To this day, the only part of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" that I have read is John Galt's speech.

I've been describing this place as British Lynchian. Whilst I sat there a man walked in with something large, wrapped in cloth, sat it at a table and walked off. Later, a different person picked it up and left by the other door.

As people flee X to join us here, let's remember the key theme of social media hygiene. Block, move on. Report bad things. Do not engage. Do not feed the trolls.

The third rehabilitation of Mandy.

An inside look at Brucciani's in Morecambe. A time capsule, an absolute jewel. #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech #cafeculture #northwest

This Is How You Get Hybrids #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

A Nice Cup of Tea at Brucciani's Shot on a Canon 70D whilst taking a break from strolling around Morecambe. Excellent use of formica #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

Morecambe Nets Shot on a Canon 70D at Morecambe Bay #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

Americans are not going to save us from America.

Flowers on the Beach, 2026 No idea why they were there, but they were important to someone. #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

I don't know if it is different in the US, but here in the UK it feels like it has been 13 months since we have seen a member of the Democrats on TV. Where's your opposition?

I'm really torn between wanting to show Americans love and solidarity as they endure their horrible regime ... And boycotting anything and everything to do with that country until they sort their house out.

One from just before Christmas, in the mist - my favourite weather to photograph in I think. #ThePhotoHour #Photography

Millennium Bridge Another shot on a fifteen year old consumer camera. Lit like Morticia Addams. #70D #Canon #DigitalPhotography #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Architecture #ColourPhotography

Roots, 2026 Getting started on showing that a 15 year old consumer camera can still take magnificent pictures. Edited in Rawtherapee, which you can download for free. #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

A Storm Approaches, 2026 Getting started on showing that a 15 year old consumer camera can still take magnificent pictures. Edited in Rawtherapee, which you can download for free. #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

Windswept, 2026 Getting started on showing that a 15 year old consumer camera can still take magnificent pictures. Edited in Rawtherapee, which you can download for free. #70D #DigitalPhotography #Photography #OldTech

I think we can now decisively say that there is no correlation between the number of 'change makers' and the amount of any change made.

Stage Fright, 2026 #painting #paint #art

So... Uh... Stamer is ok with what went down. A former human rights lawyer is cool with all that. Wow.

I've written an unpopular manifesto. I wrote it for myself but I think it might be useful for every artist, musician, photographer and writer. If you make things. As always, it's free to read. www.modernistpunk.com/p/episode-18...

I'm going to spend this year shooting digitally. Specifically, I want to show how two cameras, the 550D and the 70D can go toe to toe with modern cameras in photography. The 559D was released in 2010 and the 70D in 2013. 15 year old digital tech still doing the thing.

Sweet Dreams #550D

Dog Problems 550D

one of many reasons that the organized critique and refusal movement is overwhelmingly led by women (yes including women computer scientists, cognitive scientists, and engineers)

My resolution for 2026 is to leave the following note in every hotel Gideon's bible: "God wants you to read this out loud, but you *have* to do the voices".

We are reclassifying rhubarb as "dessert celery".

Sure, Lambrini is fine, but I prefer Beefrini or, on a Sunday, Porkrini.

A special shout out to everyone with a birthday over the Christmas period. We know you get forgotten. We know you get birthday presents wrapped in Christmas paper. "Combined gifts". It must be a bit rubbish sometimes. Happy birthday to YOU.

Unnatural Rock formation

Meanwhile in Lancaster.

Just found out that JD Sports is named after Judy Dench! Wild.

Just letting you know that I've started my annual Christmas panto one-man show of "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles". It's a co-production with Avanti trains and presented by West coast Mainline.

This summer... Two legs are bad, but four legs are... Record scratch. Freaking awesome! (Pop version of NIN's, Closer kicks in)

And Malcolm in the middle class is telling me that life is unfair. Well let the pita chips fall where they may. Whilst I pray for his new balance to take him away.

Random 35mm of the day: Norther Cyclists #35mm #35mmslide #lostphotography #photography #archive #analogue #colour #color

Weird because I thought I would pay money to Disney+ to in turn pay professional actors, writers, and tradespeople to make interesting stories that some random dipshit would not be as good at

Random 35mm of the day: Emergency Cock (yeah, I know) #35mm #35mmslide #lostphotography #photography #archive #analogue #colour #color

Material well being for the people that live next to data centres? The ones that can't get water? Or the material wellbeing for the people losing jobs to mediocre digital replacement so corporations can spend even less money in the communities they inflict themselves on?

Netflix: Here's a documentary about Diddy being a wrong 'un. BBC 6 Music: OMG early 2000s R&B and hiip-hop is so hot right now.

"Skeetona non grata" will be the name of my 2026 agitprop live art performance collective.

Contender for the next massively disappointing walk around experience to rival the world of Wonka fiasco: (These are imitation artworks... Imagine paying to see photocopies)

#blackandwhite #schwarzweiß #fotografia #fotografie #photographie #photography #fotograf #photographer

I will add though that elevating artists above one another in competition is a folly. All artists enrich the world. It isn't something you can win. There is no "best artist" just an artist that best fits the desire of the people judging them.

Such a lot of hot takes about this year's Turner Prize, so I will remind people that Damien Hirst actually went fishing to catch his shark, killing it with his own hands and then dragged it to the gallery, and dropped it into the glass tank he had built, filled with the formaldehyde he had distilled

Random 35mm of the day: Midway Transport #35mm #35mmslide #lostphotography #photography #archive #analogue #colour #color

Tell me you don't know how to change the default font in word without saying...

That seals it. He really is a fucking idiot. Bet he sends emails in comic sans too. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nice use of a fabricated image there from the Spectator. That isn't journalism, that's cosplay. If you can't trust the media not to just make shit up visually, how can you trust their words? This is important stuff in a world of plausible AI and sinister manipulation.

I know some of you on here don't really deal with Arts Council England directly. So this is just to let you know that it is currently an absolute bin fire and that grass roots arts in the UK are on the imminent verge of collapsing. Theatres, visual art, community practice. All aflame.