In October I decided to visit the Haworth Steampunk weekend again, probably one of the better Steampunk weekends on the UK calendar. It takes place twice a year and Haworth is a great place to host it as the town has the old fashioned look and feeling and there are lots of interesting shops and…
In an effort to find more events to attend for portrait photography I decided to investigate cosplay photography. Other photographers I meet have mentioned cosplay in the past but I was always reluctant, mainly because I know that they tend to take place indoors at venues where the lighting is not attractive for portraits. I…
One of my favourite 1940s weekends to attend in the Sheringham 1940s weekend which usually takes place in September. The weekend is known by a number of different names, including the North Norfolk Railway 1940s Weekend and also the ‘Steam Back To The Forties’ weekend. Indeed the weekend has attractions in many of the stops…
One of the best Steampunk related events in the UK is The Lincoln Steampunk Festival. In 2024 I visited for just a few hours on the Sunday. For 2025 I was determined to spend some quality time at this amazing event so I visited from the Friday until the Sunday. Like the previous year I…
In early August I attended the Hebden Bridge Steampunk Weekend. I had considered visiting both days but in the end only visited on the Saturday. The event is organised by the same people who organise the Haworth Steampunk weekend, the latter taking place twice a year. Hebden Bridge Vintage Weekend This was my first time…
Having visited the Black Country Living Museum for their 1960’s weekend back in May I decided it would be a good idea to make use of my annual pass and visit their 1940’s weekend which took place in July. I’ve been visiting various 1940’s events for years now so I had a pretty good idea…
Sometimes you have the desire to get out with the camera but struggle with ideas about what to photograph. Recently on such an occasion I decided to visit Heathrow Airport to take photographs of some of the planes. With something landing every couple of minutes I’d have plenty of images to edit in a short…
For my first 1940s weekend of 2025 I decided to visit the ‘Step Back To The 1940s’ event at Severn Valley Railway. This would take place on two seperate weekends and I decided to visit on the first weekend. In the end I just visited for the Saturday on 7th June, parking at Kidderminster train…