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2018

December (7)

A sunny valley early in the morning. There’s a bit of mist in the background and several layers of mountains visible.
A wide photo in morning sunlight. In the background there’s a hump of a snowy hillside. In the foreground there’s brownish grass with tall trees littered about.
A photo taken from behind as Chris walks ahead. The sun is directly ahead causing Chris to be mostly silhouette with brightly lit edges of his body. The surrounding countryside is fresh with evergreen trees and a snowy mountain in the background.
A small stream in a sunny valley landscape. There’s patches of snow on the right bank.
A wide panorama of the Gleann Eanaich valley. There’s snow on the upper parts of the mountains and in the valley it’s mostly brown.
Chris stands on a high path taking a photo of the Gleann Eanaich valley in bright sunlight.
Photo looking up a snowy hillside. Ed is in the foreground holding an axe above his head. The sun is nearly directly behind him.
Ed looks out in to the distance, which is misty with low visibility. He’s holding a map and compass, and wearing a bright orange jacket and ski goggles.
Ed and Chris with axes in the air on a snowy plateau.
A photo of Ed walking in the distance up a snowy mountain.
A telephoto photo of Ed walking up a wide snowy hill. He’s a small dark figure in an otherwise very bleak landscape. There’s an ice axe in his right hand.
A telephoto photo of Ed on a snowy mountainside. There’s mounds of rocks and snow in the foreground partially obscuring Ed. The camera is focused on the foreground so that Ed is partially blurred.
Ed and Chris kneel down with ice axes in hand at the top of Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
A hand in the foreground holds a compass and map. In the background is a figure walking away. The compass is pointing towards the figure.
A photo of some snowy rocks on a mountainside. The sun is low in the distance but obscured by snow clouds. There’s flurries of snow all around.
A photo looking up a snowy mountain - in the near distance is Chris Natt holding an ice axe over his head. There’s flurries of snow all around.
A macro photo of rime / ice deposits on a rock.
Close photo of rime on rocks at the top of a snowy mountain.
Looking across the edge of a snowy mountain. There’s tiny specks from walkers on the hills
Two people walk across a snowy mountain, each holding an ice axe. There’s two more behind them.
A man descending a snowy hillside in afternoon sun.
Looking down at a pair of boots with crampons on icy ground.
A panorama of a snowy hillside as the sun has set behind the hill.
A wide panorama of a snowy mountainside as the sun sets.
Two climbers in full winter gear at the top of a snowy mountain.
Ed Horsford reading a OS map next to the Cairngorm mountain weather station
Ed Horsford standing next to the Cairngorm weather station, holding an ice axe over his head. The weather station is completely iced over and there’s very little visibility.
Four men dressed in winter gear walk in a line up a snowy mountain in poor visibility.
A man uses the corner of a compass to look at a map. He’s sat inside a snow hole.
Four men wrapped up in winter clothing huddle on a snowy mountain.
Four people walk on rocky and snowy ground in poor visibility.
A selection of winter mountaineering tools on carpet. Pictured are a helmet, crampons, ice probe, shovel, and ice axe.
The weather station antenna at the top of Cairngorm mountain. It’s completely iced over.
A black and white contour map of the Cairngorms on a table. Parts of it have been hand-coloured in yellow, orange, and green to indicate avalanche risk.
A photo from the side of a highway looking over the side. Lake Superior is in the background.
A photo taken from the side of US highway 61.
A photo taken from under highway 61 as it passes over the Baptism river. There’s a blue arrow pointing to the right.
A photo taken from high up, overlooking a bend in Baptism river. The river is mostly covered in snow and ice. There’s sparkles in the air from snow flying about.
A photo taken from a steel footbridge over Baptism river. The camera is facing directly down the bridge.
A photo down the banks of the Baptism river. The river is 70% covered in snow and ice, with a wire bridge in the background crossing the river.
A small wooden lookout from above the Baptism river.
A panorama taken from the top of High Falls. The falls are partially frozen over with white and frothy ice.
