The original BMW 6 series coupé arrived in 1976, and was influential in the evolution of the company's styling, inside and out - it would share much with the soon-to-be-launched 7 series saloon. This early brochure features two initial models, the 630CS and 633CSi. #carbluesky

One cleaning job I didn’t do before New Year was the cooker hood, fan etc. And to give the whole cooking area a deep clean. Had the hood and fan to bits today and did that. And rest of kitchen. Yeesh. Anyway. It’s done now. Yay.

Amen, Max.

Lovely documentary although the title is a bit click baity. Three pieces of the original aircraft were the starting point. Which makes their recreation even more astonishing. youtu.be/fhFRKnxEtRk?...

Three photos from on the beach and in the wind turbines on the hills above Hasaki, Ibaraki, this morning. Amazing first day of 2026. Lovely colours in the sunrise. Really nice trip out with the kids. Chill con carne tonight and all watching the finale of Stranger Things together later. Luv&peace 🙏❤️

Ryufukuji is a lovely temple out in the countryside in Chiba. Went there, made our 2026 wishes. Headed to get some breakfast on the way home now.

First sunrise of the year out at Hasaki, Ibaraki. Not a big show with the sun. But always an amazing spot here and the sky was just perfect. A very happy new year to you all. Off to Ryufukuji shrine now. ❤️🐴

A very Happy New Year from here in Japan. At 3.30am, driving over to the east coast, somewhere up near Choshi, with the kids. To see the first sunrise of 2026. Will send pics. 🐴❤️👍🙏🏻

He he. 😜😀

Fascinating information on Tokyo place names, and the history of the different districts: is Paul Waley’s Tokyo Now & Then. Every visitor to the city and every resident should carry a copy. One memorable example is the northernmost section of the Palace moat known as Ushigafuchi (‘the Ox Depths’).

There’ll be individual mentions and New Year Greetings coming in due course. But I thought my first time using and posting a Skircle should be now. As a way of beginning to thank those of you who interact with me here. Thankyou. May your New Year’s Eve be whatever you wish it to be. ❤️❤️❤️

A couple of faves from early on in yesterday's photowalk. These were both in Kinshicho. And neatly demonstrate the reason I love the CCD sensor in this old Sony DSC F-828 camera. See full post at my blog, with 55 more photos from yesterday's adventure. blog.alfiegoodrich.com/portfolio/ph...

Remembering Malcolm Campbell, who died #OnThisDay in ’48 at his Surrey home, aged 63. Pic: with his famous #LandSpeedRecord-breaking Bluebird, in which he broke 300mph (483km/h) for the first time, on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, in September ’35.

Bumper blog post, with 57 photos from yesterday. Made with a combination of the iPhone 12Pro and my 22 year old Sony DSC F-828 CCD digicam. blog.alfiegoodrich.com/portfolio/ph...

In the bin with all this unnecessary crap.

Nothing about Altman’s behaviour is in good faith. When it comes to the future of humanity, he’s a bad faith actor, with no humanity of his own, in the worst place possible. There’ll be no positive effects for humanity from his activities.

Good morning from a chilly but sunny Tokyo. Last day of the year. Been up doing household chores for a while. Gonna sort out my pics from yesterday now. Post a few. And have a chilled day. Going for a drive later with the kids. To find a quiet, pretty temple by the coast to see in 2026. Luv&peace ❤️

This guy, total stranger salaryman we met in Sumida, was the highlight of our photowalk. Lives in this lovely one room apartment with three motorcycles and his 1 of 100 super rare 1970 Daihatsu Fellow Buggy. He took me and my student each for a drive in it, around the SkyTree and back.

Great walk today. Around 12kms. In part a day of green. And bikes.

Seeing Goldfrapp live in London the year this came out blew my mind. Still does, this album. Hearing and seeing Alison manipulate her voice like this. Extraordinary. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Tricky song to cover right. But, nailed it. music.youtube.com/watch?v=5iuP...

Make that almost 80 years.

