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Dave Young
@daveinthedark.bsky.social
London based amateur photographer, film and digital.

Striving for imperfection.

https://ditd.co.uk

Lapsed bass player.
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Prince Henry's Room in Fleet Street, London - one of the few surviving buildings in the City of London dating from before the Great Fire of London.

#london #historic #art #watercolour #sketch #artjournal
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Portrait of Britain Vol. 8 is now live on JCDecaux UK screens across the country! Until 08 February, high streets, transport hubs and shopping centres nationwide turn into public galleries, hosting the 100 winning portraits of this year’s edition of the award. Read more: 1854.photo/4jYyFvW
January 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Stumbled across this image from back in 2020, I'd forgotten how good that little Panasonic Lumix TZ-80 could be at times, it shot RAW and you could set the viewfinder to B&W square format. I might have to get one again as an EDC! #classicmono #BlackAndWhitePhotography #bnw #b&w #photography
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I've been shopping 😊 Spoke to the owner himself, still sharp as a tack at almost 90.
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Rishan from my now cancelled Journeys project. She escaped religious persecution in Eritrea and travelled across the Sahara and through Libya aged only 15, eventually making it to Kent. She has now qualified as an NHS nurse to give something back to the country which gave her sanctuary.
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Time for another one of my old London paintings. I completed this one on a crowded street and the main focus is St Martin-in-the-Fields but I also enjoyed dashing in the passing people with a few pen strokes. This went into an exhibition and sold immediately.
#art #streetart #London #watercolour
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Graduate - Elvis Should Play Ska [UK;](1980) Pre- Tears For Fears , Mod Quintet. On 'Acting My Age' single .
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https://youtu.be/HuPjWmWG1RU
Graduate - Elvis Should Play Ska [UK;](1980) Pre- Tears For Fears , Mod Quintet. On 'Acting My Age' single .
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January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Took a punt on these old things, both shutter curtains are totally knackered, the Thornton Pickard sadly has the back missing plus it's ground glass. The Marion Soho might just be serviceable with some sort of shuttered lens. drinks can for scale #photography #filmphotography #photographersofbluesky
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Yesterday I bought some trousers & last night I went to the Atlantic (the local disco). There was some nice blokes there, about 3 or 4 Punk blokes & lots of punk girls. My zip broke while I was pogoing & no one seemed to have any safety pins, even the punks.
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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David Bowie released his ‘Changes’ single on this day in 1972, taken from the album ‘Hunky Dory’.

Seen here is the French picture sleeve. It didn’t have one in the UK.
January 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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'The London Underground'
(from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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It's obscene that people are sleeping rough in weather like this.

For the next few days we'll donate the proceeds from digital sales of Ad Astra Per Croydon to @sheltercharity.bsky.social

It's only £2, so pls consider it even if you've got a copy. And pls repost!

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Ad Astra Per Croydon: The Lost History of London's Forgotten Spaceport (DIGITAL EDITION) • Colossive Press
A lavishly illustrated look at the history of Croydon Spaceport - London's lost link to the stars. A tribute to the pioneers of the municipal space movement.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita winds a single black thread around a grid of nails on a wooden board to create intricate portraits #WomensArt
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Pedra i gel. Cingles de roca dels secans d'Arbeca.
#Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #ColorADay #BWFri #EastCoastKin
January 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM