📷 Ian Charters
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📷 Ian Charters
@iwcharters.bsky.social
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📷 Photographer in NW England
No AI, no Photoshop and no focus stacking or blending.
One photo, one click.
All my own work, except for reposts.
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Northern Folk
#bolton
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Man walking in sunshine carrying his shopping bag and taking a long pull on his cigarette. Shops and cars form the background. A couple walking and in deep conversation on a sunny day. Victoria Square and some office blocks form the background. A woman standing in sunshine and looking across the road. A row of posts on the pavement run into the distance while vehicles and and an office block forms the background.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Rainy Day in Wigan
#wigan
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Man walking under his umbrella. Wet shiny pavements, small puddles and reflections with shops and offices beyond. Woman walking and talking on her phone under her umbrella on a rainy day. Wet shiny pavements, small puddles and reflections, shops in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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In Through the Out Door.
#Iceland #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Winter Hill TV Mast
The highest TV transmitting antenna in the UK (778.1 metres, 2,553 feet)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #weekTforTelevision
Winter Hill TV mast on the horizon with a figure on the road beside it and other masts around it.
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Northern Folk
#harrogate
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Two people walking towards the camera with their dog. She uses a stick while he wears a tweed suit and leather hat and has the dog on a lead. Young couple walking together: he holds a shopping bag and two cups of coffee, she pushes a pram, they are looking into the prom with big smiles. Remembrance Day, people standing looking around just before the two minute silence. Two veterans wear their berets with badges.
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Autumn in Harrogate
#harrogate #photography #autumn
Path through the woods, golden fallen leaves, people walking towards the camera with the sun behind them. Stream with fallen leaves Bracket with fallen leaves and raindrops
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Northern Folk
#manchester
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Two people rushing across the road with a bus approaching and the Big Wheel in the distance. Shops and Office blocks on both sides of the road. Man crossing the the tracks turns to look at an approaching tram. The tram station is on the left with the Midland Hotel in the background. Two people walking away from the camera after rain. Shops and office blocks frame the couple and the Big Wheel can be seen in the distance . Man walks towards the camera, speaking on his phone, shops and office blocks behind with the Big Wheel in the background.
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Northern Folk
#wigan
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Mother and Daughter in town shopping. Walking towards the camera, the mother with her walking stick, the daughter with her shopping bag. Shops and office building form the background as other people walk away. Lone figure walking under the railway bridge into the daylight beyond on a rainy day. Tiled wall on the right with shops in the distance. Two people walking towards the camera under the railway bridge into the darkness on a rainy day. A bus stop and office building form the background. Man reading a newspaper walks past an advert exhorting “Smile”. Travel Agent’s shop forms most of the background. Another figure in the distance walks towards the camera with a row of shops forms the background.
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Today on the Towpath
#classicmono
#photography
#timeandplace
#eastcoastkin
#blackandwhitephotography
#canal
A narrowboat surrounded by weeds in a basin at the end of the canal. Trees surround the canal and there is a bridge over the canal in the distance/ A canal bank with two narrow boats and a small brick building. Details of the roof of a narrowboat with another narrowboat beyond. Both moored to the canal towpath.
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Northern Folk and Winter Sunshine
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Two people, as silhouettes, walk away from the camera towards a height barrier across the road. The sun shines through the trees casting strong shadows.
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #weekRforRock
Rock pool surrounded by gnarly rock with huge cliffs in the distance and a blue sky above, reflected by the water in the pool and the sea beyond.
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Happy Birthday to one of the best.
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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So quiet and....wet.
Good morning ☕
#WeekQForQuiet
#AlphabetChallenge
Silhouet of windmill in dense fog on a dike on the left. Soaked, bleak looking farmland with large puddles stretching before me into the fog.
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Light & shadows in Grasse, France. #photography #blackandwhite #fujifilm #France
October 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Northern Folk
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
A young woman reading a magazine walks towards the camera while two men sitting on a bench beyond watch as she walks past them. An office block forms the background.
October 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Northern Folk
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
A man walks towards the camera in a street in a northern town after rain. Pavement and road are wet and shiny. People in the distance walk away and buildings on the other side of the road form the background.
October 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #weekQforQuiet
An empty street in a northern town after rain. The pavement and road are shiny and have puddles with reflections. Street furniture runs from the foreground to the background. The dark cloudy sky suggests more rain. The street and pavements are completely empty.
October 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Alphabet Challenge - Madrid
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #weekPforPink
Outside an ice-cream shop a life size manikin wearing a pink shirt holds a cone with pink ice-cream. Beyond customers queue to buy ice-cream.
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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St Michael's Mount

#Scape #photography #TFIF #b/w #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Northern Folk
A man seems to be praying to statue of Fred Dibnah (a local steeplejack and TV personality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah)
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
A man standing with his head bowed by a statue, as though praying to it. Behind in a large metal and glass case is a large steam engine of the type once used to drive machinery in local factories
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Northern Folk
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
A couple in town shopping together walking with great purpose towards something of interest, out of shot. They carry bags of shopping. Shops form the background behind them.
October 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Urban (but no humans)

#UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #B/W #photographersofbluesky
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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'Human Connection'

Was a lovely sight seeing these two young women having a proper natural laugh together at Leyburn Market. Aw

Sparty 🙏🏼

#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art #HumansOfBlueSky #StreetPortrait #StreetPhotography #ArtYear #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography
A black and white photograph reveals a candid moment of two women sharing a joyful conversation on a sunlit street. The image, captured in a monochrome palette, emphasises texture, light, and shadow, giving it a classic, timeless feel. The central focus of the photograph is a two-person wooden bench where the women are seated. The woman on the left has long, light-coloured hair that is catching the light, & her head is thrown back in laughter. Her mouth is wide open, and her eyes are crinkled with mirth. She is dressed in a light-coloured, long-sleeved shirt and casual pants, and her feet, adorned with sandals, are placed on the ground in a relaxed posture. Her entire body language conveys uninhibited happiness. Beside her, the second woman, with her dark hair pulled back, is also smiling and looking at her friend. She is leaning in, with her legs crossed and her hands resting on her lap. She wears a lighter jacket over what appears to be a light-coloured top and jeans. The way she is angled towards her companion suggests a deep connection and shared amusement. The composition places the two women in the lower center of the frame, occupying a significant portion of the image. The strong sunlight from the left casts long, diagonal shadows from the women and a nearby pole onto the pavement, creating a dramatic sense of depth and time. The ground itself is a mix of asphalt & paving stones, with a metal grate visible near the bench. In the background, a street runs horizontally across the top third of the photo. A light-colored Volkswagen Golf is driving up the street away from the camera. A tall, dark post stands between the car & the bench, acting as a vertical element that separates the two planes of the image. To the right of the women, a building with a textured brick facade and a dark doorway provides a solid backdrop, contrasting with the more open space on the left. The overall impression is one of genuine human connection captured in a simple, everyday setting.
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Northern Folk on Winter Hill, Lancashire
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography
Two hikers walking across the moor towards the road which runs from the camera into the foggy distance Runner approaching the camera along a footpath made of stone slabs. Lone hiker on the road disappearing into the mist. Man walking his dogs on a road across the moor just below the clouds.
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Moon's up
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM