Photos 2018

Light trails from a night photo walk with Photo School Birmingham

The Ikon Gallery: A historic school building, now a home for modern art

The picture-postcard setting of Blakesley Hall, Yardley, was the perfect venue for a meeting of Birmingham Heritage Forum

Dog at full speed in Bournville Park: it had just had a dip in the river to cool off

Cannon Hill Park – here viewed in evening sunshine – is a handy cycle route to a supermarket near Edgbaston cricket ground

The opening ceremony of the annual CoCoMAD arts festival in Cotteridge Park

Sunset sky in Longbridge

Robin in Kings Heath Park

Autumn rain in Kings Heath Park

The Cube viewed from the rooftop garden of the Library of Birmingham

Inside the Library of Birmingham

Metal cladding of the Library of Birmingham reflected in the glass wall on the rooftop garden

A snowy night at Stirchley Baths

The Big Stitch project at Stirchley Baths: former manager Paul Jones holds a photo of the mural which he made over 30 years ago and which has now been turned into a community art project

Tina Francis, who masterminded the Big Stitch project

Martin receives an award for the hundreds of hours he has spent working on the history archive at Stirchley Baths

The remains of the former Fitness First site on Pershore Road: The building was demolished last year despite protests, but a planning logjam affecting the whole area has stopped any further work

Pip’s Hot Sauce is one of the regular stalls at the monthly Stirchley Community Market

Cake to celebrate the birthday of Stirchley Community Market: the weather was so hot that the cake had to be cut and eaten quickly before it melted

Al fresco diners at Stirchley Community Market at the height of the long hot summer

Stirchley Community Market has some great stalls and well-dressed customers

Stirchley Park in blossom

After the rain: Reflection of the exterior of Stirchley Baths

Rush hour on Pershore Road: traffic climbs the hill into Cotteridge

Starry night: the constellation of Orion