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From My Lens January 11, 2026

It feels good to have a camera strap around my neck again.

This past weekend, I took to the streets of London for a long-overdue photowalk, with my Nikon F80 film camera and some trusted Kodak 5222 Double XX cinefilm. There is something uniquely grounding about the city’s pace when you’re viewing it through a viewfinder—the way the light hits the brickwork in Soho or the hurried energy of shoppers carrying Waitrose bags.

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Camera Santa

From My Lens December 28, 2025

Camera Santa was very kind to me this year, I was lucky to get a 28mm M mount lens for my Leica cameras.

The 28mm focal length is often called the "goldilocks" of street photography. It’s wide enough to capture the energy of a city street but tight enough to feel personal. Recently, I took my Leica M10 paired with the tiny TTArtisan 28mm f/5.6 for a spin through the heart of London to see how this modern "tribute" lens handles the grit and glamour of the capital.

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In Gear Tags london, Leica M10, street photography, ttartisan 28mm f5.6
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Past Masters 2 - Martin Parr: The Anthropologist of the Everyday

From My Lens December 21, 2025

This blog-post is uploaded with a heavy heart, following the untimely passing of Martin Parr in December 2025.

This is the second instalment of our Past Masters series, we delve into the saturated, often uncomfortable, and undeniably witty world of Martin Parr. If there was one photographer who defined the "British look" of the late 20th century, it was Parr—a man who turned the mundane into the magnificent and the grotesque into the high-art gallery.

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In Past Masters Tags Martin Parr, Past Masters
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Kodak Double X in Pompey: Searching for Middle England in a Great Port City

From My Lens October 5, 2025

There’s a particular energy to photographing a port city—a sense of history anchored to the sea, mixed with the transient, hard-edged reality of a place that lives by trade and naval tradition.

Having originated from a small landlocked West Midlands town, I find the allure of a port / seaside location alluring when its outside of the ‘high season’.

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In Photo Essay Tags far right, middle england, portsmouth, pompey, port town, port city, nikon, f80, kodak 5222 double x, street photography
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Mod Weekender

From My Lens September 7, 2025

Celebrating Two Decades of Style: The Brighton Mod Weekender 2025

This post is a little delayed, as I wanted to wait until I received my developed film negs from the photo lab.

The August Bank Holiday weekend in Brighton has always been special, but this year it was truly historic. The Brighton Mod Weekender, the annual pilgrimage for Mods from across the globe, celebrated its 20th anniversary from August 21st to 24th, and the city was buzzing with more style, music, and scooter pride than ever before.

Its a blend of old timers reminising of the past and generational newcomers. All parading around as proud as peacocks.

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In Photo Essay Tags Brighton, we are the mods, modweekender, kodak gold, 35mm, 120, yashica mat 124g, minolta x500, sartorial, Leica M10
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GAS.....? no the easy life

From My Lens September 1, 2025

A New Chapter: Embracing the Nikon F80

For years, my photographic journey has been linked to the tactile precision of the Leica system for both my M10 and M6. Zone focusing and manual exposure. I haven’t been one to embrace or use the Sunny 16 rule. The deliberate, fully manual approach of the rangefinder has been my constant companion, a testament to the joy of slowing down and truly making a photograph.

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In Gear Tags nikon f80, auto focus, 28mm, 50mm, street photography
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Napoli, March 2025

From My Lens August 21, 2025

A short video of my photowalk at Brighton Pride 2025 on Saturday 2nd August 2025.

Taken on my Leica M10.

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In youtube Tags YouTube, street photography, street photography rambles, Napoli, Pizza, Neopolitan, google pixel 8 pro
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Brighton Pride 2025

From My Lens August 3, 2025

A short video of my photowalk at Brighton Pride 2025 on Saturday 2nd August 2025.

Taken on my Leica M10.

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In youtube Tags YouTube, Brighton, pride 2025, Leica M10, street photography, street photography rambles
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Some photographs from last summer. 

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Some more images from the recent trip up to London. 

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These are some new images shot at scanned this weekend. First fine since the back end of autumn. 

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Whilst I have been enjoying shooting digital (see here on my other channel @_from_my_lens_digital_ ) it's great to be shooting and developing
A set from some winter photowalk this winter. 

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A selection of random #120 #mediumformat photos from the archive. 

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Well, the large format gear has long been sold. 

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Here's a selection of images taken in Dungeness. Just love this place.  I miss the large format gear, but it was just a little too much of a faff setting up and taking shots 

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A set from a trip to Portsmouth, looking at some of the  buildings 

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A set from a roll at the start of autumn and the late prevailing summer sun. 

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@_sam.kov_ and I popped over to Portsmouth yesterday, for a change. 

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London, September 2025

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Popped up with the lad for walk around London yesterday. 

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We were pretty lucky with the weather, but there were loads of photo-ops about. 

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