Salvation of a statue with a story
This statue was maliciously decapitated in 2016 by some not-so-merry locals, who felt that wrestling with a Victorian statue made good nighttime entertainment. The next morning, the head and shoulders […]
A checkered view
Carnival, Venice 2017 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 January 2021 Posted as part of Lens-Artists …
Favourites from 2020
I have been meaning to pull this together since the start of the year, but it has taken a while. Last week Tina suggested we pull together our favourites and […]
London architecture
The Barbican, London, November 2018 A mix of London architecture: Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 December 2020 Posted as part of Lens-Artists …
Mottled flecks of calming blur
I’ve enjoyed experimenting with a bit of camera movement this year. In photography we are normally taught to hold still, be focused and make everything sharp and clear. But add […]
The sun will rise again
Sunset at Mont St Michel, viewed from Normandy coast, July 2020 But the sun will rise again and it did Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 November 2020 Posted as part of Lens-Artists […]
Plough this way
The lines across this farm’s fields stood out strongly in the late afternoon light, and directed my attention to the shapely arboreal skyline. St Albans, November 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 […]
Symmetry surrounds us
We don’t always see it, and we certainly don’t always recognise it as symmetry, but it is out there. We can find it in nature, in art, in architecture, in […]
Open space
Iceland, September 2018 Let’s go for a quick drive around a country with open space galore. In a year of confinement and isolation for most of us, these views of […]
Labour of love
Coppersmith at work in Lahic, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Perched in the southern foothills of the Great Caucasus, sits the ancient settlement of Lahic. As long as you visit slightly out […]
Exuberance in red
Secret Boxing Gym, London Bridge, London, August 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 August 2020 Posted as part of Lens-Artists …
Everyday litter, revitalised
This week, I spotted a new gumpic on the Millennium Bridge. The brightly coloured Bunnie is on the slope up to the bridge and you’ll spot it easily if you […]
Patterns in the sky
Coal Drops Yard is back in action post-lockdown, and is colourfully decorated with Pattern Portraits by Lauren Godfrey. The work of a group of people under Godfrey’s guidance has been […]
Sanctuary in honour of an Archangel
The first sanctuary to Archangel Michael on the now famous Mont St Michel was established by Bishop Aubert in 708. In a vision, Michael instructed him to build a sanctuary […]
Six caryatids and a friend
Three of the six caryatids, Anglesey Abbey, Cambs., June 2020 These Coadestone caryatids dating back to 1793, and originally housed at Buckingham House, stand at the junction of Coronation Avenue […]
Floral beauty
An allium in the Community Food Garden, St Albans, May 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 June 2020 Posted as part of Lens-Artists …
