Great set this Nigel... super compositions, lovely abstract feel... almost like waves...

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Ah, thanks for listening Serge... very good of you... delighted you enjoyed it...

Yes, the Clifton Suspension Bridge series has been an ongoing project for the last few years. It ran as an article in the December Issue of ICM Photography Magazine who I write for these days... hope all going well with you...

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Thanks all for thoughts thus far with this... much appreciated as ever...

Interesting thoughts re releasing the track as a fundraiser... that's come up a couple of times, but not sure what the outcome has been... will have a word with Jon (the writer and originator of the project) and see where we are with it...

Re NZ Rich, that's great news... 32,000 in a stadium... that gives us all a bit of hope I think, that that might be on the horizon, if still somewhat out of reach over here (although the music festivals are certainly looking to have a go later in the summer)...

Rob, yes, interesting... before I was an actor I worked in advertising for 10 years, and every now and then we used to do "deprivation" research... do focus groups amongst regular buyers/readers of something (I remember doing it on The Independent newspaper), but ask them not to read the paper for a month, and see what it was they missed... often surprising, and always instructive...

Peter, yes, when the show I was touring was shut down last March, all the talk was that the pandemic would blow through and we'd be able to get back out with it again in the autumn... little did we know... fingers crossed things start to pick up in the summer... there's one or two West End shows that will try and re-open from the first available date (May 17th ish with social distancing)... the rest will try and have a go bit by bit from June onwards...

Thanks again all... do keep the thoughts coming...

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Thanks for this Antony... ah, great... delighted you enjoyed it... and thanks so much for ordering the book... very good of you... will look out for your order and get one out to you asap...

Yes, am very grateful to all the members of this forum, who've been hugely generous and supportive of the project, both in terms of ordering books and prints, but also the very many people who've both publicly/privately wished me well with it... have been very touched by the response... hugely appreciated my end...

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Hi all... a good friend of mine, the actor/presenter Jon Monie, has recently launched this rather beautiful little video. He's rewritten Andrew Lloyd Weber's classic "Memory" (from the musical Cats), using his own lyrics, specially recorded vocals from the extraordinary Kerry Ellis (West End/Broadway leading lady), and also happily using my pics from the #TheatresInDanger project (all taken on Pentax cameras). It's almost a year to the day (March 16th 2020) that the theatres went dark.

https://youtu.be/SwGAZVYMDP4

It's now been viewed more than 10,000 times via various media outlets around the world. Do drop by and have a look/share if you're interested...

Also, the #TheatresInDanger book has been reprinted! Brand new copies hot off the presses and ready to ship from www.billwardphotography.co.uk/theatresindanger - all proceeds go direct to the Theatres Trust charity...

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Very nice that, Geoff...

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Greetings all... hope all gd... thought I'd post this... I was Richard Sibley's (ex editor of Amateur Photographer) guest on his Photo Mentors podcast a couple of week's back, talking all things photography.

Rich has a series of 10 questions which he asks every photographer who comes on, and Seascapes/ICM/Multiple Exposures, as well as all things Pentax obvs, get a good mention. Also, in my case, cakey bakey bars and scarves.

You can find it here:

https://player.acast.com/photo-mentors/episodes/bill-ward

Available on Acast, Apple, or wherever you usually listen to your podcasts...

All thoughts/feedback on it very gratefully received...

Thanks John, Peter, David and Nigel... yes, it's been a really positive project to work on... am working hard to keep the pics out there, and to keep the issue visible... plenty more ideas/things bubbling under with it, so will keep you posted as and when...

Thanks again for all your support... hugely appreciated this end...

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Hi all... just a quick post to say that AP and Matty Graham have done a great feature on the #TheatresInDanger book this week... it's in the current issue (Feb 20th)...

There was also a great 6 page feature on it in Professional Photo last month...


The photography press have got right behind it, which is great... and loads of coverage on BBC Radio, ITV, and plenty from the National Press too... all of which has meant that yesterday, I officially sold out the first print run! Reprinting as we speak...

Huge thanks to everyone here who have supported the project, whether it be buying the book itself, or prints, or for the very kind words and messages, of which there have been many... am truly grateful...

The book is still available to order from my website, so do drop by if you're tempted... www.billwardphotography.co.uk/theatresindanger...

Cheers all...

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