Ben Austwick
@benaustwick.bsky.social
He/him
benaustwick.co.uk
Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world
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Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world
Pinned
Ben Austwick
@benaustwick.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Newfoundland wildflowers — Ben Austwick
Making the move from analogue to digital photography got me out of a bit of a creative rut (as I’d hoped) and has led me to experiment with different subjects and types of photography. Nature photogra...
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New blog post - Newfoundland wildflowers www.benaustwick.co.uk/blog/newfoun...
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When I was 3 or 4 my auntie got me this pop up book and put me firmly on the goth/weird trajectory.
That is my origin story
That is my origin story
December 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
When I was 3 or 4 my auntie got me this pop up book and put me firmly on the goth/weird trajectory.
That is my origin story
That is my origin story
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Linocut by William H Hayes ‘Dawn’ Size 23.5 x 31 cm.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Linocut by William H Hayes ‘Dawn’ Size 23.5 x 31 cm.
Absolute banger, RIP youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
Brigitte Bardot - Contact ! - 1968
YouTube video by Phil41
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December 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Absolute banger, RIP youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
Cleaning is it. Lots of it is there
December 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Cleaning is it. Lots of it is there
Bro looks like a Grumman E2 Hawkeye
The Bearsden shark and calls for better promotion of it so people know about it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after it died.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Bro looks like a Grumman E2 Hawkeye
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‘Voters for the historic duopoly mostly cite the lack of a better alternative that can plausibly win. If that sense changes, the floor will vanish beneath Labour’s feet.’
@piercepenniless.bsky.social on Britain’s political futures:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@piercepenniless.bsky.social on Britain’s political futures:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Butler · Short Cuts: Labour’s Complacency
The few optimists in Labour claim that polling numbers aren’t meaningful this far from an election: faced with a...
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December 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
‘Voters for the historic duopoly mostly cite the lack of a better alternative that can plausibly win. If that sense changes, the floor will vanish beneath Labour’s feet.’
@piercepenniless.bsky.social on Britain’s political futures:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@piercepenniless.bsky.social on Britain’s political futures:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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I'm telling ya, this dog is a strange little man
May 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'm telling ya, this dog is a strange little man
Fade to Black - In Synch, the first techno record I bought, on Detroit's New Dance Show
December 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Fade to Black - In Synch, the first techno record I bought, on Detroit's New Dance Show
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King Wenceslas really do be looking out today.
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
King Wenceslas really do be looking out today.
Delivered some steel tubing to Naples with a hangover. Zoned out for most of the journey and don't really remember it. Not entirely sure what the point is
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Delivered some steel tubing to Naples with a hangover. Zoned out for most of the journey and don't really remember it. Not entirely sure what the point is
This afternoon when we thought the turkey was roasting nicely but it wasn't lol, we walked to St Edmund's Pleasaunce at the end of our street where I took a few seconds to think of Chris who has become quite the presence (we walk there most evenings!), I need to read about him
December 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This afternoon when we thought the turkey was roasting nicely but it wasn't lol, we walked to St Edmund's Pleasaunce at the end of our street where I took a few seconds to think of Chris who has become quite the presence (we walk there most evenings!), I need to read about him
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Merry Christmas all of you glorious misfits! Thanks for making the world a weird and wonderful place.
December 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Merry Christmas all of you glorious misfits! Thanks for making the world a weird and wonderful place.
My dad managed to send half a message by text and the remaining half by email. Proper middle of a sentence stuff
December 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My dad managed to send half a message by text and the remaining half by email. Proper middle of a sentence stuff
Just realised I could buy an air gun and no one could stop me?
December 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just realised I could buy an air gun and no one could stop me?
Pissed cooking is great
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Pissed cooking is great
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Dutch River, East Yorkshire, 26 July 2025. Merry Christmas to one and all.
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Dutch River, East Yorkshire, 26 July 2025. Merry Christmas to one and all.
Epic prison abolitionist pope
December 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Epic prison abolitionist pope
Comedy landlord oven switched itself off, time unknown 👍
December 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Comedy landlord oven switched itself off, time unknown 👍
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"In becoming man, Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left and have lost everything, like the inhabitants of Gaza; with those who are prey to hunger and poverty, like the Yemeni people ..."
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"In becoming man, Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left and have lost everything, like the inhabitants of Gaza; with those who are prey to hunger and poverty, like the Yemeni people ..."
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
This years grinch is no surprise
December 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This years grinch is no surprise
We all live in a brown submarine
North Korea touts progress on nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea touts progress on nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea is showcasing what appears to be progress on a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media images revealing a largely completed hull.
news.sky.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We all live in a brown submarine
Kicking off Christmas Day with a bit of Euro Truck Simulator 2
December 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Kicking off Christmas Day with a bit of Euro Truck Simulator 2
Happy Christmas everyone, Jesus was a communist
December 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Happy Christmas everyone, Jesus was a communist
God this is brilliant
YouTuber 6 (Norman Finkelstein)2025 – 21 x 28cm, pencil on paper
YouTuber 7 (Norman Finkelstein) 2025 – 21 x 28cm, pencil on paper
YouTuber 7 (Norman Finkelstein) 2025 – 21 x 28cm, pencil on paper
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
God this is brilliant