A stepped wooden path descends a dark pine forest.
A photo of High Falls taken from the pool at it’s base. The water is partially frozen over.
A photo taken from the banks of baptism river. There’s dry grases in the foreground and sparkles from snow in the air.
Looking through leaf-less trees and pines to Lake Superior
A photo from the shore of Lake Superior, looking East. There’s snowy frocks on the right.
Looking out the viewing area inside the Frank Lloyd Wright gas station.
A photo of the front of the Frank Lloyd Wright gas station. There’s gas pumps in the front and a tall sign reading ‘BEST’.
A photo directly facing a workbench inside an automotive garage.
A long view across an icy river. There’s dark rocky outcrops coming out of the river. The river is partially frozen with creamy patches of ice at the sides.
A photo from behind of a park bench overlooking a snowy river.
A photo looking through some branches at an icy river.
A photo of a rocky and snowy path in a forest.
A panorama from the banks of an icy river. There’s dark stones littering the riverbed and creamy ice in between.
A photo from a grey beach looking along the shore.
A grassy field with some trees on the right hand side.
A dark industrial pier in a bay. There’s a small lighthouse in the distance.
A pier receding in to the distance with a lighthouse at the end.
A small lighthouse at the end of a pier is silhouette in front of a setting sun.
A photo of the rear of a vintage studio television camera as the operator would see it. There’s two circular dials lower down, and a small CRT display in the center. The number ‘3’ is written in marker in the middle.
A photo of the front of a vintage ‘tube tester’. The camera is looking directly down on a control panel. There’s dials and inputs all over, with a large swinging gauge in the center.
A vintage electronics pamphlet held in a hand above a piece of vintage electrical equipment. The pamphlet reads ‘Anyone can replace TV tubes’.
A photo of telegraph signals encoded as morse code on a long ribbon of paper. The ribbon is about 1/2″ wide and and punched through with many dots.
A photo of the front of a vintage recording device. The device has a label on the front reading “Tapak ‘NewsCaster’ spring-driven recorder”
Photo of a vintage poster describing with words and diagrams how to use a rotary telephone. The main reading reads “The best in telephone service is at your fingertips...” with a 6 step diagram for how to use a rotary phone.
A large vintage suitcase telephone. It has a standard receiver, but the rotary dialer is much larger than normal. The whole unit is about the size of a small suitcase and has a handle on the top. It looks comically large.
A close macro photo of a vintage radio postcard. The postcard reads “HB 4 FE” and depicts a radio mast giving off signals inside an outline Switzerland.
A grid of radio postcards on a wall. The cards are evenly spaced, but each very differently designed. Some have bold typography featuring 5 letter codes. Others depict animals / planes / local scenes.
A photo of a map of the United States. There are approximately 30 maroon or grey push-pins inserted at various locations.
A photograph of a vintage radio player. The player has two reading heads side by side rather than one. The record has two visible tracks.
Photo of the front of a vintage radio battery. The battery is brightly coloured with a graphic dark blue, light blue, white and red design. The front text reads “Ray-o-vac radio ‘B’ battery”
A photo of frozen ice on a lake. The ice has formed in to scalloped shapes as if large shells were pressed in to the surface and then removed when frozen.
Looking along the shore of Lake Harriet. Close to the shore the edges of the lake have frozen in to intricate shapes. The banks are brown and autumnal.
A photo of frozen ice on a lake. The ice has broken up in to many sharp pieces, then refrozen. As a result the surface is cracked and bumpy, yet solid.
A wall covered neatly with posters, 4 high and 11 across. The posters are mostly text based with some bold colours and show pro-EU, anti-brexit messages.
Five projectors in a dark room project black and white photos on to a wall.
An area is marked off in the corner of a room in the shape of a cube. Ed Horsford stands in the area. To the left is a sign that reads “By standing in the zone created by this drawing, and for the period you remain there, you declare and agree that you are a citizen of the United States of America.”.

November (11)

Looking up the void of a staircase through a metal grate. The void is triangular.
