Brian David Stevens
@briandavidstevens.bsky.social
Photographer.
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a content provider"
Work in National Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Galleries, Martin Parr Foundation
https://www.briandavidstevens.com
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a content provider"
Work in National Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Galleries, Martin Parr Foundation
https://www.briandavidstevens.com
Pinned
A selection of portraits of war veterans photographed on Remembrance Sundays over a ten year period #remembrance #armistice
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'Watney's Red', Hammersmith (1970s) by Ruskin Spear
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
'Watney's Red', Hammersmith (1970s) by Ruskin Spear
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
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It's official! 😍
The Italian government acquired the small, double-sided Antonello da Messina panel which was withdrawn from Sotheby's an hour before the sale started. According to rumors, the funds were provided by a private benefactor, which is unique for Italy. Bravo Italia! 🎉
The Italian government acquired the small, double-sided Antonello da Messina panel which was withdrawn from Sotheby's an hour before the sale started. According to rumors, the funds were provided by a private benefactor, which is unique for Italy. Bravo Italia! 🎉
February 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
It's official! 😍
The Italian government acquired the small, double-sided Antonello da Messina panel which was withdrawn from Sotheby's an hour before the sale started. According to rumors, the funds were provided by a private benefactor, which is unique for Italy. Bravo Italia! 🎉
The Italian government acquired the small, double-sided Antonello da Messina panel which was withdrawn from Sotheby's an hour before the sale started. According to rumors, the funds were provided by a private benefactor, which is unique for Italy. Bravo Italia! 🎉
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Morgan McSweeney has *intense* ‘cyclist rights activist/amateur magician from Swindon defending himself in court re: a ‘mass action’ deflating SUV tires’ energy. The judge absolutely hates him.
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Morgan McSweeney has *intense* ‘cyclist rights activist/amateur magician from Swindon defending himself in court re: a ‘mass action’ deflating SUV tires’ energy. The judge absolutely hates him.
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More tapes for Bandcamp Friday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
More tapes for Bandcamp Friday.
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Happy 30th birthday to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads: here's the late, great Dele Fadele's fantastic essay on the parallels between 90s gangsta rap and this most violent of records:
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads As Gangsta Rap Album | The Quietus
Dele Fadele looks at the grizzly but bleakly funny collection that is Murder Ballads and wonders how much of a role gangsta rap played...
thequietus.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Happy 30th birthday to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads: here's the late, great Dele Fadele's fantastic essay on the parallels between 90s gangsta rap and this most violent of records:
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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THE SOCIAL THIS FRIDAY
HIFI SEAN AT THE SOCIAL THIS FRIDAY!
We’re thrilled to welcome the one and only @hifisean.bsky.social to the basement DJ booth, our v.special guest for the next instalment our ‘AT THE SOCIAL’ series ❤️
Support from Frinda Di Lanco and The Pool DJs
thesocial.seetickets.com/event/hifi-s...
We’re thrilled to welcome the one and only @hifisean.bsky.social to the basement DJ booth, our v.special guest for the next instalment our ‘AT THE SOCIAL’ series ❤️
Support from Frinda Di Lanco and The Pool DJs
thesocial.seetickets.com/event/hifi-s...
February 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
THE SOCIAL THIS FRIDAY
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“‘The Europeans’ is just so important… not just because of the pictures, but because of what the project represents” — Clément Chéroux. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
Cartier-Bresson’s Portrait of a Changing Europe, 70 Years On
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
“‘The Europeans’ is just so important… not just because of the pictures, but because of what the project represents” — Clément Chéroux. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
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Sometimes I wonder if I’ll tire of saying "@briandavidstevens.bsky.social has excelled himself” but ye gods our next two BMTatR are LITERALLY ICONIC.
Coming first GWENNO then in short order Cyndi of HANDSON FAM - both radiating galactic quantities of style and poise.
Srsly how good are these pics?
Coming first GWENNO then in short order Cyndi of HANDSON FAM - both radiating galactic quantities of style and poise.
Srsly how good are these pics?
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll tire of saying "@briandavidstevens.bsky.social has excelled himself” but ye gods our next two BMTatR are LITERALLY ICONIC.
Coming first GWENNO then in short order Cyndi of HANDSON FAM - both radiating galactic quantities of style and poise.
Srsly how good are these pics?
Coming first GWENNO then in short order Cyndi of HANDSON FAM - both radiating galactic quantities of style and poise.
Srsly how good are these pics?
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Got the @gwennosaunders.bsky.social interview in the can, goodness me what stories and what insight. Can't wait to publish this.
January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Got the @gwennosaunders.bsky.social interview in the can, goodness me what stories and what insight. Can't wait to publish this.
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Nobody Had Heard Anything Like It Before! Or Had They?
The Velvet Underground Myth.
grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-velvet...
The Velvet Underground Myth.
grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-velvet...
The Velvet Underground Myth – NOBODY HAD HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT: ! + ? =
The Velvet Underground Myth – NOBODY HAD HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT: !
grantmcphee.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Nobody Had Heard Anything Like It Before! Or Had They?
The Velvet Underground Myth.
grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-velvet...
The Velvet Underground Myth.
grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-velvet...
