First night of the holidays
It was Friday. The boss had come round and asked where we were with our workload. I was fully up to date. He asked if I wanted to…
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Nantes, the Green Line!
Le Voyage à Nantes is an art festival that happens every year in Nantes. They give out maps with the green line that travels all the way through…
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Yoga in town
This was my first go at doing a photo shoot and as any perfectionist worth their salt I wanted it to be as perfect as possible. I’d done…
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Pommeraye et Crébillon
As you might have realised by now, sometimes I seem to find myself in Nantes quite often. Ever the creature of habit I have my “spots” that I…
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St Nicolas Basilica, Nantes
Do you remember me saying that in one of my previous articles that I would show you the inside of the Basilica? Chose dite, chose faite. As I…
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In the streets of Nantes on Ascension Thursday 2019
Same day as the last article, but this series is about the streets on Nantes, with some obligatory bike shots, some lovely knockers, shops, churches, and other buildings….
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The river Erdre in Nantes and some birds…
It was Ascension Thursday which is a public holiday in France, and as usual I headed out to Nantes with my camera. The Canon had been getting jealous…
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Photography in the streets of Nantes, May 2019
Now that you’ve had a bit of time to get used to me, I’m going to show you some of the usual photography I do, to keep my…
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Modern architecture on the Île de Nantes
I remember when the words, “modern,” and “architecture,” when used together in the same sentence would conjure up images of post-war concrete brutalism. Think carparks from thw 1960’s…
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Down by the waterfront Part 2
Right, where was I? Ah yes, down by the waterfront, the front being the Hangar à Bananes and the water being the Loire. So we’ve done the Grue…
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Down on the waterfront Part 1
After having met Nikos Aliagas on the Saturday I was still starstruck and it seemed to bring me out of my photographic funk… I’m not saying that all…
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