Facing the exterior of a glass fronted building straight on. There’s a metal spiral staircase with yellow treads connecting the two floors.
Looking up through a void in a roof, forming a triangle of sky. Framed in the sky is the top of a tower block in the Barbican, which also forms a triangle shape.
Looking up at the top of a tower block on the Golden Lane estate. The block has contrasting patches of bright white and yellow.
A photo of a several washing machines in a laundromat. The one immediately in front of the camera has its door open.
A photo of a vintage washing machine in a laundromat.
A photo of James Greig as he takes a photo of some shrubs silhouette against the sun.
A photo of an exterior wall in the Barbican. The wall is pebbledash concrete. On the left and right side are white tiles.
Several plants inside the Barbican conservatory.
Several cactus in the foreground and background, with James looking outwards on the left hand side.
Several prickly stems of a cactus backlit by sunlight
Looking up a spiral staircase at the level above. There’s a red door in the distance.
Looking straight on down an exterior walkway in the Barbican. There’s a balcony / walkway at the end, and an autumnal tree lit up brilliantly in orange in the afternoon sun.
Looking through a glass window with several reflections.
A photo of autumnal woodland. There’s a small trench in the floor receding in the distance.
A soft focus image of some branches with dry grass in the background.
Three female deer poke their heads above ferns in morning sunlight.
A large tree stump is lit up from the side in dawn sunlight.
Two deer stand next to each other, each with a raven on their back. They’re lit up warmly by dawn sunlight.
A large stag faces the camera, lit from the right with dawn sunlight
Two stags are silhouette in front of dawn sunlight, partially hidden by ferns.
A stag faces to the left of the camera, partially hidden by ferns.
A close photo of a large stag’s head. The stag is looking directly at the camera.
Facing straight on a rectangular fountain in an open air square. There’s four flags on the right hand side.
A view inside an art installation at the Vitra Design Museum. There’s mirrors ahead and on the sides creating an infinite loop. The room is dark, but small squares of light repeat.
Looking towards a window inside the Vitra showroom. The room has a profile like a house with a pointed roof. Inside the room is a long table and bench.
A photo taken from the courtyard of the Vitra Design Museum showroom.
Inside the Vitra Design Museum archive. The room is brightly lit with aluminium shelves on each side receding in to the distance. On the shelves are many different chairs.
A detail shot of an unfinished metallic form of a Konstantin Grcic chair. The form is made of metal struts connected together with waste metal from the mould still visible.
A photo of a sculpture in a field. It consists of 12 poles emerging from the earth and pointing upwards. They’re arranged in a row, and are coloured like a rainbow, from green to blue, red, and yellow.
A viewing platform in Bauhaus style.
Looking down a field of vines in rows.
A photo of a corner of a building with a mural on the side. There’s a small monkey-puzzle tree in front.
A dark room filled with many eery metallic sculptures by Jean Tinguely.
A large mechanical metal sculpture in a room - made from several car parts.
A photo of two light panels displaying photos of microscopic objects.
Wide photo of pale green room with several red mechanical sculptures in the middle.
Many brightly coloured abstract forms are suspended from the ceiling of a pale blue room.
A close photo of a model of a lizard with flowers growing out of it’s back.
A photo of the frosted glass garage door of a fire station. There’s a sign that reads ‘feuerwehr’ (fire department), and a symbol with a red no entry sign.
A panorama taken from a bridge over the Rhine at nighttime. There are buildings in the distance lit up and lights reflected in the water.
A panorama of the Rhine taken from the middle of a bridge.
A photo of a display case showing many small models of people and various tools. The models are for use in historical dioramas.
A photo of a zebra crossing in Basel.
Macro photo of a roll of paper with small holes punched out of it. The roll is being fed through some machinery.
A display case in the Pharmacy museum in Basel. Many small specimens can be seen on each shelf.
Several specimens in glass jars in a display case at the Pharmacy museum in Basel.
A photo of two dry bags on the floor.
