Paul Clarke
@paulclarke.com
The people photographer, working with the world's most interesting humans, dogs and brands. A graceful and melodious ape, fascinated by online identity and trust. paulclarke.com
My top festive snack was Yorkshire pudding filled with Polish herring. Take that, fusion-phobes!
December 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My top festive snack was Yorkshire pudding filled with Polish herring. Take that, fusion-phobes!
probly had enough cheese now
December 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
probly had enough cheese now
I have done things with cabbages you simply would not believe
December 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I have done things with cabbages you simply would not believe
A quiet Christmas morning read with your coffee, now with fixed typos; thank you @addey.com et al
The year in photos: Part One paulclarke.com/photography/...
Looking back at 2025 – part one
As ever, Christmas Eve brings my first half of 2025’s photo highlights. They aren’t always my most popular, or even the most technically notable, but the ones that when I look back, meant the most. A ...
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December 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A quiet Christmas morning read with your coffee, now with fixed typos; thank you @addey.com et al
The year in photos: Part One paulclarke.com/photography/...
Looking back at 2025 – part one
As ever, Christmas Eve brings my first half of 2025’s photo highlights. They aren’t always my most popular, or even the most technically notable, but the ones that when I look back, meant the most. A ...
paulclarke.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The year in photos: Part One paulclarke.com/photography/...
Matthew is brilliant
My colleague @juliacushion.bsky.social made a “sunlight optimism” spreadsheet, my colleague @zarino.co.uk said there should be a postcode lookup version, I have the day off, the kid has gone swimming, and so, I present:
The Sunlight Optimism Calculator: dracos.co.uk/made/sunligh...
The Sunlight Optimism Calculator: dracos.co.uk/made/sunligh...
December 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Matthew is brilliant
2025 Top Ten. No.1 – After the Arrows. I've taken all the 'usual' pictures of this incredible display team. But this summer, I found something completely different.
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
2025 Top Ten. No.1 – After the Arrows. I've taken all the 'usual' pictures of this incredible display team. But this summer, I found something completely different.
I'd missed this piece from @edent.tel on image manipulation. He quotes some excellent references! shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04...
Is enhancement the same as manipulation?
How far can you enhance an image or video before you cross the line into manipulation? The UK is currently prosecuting two men accused of a crime. Part of the prosecution's evidence is a video. In sh...
shkspr.mobi
December 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'd missed this piece from @edent.tel on image manipulation. He quotes some excellent references! shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04...
No, WeTransfer, our recollections differ (also, wrapped-up year summaries for a file transfer service? OUT!)
December 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
No, WeTransfer, our recollections differ (also, wrapped-up year summaries for a file transfer service? OUT!)
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Such a small but lovely Christmas thing is the massive Big Yellow Self Storage building near the Hammersmith Flyover turning off the S on either side so it now reads ELF STORAGE.
December 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Such a small but lovely Christmas thing is the massive Big Yellow Self Storage building near the Hammersmith Flyover turning off the S on either side so it now reads ELF STORAGE.
If you can't even win approval for this thesis on *Bluesky*, then I'd say this is, er, not going to fly very well
Why won’t the government meet the Palestine Action hunger strikers?
By @meganekenyon.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politi...
By @meganekenyon.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politi...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
If you can't even win approval for this thesis on *Bluesky*, then I'd say this is, er, not going to fly very well
I ended up at one of their smaller backroom 'prosperity' services once (don't ask). A young Brazilian man shouted at a dozen older black women, exhorting them to empty their purses to achieve the Lord's will. It was an awful scene.
Your usual reminder that the UCKG is an extraordinarily shady outfit. It is not clear what the money they collect is for or where it goes. They are collecting all over London today. Avoid.
December 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I ended up at one of their smaller backroom 'prosperity' services once (don't ask). A young Brazilian man shouted at a dozen older black women, exhorting them to empty their purses to achieve the Lord's will. It was an awful scene.
Through a moving train window, but what a country, what a glorious country
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Through a moving train window, but what a country, what a glorious country
2025 Top Ten. No.2 – May Morning. 5am start, a little early mist burnt off by the rising sun, and the Belles of London City Morris having a great time with their horse, Betley
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
2025 Top Ten. No.2 – May Morning. 5am start, a little early mist burnt off by the rising sun, and the Belles of London City Morris having a great time with their horse, Betley
I've just noticed that Tony Hart and William Hanson have uncannily similar voices
December 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I've just noticed that Tony Hart and William Hanson have uncannily similar voices
The ancient game of ill-fitting public procurement "we glued a series of individually-sensible concepts together, and built a monster" playing out in the cafes of Hampstead Heath
December 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The ancient game of ill-fitting public procurement "we glued a series of individually-sensible concepts together, and built a monster" playing out in the cafes of Hampstead Heath
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New blog post: Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have …
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have …
Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have been running the OpenBenches project for about 8 years - it's a crowd-sourced repository of memorial benches. People take a geotagged photo of a bench's plaque, upload it to our site, and we share it with the world. Might sound a bit niche,…
shkspr.mobi
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New blog post: Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have …
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have …
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‘You are a serious political commentator’ Sophie repeats her affirmations as she peels back the film. The family squeeze up on the sofa, Sophie mutters about the black children in the choir for the king. She always was the odd child, but they know she’s got a job to do. They wait for the ping.
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‘You are a serious political commentator’ Sophie repeats her affirmations as she peels back the film. The family squeeze up on the sofa, Sophie mutters about the black children in the choir for the king. She always was the odd child, but they know she’s got a job to do. They wait for the ping.
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For those of you who don’t know @jonnelledge.bsky.social was the little boy who sang “walking in the air” for the classic 1982 film “The Snowman.”
He was recently on Times Radio to promote a book and was convinced to sing it again.
See below for a photo of this very special seasonal performance.
He was recently on Times Radio to promote a book and was convinced to sing it again.
See below for a photo of this very special seasonal performance.
No.7: Jonn in the Times Radio studio. A chance spot while heading out of the building; something iconic about the lighting and composition. Plus his book was a highlight of my reading year. www.waterstones.com/book/a-histo...
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
For those of you who don’t know @jonnelledge.bsky.social was the little boy who sang “walking in the air” for the classic 1982 film “The Snowman.”
He was recently on Times Radio to promote a book and was convinced to sing it again.
See below for a photo of this very special seasonal performance.
He was recently on Times Radio to promote a book and was convinced to sing it again.
See below for a photo of this very special seasonal performance.
2025 Top Ten. No.3 – Dogman.
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
2025 Top Ten. No.3 – Dogman.
2025 Top Ten. No.6 – Feria. An unofficial flamenco dance party on the hot flagstones behind Malaga Cathedral, August.
December 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
2025 Top Ten. No.6 – Feria. An unofficial flamenco dance party on the hot flagstones behind Malaga Cathedral, August.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
My personal Top Ten for the year: (in no particular order) – at No.9 it's Maggie & The Guards. A special request for a wedding photo that had I had to get right first time.
December 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My personal Top Ten for the year: (in no particular order) – at No.9 it's Maggie & The Guards. A special request for a wedding photo that had I had to get right first time.
Somewhat amusing that a new, rather more underground, skeptic network is forming, in the wake of the shameful trajectory of the previous one
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Somewhat amusing that a new, rather more underground, skeptic network is forming, in the wake of the shameful trajectory of the previous one