Black and white. A blurry photo showing the lights and river navigation light silhouetted against the container ship docks.
    Black and white. As the tide rolls in it surrounds a river navigation light near a rocky sea defence wall. Across the river tall cranes load a container ship.
    Black and white. A single person runs along a prom, silhouetted against the street lights.
    Black and white. The Liverpool skyline is blurry and hazy across a drizzle soaked river.
    Black and white. A river navigation light stands at the end of a rocky groyne at low tide.
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  • Little cloud

    Little cloud

    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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  • Busy Mersey at sunrise

    Busy Mersey at sunrise

    First sunrise back home after 3 weeks around Europe. Nice to be back.

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  • An afternoon wander

    An afternoon wander

    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.

    A foot rests on the railings of the Mersey Ferry. Across the river is a large warehouse for ships.
    Looking down from the top deck of the ferry over the deck and water flowing by.
    An almost empty front top deck of the ferry. There’s a woman sitting outside.
    Close up to a main window on the top deck of the ferry. A person is sat outside and the Wallasey tunnel vent building is in view.
    An empty top deck of the ferry. Sunlight pours through the windows creating shadows.
    The ferry heads back across the Mersey. The 3 Graces and Museum of Liverpool shine in evening light. There is a cruise ship at the terminal.
    Low tide and seagulls wander along the waters edge looking for food.
    A beautiful old house is surrounded by a lush green garden and tall tree.
    At low tide sunlight illuminates part of the beach. Across the river are tall red container ship cranes in shadow.
    A single wind turbine is lit by the evening sun across the river.
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  • Life drawing with Spunkrock

    Life drawing with Spunkrock

    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.

    Sketch of a woman sitting down. She has one arm resting on something. She's naked, in pink ink with blue hair.
    Sketch of a woman lying down on her back.
    Sketch of a woman sitting on the floor with her back to the artist.
    Pencil sketch of a naked woman sitting.
    Pencil sketch of a naked woman resting both hands above their head on the wall.
    Pencil sketch of a naked woman leaning against a wall.
    Sketch of a woman lying down on a bed, resting her head on her hands. She has one leg raised above the other.
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  • Enterprise E

    Enterprise E

    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.

    Colourful sketch of the USS Enterprise E at warp. Imagine a kid did it.
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  • Queer life drawing

    Queer life drawing

    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.

    Sketch with blue frame. Person is lying down with a yellow squiggly background behind them and coloured in blue.
    Sketch of a naked person lying down. There’s a pink frame around the sketch and the person is coloured in pink.
    Sketch with green frame of a person sat down backwards on a chair.
    Sketch with light pink frame of a naked person sitting. They are against a green background.

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  • 6 lake lengths

    6 lake lengths

    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.

    Non-binary person happy and dripping wet after a big swim. They have a purple beard.
    Non-binary person standing by the railings around a lake. They’re resting one arm on the railing while holding a coffee cup in the other. They have hot pink leggings on and a black hoodie. It’s sunny.
    Calm morning on the river Mersey. A navigation point is centre frame with the red container ship cranes across the river waiting for a ship.
    A calm morning on the river Mersey. Little boats rest on the water. The docks are in the distance and a big wind turbine spins.
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  • Eurovision 2023

    Eurovision 2023

    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.

    A wrist covered in wrist bands from various events.
    So many wrist bands. Every day there was a new festival.
    Non-binary photographer taking photos. They are dressed in a pink bucket hat, with a blue beard and yellow jacket.
    Me at work.
    Non-binary photographer wearing a sparkly dress and camera, giving a thumbs up to the camera.
    Me at work on the waterfront making portraits.
    Non-binary photographer hanging out with a person dressed as a hot dog.
    Me getting a selfie with a hot dog.
    Non-binary person posing for a selfie with a Ukrainian woman.
    Getting a selfie with a Ukrainian woman
    Two people put one leg next to the other to make the Ukrainian flag with their tights.
    Matching tights with a random passer by.
    A group selfie. One person is wearing a pink bucket hat with a blue beard. Another has a painted white face with red dots on their cheeks. The other is wearing a Ukrainian flag headscarf.
    Selfie with Eurovision fans.
    3 people pose for a selfie. One is wearing a pink bucket hat with a blue beard.
    Another selfie with Eurovision fans.
    A non-binary person and a woman outside the Finish cha cha cha sauna.
    Sam and I outside the Finnish sauna.
    A non-binary person in a pink bucket hat posing for a selfie with a female singer in a purple sequin dress.
    Selfie with the UK’s 2018 entry, SuRie who said I looked amazing.
    A non-binary person in a pink bucket hat and sparkly dress with Ukrainian coloured tights talks to a TV reporter outside Eurovision.
    One of many TV interviews I gave.
    A non-binary person in a pink bucket hat and sparkly dress with Ukrainian coloured tights gives two thumbs up to the camera outside the Eurovision arena. There is a sign next to them saying "United by Music."
    Quick portrait of me in my Eurovision gear which I wore on 3 different days.
    Two people in pink bucket hats pose with 2 Ukrainian women.
    Two Ukrainians, Sam and I outside the Eurovision arena.
    Two people in pink bucket hats pose for a selfie as the countdown to Eurovision nearly ends.
    Sam and I inside the arena seconds before the Semi Final rehearsal.
    Ukrainian colours light up the arena.
    Ukrainian colours light up the arena.
    Rainbow colours light up the arena at Eurovision.
    Croatia's Eurovision entry Let 3 performing.
    Croatia’s Eurovision entry Let 3 performing.
    Drag artist and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst performing on stage.
    I photographed Conchita Wurst playing EuroVillage.
    Jedward smiling for the camera.
    I bumped into Jedward at the Museum of Liverpool.
    A notification saying "Conchita Wurst liked your story."
    Conchita Wurst liked my Instagram post.
    A bunch of people dancing on stage. One holds a sign saying "Queer joy is a protest."
    Homotopia’s ‘Homovision’ event was a day of outstanding queer joy.

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