A photo of Ed Horsford swimming in the Rhine
A circular skylight. The surrounding ceiling and walls are dark concrete.
Photo of a light sculpture by Dan Flavin in the Kunstmuseum. The sculpture is a long fluorescent bulb stretching between two walls in the corner of a room. The bulb is the only source of light, and gives of a blue and white light.
A photo of tram tracks and painted white stripes on a stretch of road.
A photo of some fluffy tufts on some bushes. They’re backlit by sunlight.
A photo of a cardoon head in autumn sunlight. It looks like a cross between a thistle and an artichoke.
A close macro photo of a pale orange rose, with soft dappled light in the background.
A photo taken from a bridge down a stretch of stream. There’s autumnal trees on either side. In the distance another bridge can be seen with a heron sat on it.
A photo of an egyptian goose walking towards the camera with soft dappled light behind it.
Looking down a long walkway flanked by leafless trees on each side.
A young fox walks from right to left in short grass, ears pricked up.
A photo of a science experiment. There are three blue stands held in the air. There’s a screen in the background with a hand visible on it.
A photo of a lit sign that reads ‘Danger - laser radiation’
A close photo of some radio-wave insulating foam. The foam is formed in to tall pointy pyramids with pale blue bases and black tips. The pyramids are arranged in a rigid grid - as if the entire floor were spikey.
A photo of some radio-wave insulating foam. The foam is formed in to tall pointy pyramids with pale blue bases and black tips. The pyramids are arranged in a rigid grid - as if the entire floor were spikey.
A macro photo through a circular window looking at several sensing instruments pointing at a coin.
A photo of several light orange maple with a dark background.
A close macro photo of the edges of several maple leaves. The image is deep red with dark orange leaves.
A macro photo of a light coloured maple leaf against a soft focus sky background.
A photo of a bush of ‘Russian sage’ or ‘perovskia atriplicifolia’. It’s very light grey or white, with a slate name tag in the centre.
A photo of several autumnal leaves against a dark background.
A wide photo of many orange maple leaves from underneath a maple tree.
A photo of four people walking in late evening sunlight. They’re silhouetted with sunlight behind them.
A photo of several closely grouped trees / trunks backlit by sun.
A photo of a tree trunk bending to the side with autumnal leaves behind.
A photo of an autumnal red maple tree with yellow maple leaves in the background.
Looking towards the ceiling of the main atrium of la Sagrada Família. The very top of the ceiling is especially bright from many small lights.
A photo looking directly up at the large hall of la Sagrada Família. There are 8 main support columns that radiate outwards.
A patterned glass window in la Sagrada Família. It looks similar to an abstract stained glass window, but with frosty white glass.
A detail of the exterior tiling at the top of one of the towers in la Sagrada Família.
A wide angle photo looking down void of the interior of one of a la Sagrada Família tower.
Looking directly down a tight stone spiral staircase
Two model makers pour plaster in to a mould.
A photo of many small white models of roof spires of la Sagrada Família.
A photo of an original construction prototype made for la Sagrada Família. The model has hundreds of small weights hung from loops of string forming catenary curves. The shape of the curves helped determine the arch shapes and position of supports.
Looking up at some stained glass windows in la Sagrada Família. The near ceiling is faceted and coloured green and blue from the window light.
A close up of some tiled mosaic on the exterior of la Sagrada Família. The tiles are arranged in five segments like a pie chart. The top three segments are pink, and the bottom two are gold.
A close photo of a mosaic at Casa Milà. The tiles are roughly broken and all white - they’re arranged in a spiral pattern.
A hand rests on a large mosaic of broken white tiles.
A photo of some hexagonal floor tiles in Casa Milà. There’s a rich floral texture on them.
A photo of a 3-part folding mirror in a bathroom. Reflected in the mirrors are a sink, a bath, and a doorway.
A photo of Ed Horsford on a beach. The camera is positioned low down, pointing directly at the water. Ed is in the centre, facing the camera with arms folded.
