Damien Walmsley Blog
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Photography started many years ago when Damien Walmsley was influenced by his father who was a keen amateur photographer who loved slide and cine film. It was the digital age combined with the reach of social media that opened his eyes to a new world of photography and he is still learning. His favorite subjects are travel, people, macro, and of course Birmingham!
Damien Walmsley Blog
3w ago
Emerging from a tunnel under Islington, the Regent’s canal begins its journey through Shoreditch. The canal is wide with a spacious towpath. Many runners and pedestrians take advantage of the scenic waterway as it passes through the east of . There are many narrowboats along the way each with their interesting names and individual colours. Several roads ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
3w ago
A big, revolving, mirrored heart has appeared in Snow Hill square accompanied by lights and seventies disco music. Quite a combination when you think about it. Such retro art installations catch my imagination. “Our beating Heart” is a pop-up show sponsored by Colmore Business District and is free to view. I hurried along after a meeting at the ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
1M ago
Woodland photography is one of my interests as there are several woods near to me that I love wandering around taking photographs with my . The skills that are involved with taking such pictures, I have learnt by trial and error. However, my technique is rather low key and much of what I do is point the ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
1M ago
There is always new sights in Dublin even though I have been away for 6 years. The opportunity arose as a conference was held in Dublin and I jumped at the chance to attend. Lisa, my PhD student was presenting and as it happens I gave a presentation on behalf of a colleague who could ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
1M ago
London is an ideal place for urban photography as it offers so many different places that offer variety. There are several large-scale cityscape vistas which sit with the smaller scale scenes taking in street art and street photography. The start of my recent photo walk with colleague Peter Thompson was the Angel, Islington and from here we ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
1M ago
Birmingham has a long and rich history and the names of George and Richard Cadbury are linked with the story of the City Their success in creating Cadbury’s Chocolate led to the building of their factory in Bournville. The brothers created a Garden Village around the factory to cater for their employees. Sadly Richard died before seeing the ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
1M ago
If you love windmills then visiting Berkswell Windmill should be high on your list. The Grade II listed working windmill is open during the summer and a watch on their Facebook page keeps you notified on the opening times. Generally it is open every month from Easter Monday till the end of October. I saw the Facebook notice ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
2M ago
A big, revolving, mirrored heart has appeared in Snow Hill square accompanied by lights and seventies disco music. Quite a combination when you think about it. Such retro art installations catch my imagination. “Our beating Heart” is a pop-up show sponsored by Colmore Business District and is free to view. I hurried along after a meeting at the ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
2M ago
Initially the weather forecast for St Patrick’s Day was rain but someone must have had a word with heaven. The rain stopped and the sun started to show itself from behind the clouds. Bradford Street in Birmingham is as straight as a die and runs parallel to Digbeth High street. At the top of the ..read more
Damien Walmsley Blog
2M ago
I have been up the Shard and visited the Monument. Both buildings have their charm and give unparalleled views of the London skyline. I have seen the London Skyline from the London Eye where your excitement builds as the wheel slowly turns. Eeventually when you reach the pinnacle of the journey and you have a super view of ..read more