Managed to visit the coast whilst in the North East for a couple of days.
From the historic Hartlepool headland to Redcar, a wonderful section of coastline that continues to attract me. Full of history and heritage.
#NorthEast
@MarcDavenant
@YourWullie
In 1981, aged 25, Paul Graham started his first serious project. The concept was to travel up and down the A1, the 410-mile road that stretches the length of the UK from London to Edinburgh, and capture the people and places he came across.
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Here's some of those images
And, if you’ve somehow missed out on Ginger and his stuff over the years, give yourself 12 minutes of this, which one day I think they should teach in school.
Sky Babies - The Wildhearts
https://t.co/qNuWxFR9B1
Most people don't realize just how incredible pigeons truly are.
These gentle birds aren’t just loyal partners—they're brilliant, complex beings. Tucked inside their beaks are tiny magnetic crystals that act like a natural GPS, helping them navigate thousands of miles with stunning precision. They can also hear frequencies too low for us to detect, read polarized light patterns in the sky, and even see in ultraviolet light, giving them a vibrant view of the world we can't imagine.
Pigeons are also remarkably intelligent. Studies show they can count, recognize their own reflections, understand abstract ideas, and even grasp probability, sometimes outperforming young children. When raising their young, they produce a special milk-like substance in their throats to nourish their chicks. They form lifelong bonds with their mates and use different coos and calls to communicate danger, love, and territory.
History has seen their courage, too. During wartime, a pigeon named Cher Ami delivered a message that saved 194 soldiers—even after losing a leg. Sadly, despite all this, many pigeons were abandoned when we no longer “needed” them, and they stayed close to humans because that's what they knew.
Pigeons are not pests. They are intelligent, emotional, deeply social beings that remember us. It's time we remember them.
For more information on these misunderstood geniuses, you can visit 👉🏼https://t.co/YpF4KsCQuM.
Home in the Shadows @nationaltrust Back to Backs
Until late September 2025: "works by documentary photographer Nick Hedges" with @LibraryofBham
Details: https://t.co/BB7jnMOjPV
#Birmingham#BrumHour
Goodbye dear friend - thanks for all those years - we had some great fun. 4 kids from Aston- who’d have thought, eh?
So glad we got to do it one last time, back in Aston.
Love you.
I just can’t believe it! My dear dear friend Ozzy has passed away only weeks after our show at Villa Park.
It’s just such heartbreaking news that I can’t really find the words, there won’t ever be another like him. Geezer, Bill and myself have lost our brother.
My thoughts go out to Sharon and all the Osbourne family. Rest in peace Oz. Tony
Extremely sad to hear of the passing of #photographer Nick Hedges. He leaves an amazing body of documentary work. I had the pleasure of Nick being my Uni tutor and meeting regularly in his later years. Condolences to his family.
Do take a look at Nick's work.
#NickHedges
The highly anticipated new permanent gallery dedicated to Mik has officially opened it’s doors this weekend @Woodhorn
The Coal Town Collection showcases Mik’s work in the coal mining community over 45 years. https://t.co/OWp8M0RxTU
I had no idea @yungblud could sing like this. Fucking astounding. What a star.
YUNGBLUD - Hello Heaven, Hello [Live] | The Jonathan Ross Show https://t.co/v9ODrvc2mE via @YouTube
Hungarian photographer André Kertész laboured much if not unknown then at least overlooked, to his own mind at least.
Henri Cartier-Bresson who perhaps provided the most fitting tribute when he said: "Each time Andre Kertész's shutter clicks, I feel his heart beating."
This is one of my very favourite videos of Liz. It captures her doing the thing that gave her the most joy.
Liz was a shy person by nature, but behind a camera she was relaxed, dynamic and in control. I loved watching her take photos and could do it for hours.
Liz’s dream was to become a professional photographer. This shoot arranged by @rheathcote and @GarethGetty was an experience she spoke about every day for the remainder of her life. She knew exactly what she wanted her shots to look like, and definitely gave far more banter than she was given. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that her relationship with both these photographers changed her world. They gave her the confidence to believe in herself and to follow her heart. They treated her as a true photographer - that meant everything to her.
Liz was kind, funny, generous and stubborn. She had amazing ideas and loved being taught how to execute them.
She should have had a lifetime to hone her craft. Instead on Wednesday of this week she went to sleep for the final time.
Not content with leaving her photographs for the world to enjoy, Liz has left her body to medical science. She is determined that others in the future will be able to live out their dreams, that better treatments for Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour will be found.
Please help her to achieve that by donating, sharing, liking or commenting: https://t.co/iSsJO83LLs
Together we can make sure others have the future that Liz deserved.
Video created by the fantastic @WJConnolly
#LizHatton