A photo taken from a cable car overlooking a port.
A photo of several streets and pavements taken from above. It looks closer to a model than a real street scene.
A photo of the olympic stadium in Barcelona. The photo is taken from one end, looking in to the main arena. There are seats all around and the playing field in the centre.
A photo of the winners podium at the Barcelona olympic stadium. The podium is made of three red cylinders of different heights.
A photo taken on the roof of the Joan Miró Foundation. There are white walls on the side, some with rounded corners. There’s an abstract coloured sculpture in the centre of the terrace.
A wide photo of the main ceiling dome in the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. There’s intricate murals in the centre, and arches of windows on all four sides.
A photo taken from the roof of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, looking out over Barcelona.
A photo of the roof of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
An open air photo of two tiled walls. They’re perpendicular to each other and each end is slanted like the roof of a building.
An artist painting a replica of a large oil painting hung on the wall.
A photo of the Montserrat mountain range taken from an airplane. A plane engine is visible in the foreground.
A photo of the side of a metro platform, taken from the opposite side.
Looking straight down a train platform, with tracks on either side. There’s a train on the left hand side.
The front of the lower Montserrat cable car station. It has bright yellow letters on the side, reading “Funicular aeri de Montserrat”.
The view from the upper cable car station in Montserrat. There’s a yellow cable car on the right, and mountains in the distance.
A view of the town of Montserrat. The cathedral is in the foreground, with mountains looming behind.
A view of Ermita de Sant Joan on the Montserrat hills.
A view down a cut v in two rock faces. Both faces are very steep.
Looking up at the peaks of some mountains in Montserrat. The rocks are bulbous and separated like molten lumps.
The view from the Montserrat train station, looking up at the hills overhead.
A self portrait of Ed Horsford, silhouetted by strong sunlight behind him.
Looking up the tracks of a funicular railway from inside the train car.
A panorama half looking over the Montserrat countryside and half looking at a path along the side of a mountain that is covered by steep rock.
A panorama taken a the top of Sant Jeroni in Montserrat. The sky is gloomy but clear skies can be seen in the distance.
A photo of some mountains in Montserrat as seen from the peak of Sant Jeroni

October (8)

A photo of the base of an escalator in a metro train station.
Photo looking up an escalator in to a bright sunny day. There’s someone on the escalator ahead.
A photo of an octopus dish served at El Xampanyet.
Several plates of tapas being eaten in El Xampanyet.
A photo from inside the atrium of the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
A photo of three very large gold-rimmed mirrors leaning against a wall, with a white building reflected in the background. The photographer’s reflection is centered in the middle.
A photo of a dark room with three wooden display cabinets filled with white objects on one side.
A wide-angle photo of a living room. It’s very bright, with wooden furniture and floral patterns.
Looking down the centre of a covered food market.
A photo of a meat counter in a market.
A photo of wide pavement / walkway that rises slightly.
A self portrait of Ed Horsford. There’s a very bright red spotlight next to his head on the wall behind.
Several people with paper socks are sat in a gloss white room with white light overhead.
A photo looking down a long corridor with two moving walkways on either side.
A photo looking up a steep street / alley in Barcelona. There’s an open-air escalator in the middle and steps either side.
A photo looking straight down the covered Beech Street. The photo is dark, with white criss cross lights on the ceiling, receding into the distance.
A photo looking straight down the covered Beech Street. The photo is dark, with red and blue lights on the ceiling, receding into the distance.
A photo looking straight down the covered Beech Street. The photo is dark, with a projection of a solar system on the ceiling.
A photo looking straight down the covered Beech Street. The entire ceiling is covered with a patchwork of bright projected colours.
A photo of the front of Westminster Abbey at night. The entire front is lit up in bright pastel colours.
A photo of a light triangular light sculpture. A series of triangles is each lit up in white and bright colours. The triangles recede in to the distance.
A photo of a light triangular light sculpture. A series of triangles is each lit up in white and bright colours. The triangles recede in to the distance.
