Author: Ant
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Photos Final Review
I’ve recently completed a final review for my history photography Loopholes project, I thought I’d share the final twelve images that made the final cut. These are all WW2 pillboxes that are in Sussex which were built in 1940 that were intended for the defence of the UK. If you would like to buy prints…
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WordPress Support
I’ve had recent enquiries from new clients about WordPress support which has been a service that I’ve offered for many years. I thought that I’d give a little detail on what this process looks like. I start this process with a consultation where we look at your WordPress website and discuss your requirements for support.…
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Visiting a Pillbox
My Loopholes photography project is now nearly completed, I have captured images of pillboxes and bunkers throughout East and West Sussex. The research element of this project has been inspiring as I’ve learnt so much about the history of the UK in 1940. I’ve really enjoyed the historical aspect which has in turn influenced my…
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Shoreham Airport
I’ve been out in the fantastic light which this wonderful spring weather has bought photographing 1940s pillboxes for my Loopholes project. The below is one of a pair of infantry pillboxes that were built to protect an anti-tack emplacement which covered Shoreham’s Old Toll Bridge which then carried vehicle traffic over the river Adur. You…
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Adur in 1940
I’m working on a personal photography project which I’ve named Loopholes which focuses on the 1940 wartime defences that remain intact in Sussex. My recent work is around the banks of the river Adur in Shoreham and the south coast. Above is the small, low slung machine-gun position on Lancing beach which now is overlooked…
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Loopholes
I’m working on a photographic project focusing on 1940s defensive structures in Sussex. I’ve named this project ‘Loopholes’ after the gun embrasures in the pillboxes (bunkers) that still exist 85 years after they were built. Here are some recent test photos taken in digital in preparation for a medium format film camera shoot. These bunkers…
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UX Cross Functional Collaboration
I’ve been looking at cross functional collaboration and training after reading posts on UX forums. It’s interesting stuff and also the views that go with this subject. I think it’s important and something that I’ve done for all of my design career. Briefly, some benefits that can result from a well trained UX designer in…
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The Otter Bench
I was back at the Otter Bench shooting some photographs in a Sussex woodland recently. The bench is carved from a fallen tree and sits near a chalk stream. It’s a great place for meditation and a calming place in a busy world. It’s always great to get out and be in the outdoors even…
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Shipwrights
I’m embarking on new photographic project focusing on Shipwrights and traditional boat building. This will be mainly a portraiture project but with still life as I’ll be photographing in boat yards. I aim to capture the craft and unique art of traditional boat building which is centuries old. I have some images for this project already…