That time I met and hung out with Chrissie Hynde in a pub in London. And mentioned to her how much I loved this duet of hers with k.d. lang. “That’s not me,” she said. “Oh. Well. Sorry. It’s a great tune. And it really sounds like you.” music.youtube.com/watch?v=VeXg...

Never a bad time for this.

So chuffed and proud that this was my son’s choice of tune to walk up the aisle and get married to. Passing on some of my musical taste to the kids is one of my proudest achievements. Plus, I’ve met and photographed Duran Duran.

Bit of your classic British cafe filth happening right now.

Ham, egg and chips about to happen. Get in.

Nothing quite like being told you’re a know-it-all. By a know-it-all. About subjects and projects you actually have experience of doing.

Fuck Ai.

There will be the 2026 desktop wallpaper calendar for the new year. I just need a few days to finish it. Life has been rather hectic of late. Thanks for your patience. 🙏🏻❤️

Largest proven oil reserves in the world, at 303 billion barrels?Venezuela. Largest untapped rare earth mineral reserves in the world and substantial offshore oil reserves? Greenland. Second largest oil reserves in Africa?Nigeria. I’m sure this is all just coincidence. Right?

Good morning to you all from a cloudy but brightening Tokyo. Nice day with the kids and Uncle Isao yesterday. Twas our Christmas lunch day. Some work emailing, bit of house cleaning and errands to run today. Out doing a photowalk with a client tomorrow. Pic details in ALT Luv&peace ❤️🙏

Amen. Dyson is a selfish W⚓️

Good morning from a cold but dry, bright Tokyo. Doing the laundry then heading out for a little walk and to do the banking. Late afternoon, heading out with eldest son to do some food shopping. Family Christmas lunch tomorrow. Pics? From back in 2010. See ALT for details. Luv&peace 🙏❤️

Disgraceful. Meta are a disease. Two years + of being Meta free and I’ve no regrets. And as a photographer, not being on Instagram has caused me problems with visibility and lost work opportunities. But, fuck it. Refuse to support companies like Meta. youtube.com/shorts/M11t-...

On a bit of a Mongolian/Tuvan throat singing vibe today. This fella is wonderful. #music youtu.be/nuZ2_NdcDwg?...

Hope everyone’s having a nice Boxing Day. Meetings for me this morning. Housework. Laundry. Then out with Charlie in Kamata, to get his Christmas present. Also picked up some supplies at the Indian shop. Curry tonight. Luv&peace. Start warm. Very windy & cold here today. youtu.be/qJkiYNeDsw4?...

One more little victory to notch up. Boycott. Divest. Sanctions. Free Palestine.

On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise." I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.

Lovely. youtu.be/8APog61kTwQ?...

A carol for our times. May 2026 bring some kind of realignment and rebalancing. youtu.be/O3FMV3iugeI?...

Good morning and a very Merry Christmas from a grey and chilly Tokyo. Just another day here. We’ll be doing our Christmas on Sunday. Trying not to let the insane noise here, from the builders, do my head in. The wine spritzers are helping. Whatever you’re doing, enjoy! Luv&peace ❤️🙏🏻🎄

Cover of the December 18, 1958 Tintin Magazine by Hergé

Naturally, I’m now on my second, large white wine spritzer. Yay.🙌😇🥳

Good ol’ Japan. Have the builders using a grinder right outside the window since 8am. Lovely. Done the laundry. Gonna go shopping in a bit, get some beef mince to make spag bol for the kids for tonight. As I’m out for a bit later this evening. Have a great day, whatever you’re up to. 🙏🏻❤️🎄

When you want to get a choice action shot at your Shinto shrine, but you live in Nara

Fascinating. #railways #archaeology #history youtu.be/zsBcPdg0If8?...

Big whack of snow coming to a lot of the Nihonkai side of Japan tomorrow. Careful out there, folks.

If you’re a car person and aren’t following Andy, give yourself a Christmas present and do so. Best car brochure curator online by far!

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured asteroids crashing into one another in a nearby planetary system around a star some 25 light-years away