Sammy had no drive, no reason to make it work. Me? Yeah, I got a reason.

This is genuinely one of the best films ever made.

(Source: peakingoranges)

finished two films in my Holga 120N that have birmingharm photography on them on account that i’ve been carrying it around with me whilst on lomography business. gonna get those processed tomorrow and get the piccys online ASAP cos it feels like ages since I upload some photos.
atm i’ve got a film in a la sardina that i’ve borrowed, a film in my fisheye that i’ve just started, a film in my praktica that i’m about 2/3rds of the way thru aaaand a film in the halina panoramic that I just brought that I haven’t started yet.

stuartchard:

Stephen Poliakoff’s new film “Dancing On The Edge” underway in Birmingham

I’ve walked past here a fair few times, does anyone know what’s going on?

iamanalogueboy:

Graveyard Gate on Flickr.

I’ve liked this on facebook, and flickr, so might as well go for all three!
Check this out by fellow LSS member Tom Welland.

look at this awesome photograph.

(Source: amgraphy)

I’m sorry guys but this is probably the best book I’ve ever read!?

I don’t think i’ve ever enjoyed a book quite as much as this (except maybe American Psycho but that was a different kind of enjoyment you know?) or tittered to myself like a four year old so much before. Frankie is a great writer and I say that in all seriousness because it must have been really fucking hard to write a biography and to keep it engaging, amusing and interesting. There are moments where he goes off on a tangent but when he does you enjoy it because it’s entertaining. Some of his jokes are pretty crude so if you don’t enjoy that kind of thing (or enjoy gratuitous use of the word c… uh, that C word…) you will probably think it blows and that i’m a moron or something but uh yeah… it’s great. I genuinely look forward to getting on the train so I can read it but that could just have something to do with how mundane Catcher In The Rye was. Yeah two thumbs up from me so far and I haven’t even finished it yet.

I’ve started reading this. It’s certainly amusing, i’ve been giggling like a little schoolgirl who just… well whatever, anyway it’s really good and there’s a lot of things Frankie says that I can really empathize with (i’m not sure if that’s worrying or not…) I can’t remember the exact quote but he says he sort of distanced himself from school friends when he was younger because all he could see them doing was growing up with 9 kids, working a menial job to buy a barretts house and I was like yes I know exactly how you feel and you would too if you lived in Nuneaton and went to school at Manor Park Community School…

Guys! Lomography Birmingham, the little shop I work for on the 2nd floor of Selfridges, are hosting a party tomorrow night from 6 till 9. There will be free alcohol, music, free alcohol, cameras, free alcohol, friendly advice, free alcohol, film and uhh did I mention free alcohol? But in all seriousness it’s going to be cool. The press and Fused magazine will be around too so you could get your friendly faces in print. If that doesn’t convince you, like if you don’t drink or something, then you should come anyway just to laugh at me swanning around like a madman whilst trying to squeeze in a beer. GOOD TIMES.

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/196024390495983

I finished this last night whilst on the way back from Birmingham. It’s been… okay, I haven’t enjoyed it as much as some of the other things I’ve read but it’s not a terrible book. I liked the ending? I can’t quite understand why it’s hailed as such a classic but I suppose, the way it’s written, was like revoltutionary at the time. But yeah it was okay… I’m not sure what i’m gonna read next, might give Frankie Boyle’s My Shit Life So Far a shot!

Today marked the opening of the new Lomography store in Selfridges, Birmingham.

Unfortunately I wasn’t there to see it (i’m in tomorrow, today was my day off!) but i’m sure everything went off without a hitch. This is the motley crew that i’m working with, Jon got the cafe guy to take this picture with his Instax Wide, they’re all pretty awesome people, come and say hello!