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Fiona Konca
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Photographer, visual artist & writer based in Stoke-on-Trent. Visit my website/stay updated/contact me @ FionaKonca.wordpress.com
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A Tale of the Unexpected

Links to (and screenshots of) my music videography work so far and the story behind my unexpected entry into this “arena” last year

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#AndyGower #musicvideography #musicvideos #Stoke-on-Trent #videography
January 29, 2026 at 11:27 AM
A highlight of the pre-CGI era

How Blade Runner (1982) was made - links to a behind the scenes documentary, and American Cinematographer’s 1982 article detailing some of the special photographic effects used:

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#analog #analogue #sciencefiction
January 29, 2026 at 10:48 AM
More on the actor/dancer “thing” (because people often ask).

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ABOUT
Connect with me on Bluesky (@fiona-konca.bsky.social) and X (@Fiona_Konca) I don’t use Facebook or Instagram anymore but my posts are still available and include content not on here yet that you ma…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:22 PM
One of my brief appearances in Doctor Who spin-off sci-fi movie Exit to Exxilon - available on YouTube (youtu.be/6cHlPqRqiFA?...)

I only turned up to do the photography - I was lucky to get out alive.
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
After discovering that I’m descended (on my mother’s side) from a prominent Irish Celtic clan who ruled modern-day Counties Cork and Kerry for nearly 500 years, I embarked on a solo driving tour of the Wild Atlantic Way … and fell in love

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#ancestry #Ireland
Who Do I Think I Am?
I can’t delve into Celtic history (see recent posts and my PERPETUUM page) without mentioning my ancestry, and related travels. Photo from findagrave.com Michael McCarthy, the grandfather of my mot…
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January 28, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Photos and narrative snippets from my travels beyond Stoke-on-Trent

Recently updated with trips to Ireland, Spain and Wales - walking in the footsteps of my Celtic ancestors, and exploring Islamic art, Celtic art/history and the Roman influences on both.

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January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“Silence and Cry review – deeply strange 1960s erotic ballet meditating on Hungary’s history and politics”

On Klassiki from 29 January

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#Ballet #EasternEuropeancinema #Psychodrama
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If you feel as though you’ve lost your way, try connecting with the past. It can inspire the present and empower the future - yours and other people’s.

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#art #history #society
150 years ago, Stoke-on-Trent’s pottery industry was drawing inspiration from Islamic art. More recently, it played a significant part in the discovery of a geometric pattern on the surface of Mars.

Here’s my exploration of this fascinating connection:

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G O D S O F W A R
(Felt tip pen & acrylic/tempera paint on mixed media paper) One of the greatest (if not THE greatest) geometers (and military engineers) of all time, Leonardo da Vinci, once said that everythin…
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January 26, 2026 at 11:13 AM
150 years ago, Stoke-on-Trent’s pottery industry was drawing inspiration from Islamic art. More recently, it played a significant part in the discovery of a geometric pattern on the surface of Mars.

Here’s my exploration of this fascinating connection:

fionakonca.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/g...
G O D S O F W A R
(Felt tip pen & acrylic/tempera paint on mixed media paper) One of the greatest (if not THE greatest) geometers (and military engineers) of all time, Leonardo da Vinci, once said that everythin…
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January 26, 2026 at 11:07 AM
“The Collapse Is Coming”

But there are also cat videos to be watched on TikTok.

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The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt?
An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar... and mull over survival.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:58 AM
And yet, at 57, I downshifted from f/t business technology sales to p/t cargo operations (male dominated and physically demanding), with no experience.

I now have a work-life balance and improved mental and physical health.

Be the exception to the rule.

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#ageism
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January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
What better way to round off #IndependentVenueWeek than an evening with Tom Hingley (ex Inspiral Carpets) and Andy Gower (open.spotify.com/artist/37i7Q...) at Stoke-on-Trent’s Artisan Tap?

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#independentmusicvenue #independentmusicvenues
#Stoke-on-Trent
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
And I can’t mention digital ID U-turns without adding good friend (and creative collaborator) Andy Gower’s two pennyworth to the mix (listen out for his brilliant new album, coming soon):

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#digitalID #newmusic
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January 24, 2026 at 4:02 PM
After announcing digital ID roll-out plans in the same week (last autumn) that cyber attacks were dominating the news headlines, 3,000,000 petition signatures and a government U-turn is hardly surprising.

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#cybersecurity #digitalID
“Amateurs hack systems; professionals hack people.” — Bruce Schneier
I’ve dusted off this 600 page bad boy, because I’m interested in cybersecurity and I find the current news headlines about digital ID and hackers deeply worrying. (Yes, I passed the exam – fi…
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January 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
If you’d like to try or be reacquainted with ballet, Patricia Zhou’s free online ‘Beginner Ballet Series’ is excellent.

As well as improving strength, balance, flexibility and spatial awareness, ballet’s rich mind-body connection also leads to better mental health.

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Beginner Ballet Series - YouTube
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January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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“Don’t be discouraged when you find that the process of self-discovery takes a long, long time,” she said. “Don’t even be surprised if at 50 you are still wondering what you are going to be when you grow up.” 🗃️

RIP Barbara Aronstein Black

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Barbara Aronstein Black, a First as a Law School Dean, Dies at 92
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January 24, 2026 at 3:36 AM