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Mike Hindle
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Mike Hindle Photography - Derby, UK 📷 Sony A7C II & 50mm F/2.5. Unsplash & Unsplash+ Contributor.

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Officially recommending Affinity to all of our commercial print clients at Leaflet Lion now.

So much better than the tools they currently use (usually a free Canva account or Microsoft Publisher).

#affinity #print #design #graphicdesign #art #artwork
The affinity logo with 'for print set up and design' written below over a white patterned background.
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Another one that would work pretty well as an album cover 🖤

My kaleidoscopic rendition of The Shard, London 🇬🇧

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography #london #vinyl
A vinyl record mockup showing how a photo would look as the front cover.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Trance DJ and producer, Armin van Buuren has gone all classical on us 🎼

It's quite remarkable. Music for the mind and soul 🤍

#nowplaying #music #classical #artwork
The album cover with a contemporary black and white photo of the artist mixed with graphic design elements and the title.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Mellow Sunday Sounds ☕️

Jack White - Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016 (Third Man Records) 🖤

#nowplaying #music #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome
The album cover for Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016 by Jack White with a black and white photo of the artist with a guitar.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Experimental Textures 🖤

📍 Oxford Botanical Garden 🇬🇧

Shot through the warm, beautifully artistic glass that houses the plants 🪴

#blackandwhite #monochrome #nature #photography
A set of four abstract black and white textured images of plants through the old, worn windows of a botanical garden.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Album Cover Love ❤️

Cracking open the weekend with some good energy ⚡️

Blondie - Pollinator (2017) 🐝

Artwork by the one and only Shepard Fairey (Obey).

Have a good one, people ☕️☀️

#illustration #art #design #graphicdesign #artwork #music #nowplaying
An illustrated album cover for Pollinator by Blondie with the band name, title and a bee on a flower with a red and off-white background.
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Same building. Different perspective 🩶

Liverpool Crown Court, once again - The outie version.

This addition to the Kaleidoscopic series can be found on the Architecture and Experimental pages over on Unsplash.

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography #art #design
An. abstract black and white symmetrical architecture photo of a brutalist building.
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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What's up, concrete fans 🩶 This addition to the Kaleidoscopic series is the first one made entirely in Affinity rather than Photoshop.

📍 Liverpool Crown Court, designed by Farmer & Dark (1984).

Currently featured on the Unsplash homepage 📈

#blacklandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography
An abstract symmetrical architecture shot in black and white.
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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10'000 downloads 🤯 Yikes!

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography
A screenshot of a black and white architecture photo on Unsplash showing that it's had 10'000 downloads.
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Forgot how good this one is 🤩

Klaxons - Surfing the Void (2010).

#nowplaying #music #album #artwork
The album cover for Surfing the Void by Klaxons with a cat wearing a cute little orange astronaut outfit.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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The Four of Diamonds ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

A new take on some of London's landmarks (and a random apartment block for good measure).

Clockwise from top left:

• The National Theatre
• Apartment block
• The Gherkin
• The Shard

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography #london
A set of 4 abstract architecture photos that all contain a diamond in the centre.
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Adobe #Illustrator files in the new #Affinity app ℹ️

10 stock vector/ai files opened ✅

9 working perfectly ✅

1 with issues (3d style, mesh/warped shadow effect causing lines that aren't meant to be there) 🚫

90% success rate. Not bad at all 🙌🏻

#illustration #art #digitalart #design #graphicdesign
Four screenshots of Adobe Illustrator files that have been opened in Affinity, showing that they open perfectly.
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Good Monday Morning 🩶

Another one made from a new apartment block on Albert Embankment, London.

Featured on the Experimental page over on Unsplash 🙌🏻

Enjoy your week, people ☕️☀️

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #art #design #photography
An abstract black and white symmetrical architecture photo.
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Spotted in Liverpool today 🤭

📍 Pig & Whistle (pub 🍻) - Home of the McCartney steps, renamed when it was suggested that Paul McCartney may indeed have sat on them once 🤣

#blackandwhite #monochrome #typography #photography #thebeatles #liverpool
A black and white photo of an entrance sign painted on a wall, with Not a brothel since 1875 written underneath.
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Good Sunday Morning ☀️

Really been looking forward to this one. Of course, being MONO, it doesn't disappoint 🩶

MONO - Forever Home: Live in Japan with Orchestra PITREZA

Pure energy emotion ⚡️

#music #nowplaying #album #band #artwork #photography
The album cover for Mono - Forever Home with the title and an image of the band playing live.
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Got me a new (old) Bush radio 🤩

Mainly for display purposes but it works a treat.

Currently blasting out some Charlie Hedges / Radio 1 🙌🏻

#music #radio #vintage #retro #tech
A vintage Bush radio
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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There are 4 different workspaces for photographers in the new Affinity app.

Pixel - A bit like photoshop

Retouching - For portrait work

Colour Grading - Edit colours

Develop - A bit like Camera Raw / Lightroom

#photogrphy #photographer #affinity #blackandwhite #monochrome
Four screenshots of the various workspace options for photographers in the new Affinity app.
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The Shard - London, but not as you know it. Another addition to the Kaleidoscopic photography series. This time around, making use of the lines and reflections from one of London's best known landmarks.

Enjoy your weekend, people 🩶

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #art #design #photography
An abstract black and white architecture photo, reflected to make a perfectly symmetrical pattern with a black diamond in the centre.
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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PSD Mockups in the new Affinity app.

I've tested 20 files. 18 worked perfectly fine.

2 with issues. One wasn't aligned to the surface properly, and one moved a shadow to the wrong place.

All in all, though, pretty darn promising.

#affinity #design #graphicdesign #art #illustration #photography
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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How I make my Kaleidoscopic Photography series images 🧐

Now in quick fire rapid mode with Affinity 🚀

#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Yessssssssssss! I had a sneaking feeling they may do this 🙌🏻

Affinity (now all three apps in one) is FREE 🤑

No restrictions, other than the AI tools (that nobody wants) only being available to Canva subscribers.

www.affinity.studio

#photography #art #design #illustration
The landing page for Affinity, showing it's now free of charge.
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Putting together a few mockups for the photography portfolio. It's been my life-long goal to work on a vinyl album cover. My recent Kaleidoscopic series seems to fit pretty well. Just saying 🤣

Music artists, bands, record labels, let's talk 😉

#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture
A vinyl album mockup showcasing how a photo would look as the artwork.
October 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Featured on the Unsplash Home and Experimental pages 🙌🏻
A screenshot of the Unsplash homepage showing several featured images.
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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An already decent station made infinitely better with the occasional husky tones of Alice Cooper 🎃👻💀

#sonos #radio #music #nowplaying #artwork #design
The cover art for the Monster Bash station on Sonos Radio, with a picture of Alice Cooper and an orange background.
October 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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We're in the presence of architectural royalty for this addition to the Kaleidoscopic photography series.

An apartment building in Battersea, London (just behind the power station) designed by the one and only Frank Gehry / Gehry Partners.

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography
An abstract symmetrical black and white modern architecture photo.
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 AM