A photo of a light triangular light sculpture. A series of triangles is each lit up in white and bright colours. The triangles recede in to the distance.
Many balloons float above a dark street - the balloons are lit like light bulbs.
Many balloons float above the ground of Trafalgar Square - the balloons are lit like light bulbs.
Faces appear lit up inside three rows of Kilner jars.
A photo of the artwork Spectral. Many strands of brightly neon coloured cord all run in the same direction, closely spaced. The cords run up to a ‘v’ in a tree trunk, and then down again.
A photo of the artwork Spectral. Many strands of brightly neon coloured cord all run in the same direction, closely spaced.
A photo taken from close to the ground of snow covered grasses.
A pair of walkers decend a snow covered hill.
A golden sunset with snow covered rocks and grasses in the foreground.
A golden sunset with snow covered rocks and grasses in the foreground.
A golden sunset with grasses silhouetted in the foreground.
Sunrise over lightly snow covered hills.
A hiker with hiking pole descends a snow covered hill at sunset.
Ed Horsford mid leap whilst crossing a small stream.
A highland cow close-up, looking directly at the camera.
A photo of a snowy road.
Long leaves of a tree are silhouetted against direct sunlight.
A close macro photo of a light orange maple leaf.
A close macro photo of a beige maple leaf
Many yellow-orange maple leaves are lit up in sunlight against a dark background.
Several green maple leaves are lit up in sunlight against a dark background.
A close macro photo of some fine gree branches.
A dark photo of some dark red maple leaves.
A macro photo of a tree branch with small plants growing out of it.
Many small green maple leaves against a green background.
A wide angle photo of a very tall tree with two colourful maple trees at the base, one orange, one red.
A photo of a sculptural form in a room. There are black struts in a grid shape with two large rocks on the ground.
A close macro photo of a translucent dark red and violet object. There are blurred people in the background.
A closeup of a translucent dark red and violet object.
A closeup of a sculpture made from gold-coloured wires bent in to angled shapes.
A woman in a check shirt overlooks a still tank of black oil.
A photo of a Barbican walkway with a pond in the foreground.
An image with ferns and grasses in the foreground and a tower block in the background.
A close-up shot of some seedpods in grasses.
A photo of a sign that reads ‘Barbican Trade Centre B’
A photo of the a corner of The Barbican Centre with several tower blocks in the background.
A dark photo looking down a tunnnel in the Barbican.
Looking along a walkway in the Barbican.
The exterior of the Barbican conservatory.
The side of a curved covered walkway in the Barbican.
A view inside of a vintage wooden fair ride.
The front entrance to Hammersmith Town Hall. The entrance has staircases on either side.
Looking up at a grand ceiling.
A detail of a curved wooden wall receding in to the distance.
A detail of a curved wooden wall. The panels have a regular pattern.
The ceiling in the Bloomberg building. There’s a staircase curving around it.
A detail shot of the celing lights in the Bloomberg building. There lights are small LEDs surrounded by curved plastic.
A selection of Roman artefacts under glass.
An interior shot of the Bloomberg building. There are walkways overhead.
The Bloomberg TV studio. There are several large cameras pointed at a desk, and several large LED displays.
The entrance to the Bloomberg building. There are sweeping wooden walls leading to another room.
A wide panorama of an auditorium room.
A 3d map / sign for the Golden Lane estate.
A shot under a covered walkway in the Golden Lane estate.
A photo looking down the edge of a tower block with a tower block with yellow trim in the background.
Looking up at a wooden stairwell with large skylight.
A macro photo of some spiky leaves.
Looking down the central courtyard of Priory Green estate.
Looking down on the central courtyard of Priory Green estate.
Looking down the side of a tower block in Priory Green estate.
A photo along some railwaylines. There’s train tracks on the left and three red gas canisters on the right.
A photo looking down on a path curving away.
A photo facing straight on in a kitchen, facing out towards a kitchen. There’s floor to ceiling glass windows, and a smart table in the foreground.

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