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So have a look. It illuminates a lot. But also it's a good little glimpse into how much we've got in our archive now.
We need more subscribers. It's ticking along, but only covering costs really. This is labour intensive. 100 more subs would be transformative for us - and we could do a lot more!
We need more subscribers. It's ticking along, but only covering costs really. This is labour intensive. 100 more subs would be transformative for us - and we could do a lot more!
Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
So have a look. It illuminates a lot. But also it's a good little glimpse into how much we've got in our archive now.
We need more subscribers. It's ticking along, but only covering costs really. This is labour intensive. 100 more subs would be transformative for us - and we could do a lot more!
We need more subscribers. It's ticking along, but only covering costs really. This is labour intensive. 100 more subs would be transformative for us - and we could do a lot more!
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And yeah in these extracts, XL Recordings founder Richard Russell, Prof Matthew Yee-king, Maria Uzor, Andy Bell, Joe Armon-Jones, Eska all talk about THEIR little rooms - whether the ones that inspired them, the ones they play in now or whatever.
Looking from different angles.
Looking from different angles.
Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
And yeah in these extracts, XL Recordings founder Richard Russell, Prof Matthew Yee-king, Maria Uzor, Andy Bell, Joe Armon-Jones, Eska all talk about THEIR little rooms - whether the ones that inspired them, the ones they play in now or whatever.
Looking from different angles.
Looking from different angles.
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Linked it to some of @briandavidstevens.bsky.social 's other LITTLE ROOMS pictures - The Royal Vauxhall Tavern when the majestic Duckie was at its peak there - and pulled out some extracts from BMTatR conversations that matched the theme. "When you cut open the past, the future leaks out", right?
Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Linked it to some of @briandavidstevens.bsky.social 's other LITTLE ROOMS pictures - The Royal Vauxhall Tavern when the majestic Duckie was at its peak there - and pulled out some extracts from BMTatR conversations that matched the theme. "When you cut open the past, the future leaks out", right?
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I’m not going to share a link, but within 24hrs of being published my illustration has been fed into AI and used to generate a video of this dinosaur, and frankly I just need this world to stop.
Seriously, what is the fucking point?
Seriously, what is the fucking point?
Introducing Xenovenator espinosai, a new troodontid dinosaur with some fascinating cranial anatomy. I had the honour of being approached to create the illustration for this week’s official announcement. (1/3) #SciArt
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I’m not going to share a link, but within 24hrs of being published my illustration has been fed into AI and used to generate a video of this dinosaur, and frankly I just need this world to stop.
Seriously, what is the fucking point?
Seriously, what is the fucking point?
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Lagoon (Le Lagon) from Jazz, 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1165536
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1165536
January 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Lagoon (Le Lagon) from Jazz, 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1165536
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1165536
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I'm doing a 2025 roundup, so I pulled all these together, and before I say anything else, I just want to highlight the pics alone. I am very, VERY lucky that @briandavidstevens.bsky.social is as bloody minded as I am in pursuing this thing we do with bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
Go LOOK!
Go LOOK!
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm doing a 2025 roundup, so I pulled all these together, and before I say anything else, I just want to highlight the pics alone. I am very, VERY lucky that @briandavidstevens.bsky.social is as bloody minded as I am in pursuing this thing we do with bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
Go LOOK!
Go LOOK!
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Santiago Rusiñol's picture is of his friend Miquel Utrillo seated in front of a stove desperately trying to keep warm in the winter of 1890 in the apartment they shared in Orient Street in Paris. Utrillo had just begun working as art critic for the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Santiago Rusiñol's picture is of his friend Miquel Utrillo seated in front of a stove desperately trying to keep warm in the winter of 1890 in the apartment they shared in Orient Street in Paris. Utrillo had just begun working as art critic for the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
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Painted in 1893-94, 'Sunrise in Åsgårdstrand,' was made during a crucial time for Edvard Munch, when he had abandoned Impressionist influences and found a voice that would change the foundations of Modernism, 1893 was the year he created his first version of 'The Scream.'
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Painted in 1893-94, 'Sunrise in Åsgårdstrand,' was made during a crucial time for Edvard Munch, when he had abandoned Impressionist influences and found a voice that would change the foundations of Modernism, 1893 was the year he created his first version of 'The Scream.'
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Landscape with a Church - 1883
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12998
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12998
December 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Landscape with a Church - 1883
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12998
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12998
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Recalling with fondness the time a pensioner in the Norwich branch of M&S returned her three-bird roast because “there isn’t any beef in it”.
December 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Recalling with fondness the time a pensioner in the Norwich branch of M&S returned her three-bird roast because “there isn’t any beef in it”.
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He looks like an old school Mancunian who never got over the Hacienda closing.
Hereunder lies the above who up below,
So hourly died that he lived on till now.
First Love, 1946
Samuel Beckett 13/04/1906-22/12/1989
So hourly died that he lived on till now.
First Love, 1946
Samuel Beckett 13/04/1906-22/12/1989
December 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
He looks like an old school Mancunian who never got over the Hacienda closing.
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I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.
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Women Who See | Deborah Parkin | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Women Who See, by Deborah Parkin, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.
open.substack.com/pub/deborahp...
open.substack.com/pub/deborahp...
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you know who you are
December 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
you know who you are