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📷 Ian Charters
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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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Wispers.

#Toronto #Clouds #Photography
Wispy clouds above a row of weeds on a hill in the far west end of Toronto
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Winter Is Coming!

#Scape #ForestFriday
#ColorADay #BWFri
#ClassicMono
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
A black-and-white photograph of a forest path surrounded by tall, leafless trees. The narrow dirt trail leads into the distance, framed by dark tree trunks and dense branches silhouetted against a bright, overcast sky, creating a moody, atmospheric scene.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Manchester City Centre
#manchester
#scape #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #cityscape #bnwphotography #classicmono
Looking towards Albert Square and the Xmas Big Wheel. People in the foreground, stone office buildings on both sides of the road. A Manchester tram moving into St Peter’s Square with the Midland Hotel on the right, new towers in the distance and a war memorial on the left. Jet trails criss-cross in the sky above. Lone pedestrian walks across the tram tracks with St Peter’s Square behind and the Midland Hotel beyond with new towers in the distance.
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Northern Folk
#manchester
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Two people walking and laughing in the sunshine. Shops and other people in the background. Woman dressed for running walks in front of an advert showing two runners. Woman stands reading her phone and has a tiny dog cradled in her other arm. Woman dashes in front of the camera with shops and office in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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La révolution silencieuse

Cédric Blanchon
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Alphabet Challenge
#alphabetchallenge #photography #eastcoastkin #weekUforUnloved
Decaying wooden hull of an abandoned boat resting on mud at low tide.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Northern Folk
At The Station, Manchester Deansgate
#manchester #railwaystation
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Man standing on railway station platform looking longingly for his train. Tall buildings in Manchester City centre for the background to which the platform and tracks run towards. Man watching his train arrive. Tall buildings in Manchester City centre form the background.
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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waterfront

#UrbanGaze #HumansIfBlueSky #photography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Lumix
A dramatic black and white photograph of two men fishing from a dark, railed walkway under a moody, heavily clouded sky. The man in the foreground, wearing a hat and jacket, is actively fishing with a rod extending toward the choppy water. A second man is visible further down the path on the left. In the background, across the water, industrial elements like a large crane are visible near a distant shoreline and hills, creating a stark contrast between nature and industry. The composition is high-contrast, emphasizing the silhouettes and the texture of the clouds and water.
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Bird and the Bridge

#Photography #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin #Lumix
A high-contrast, black and white photograph of an empty pedestrian bridge leading up towards a dark, unlit background. The perspective is low and centered, making the bridge loom dramatically. A small, dark bird is perched near the center of the walkway. The railing on both sides is made of old, textured metal. Strong, vertical shadows from the railing and the bridge structure stretch across the dirty surface. The overall mood is moody and slightly desolate.
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Northern Folk
Leeds-Liverpool Canal near Wigan
#ClassicMono #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #humansofbluesky
Two people walking hand-in-hand along the canal tow-path at the top of Wigan Flight on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Tow-path is covered in fallen leaves, weeds grow across the canal and one boat sits in the basin. Trees above and beyond the two people create a frame and cast shadows from the winter sunshine.
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Yes. Thrice yes.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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When you go to Auschwitz they have piles of jewellery and watches which were confiscated from those arriving.
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8d
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs

This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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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