On the Waterfront
The decline and rebirth of the rivers of North East England
Tag: photography
Planning and its Discontents
A story of architecture, community and change in the inner city and New Towns of North East England
A Few Views from the Tyneside Cinema Roof
Yesterday, I was frantically trying to take the perfect photo of the crumbling Old Paramount Theatre (also known as the Old Odeon) on Pilgrim St. for a forthcoming blog post on this site, from Pilgrim St., Blackett St. and High Friar Lane, but unfortunately could never get quite the right angle (this will be obvious from… Continue reading A Few Views from the Tyneside Cinema Roof
Photographs Rediscovered
After more than two years without a functional camera, I have finally managed to upgrade my broken Canon 20d to a working 40d. Here are a few photographs I found on the old one from a previous trip to Europe and Budle Bay, Northumberland. The following photographs are not arranged in any order or theme and… Continue reading Photographs Rediscovered
Slow Cinema and Norte, the End of History
To most audiences, to describe a film as ‘slow’ is to give it a negative value judgement. In answer to the question ‘why didn’t you like the film?’ one often hears the response ‘oh because it was so slow’, especially in relation to non-mainstream and art cinema. The word ‘slow’ regularly works as a… Continue reading Slow Cinema and Norte, the End of History
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