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Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Liverpool's African Festival aka Oye

Liverpool’s African Festival was photographed in 2008, Liverpool’s Year As European Capital Of Culture. The festival was an “Explosion” of music and vibrant colours,

In 2023 I “revamped” these images, by darkening the background to make the colourfull African clothes worn by the performers stand out further.

The event is very popular providing me with the ideal opportunity to raise awareness for Blood Cancer UK

Home | Africa Oye – Sefton Park, Liverpool, 17/18 June 2023

The emotion and charisma of the performers was perfection

Individual portraits and character studies of musicians
captured at Liverpool’s African Festival “Oye”

One Photograph

Three images

I wanted to capture the athleticism of performers jump with no distraction

-a crop with a darkened background.

I wanted to emphasize just how high he was jumping
-the inclusion of background elements

The surrounding atmosphere
-inclusion of drummer’s expression on left

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Superlambanana -Go Superlambananas 2008 (Revamp)

Superlambanana & Go Superlambanas!

Superlambanana is a bright yellow sculpture in Liverpool, England. Weighing almost 8 tonnes (7.9 long tons) and standing at 5.2 metres (17 feet) tall, it is intended to be a cross between a banana and a lamb and was designed by New York City-based Japanese artist Taro Chiezo. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the Avril Robarts Library of Liverpool John Moores University, having previously been located on Wapping near the Albert Dock.

Source:Superlambanana - Wikipedia

Go Superlambananas! was an art exhibition that took place in Liverpool, England, during the city's European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2008. Based upon Taro Chiezo's Superlambanana, which had been located in Liverpool since 1998, the exhibit consisted of 124 two metre high replicas, which were located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. Each mini-Superlambanana was individually designed by local community groups and artists, with a range of public and private sector organisations providing sponsorship funding. The mini-Superlambananas were on display for ten weeks, from June to August 200

Source:Go Superlambananas! - Wikipedia

Above “Lord Mayor” Superlambanna, taken just inside Main Entrance at Liverpool Town Hall

A Superlambanna paying homage to the Beatles Album Cover “Sergeant Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band”, photographed outside The Beatles Museum Royal Albert Dock Liverpool. The original artwork for “The Sergeant Pepper Lonley Hearts Club Band” Album Cover was designed by Peter Blake

Superlambanana Tribute to Pete Price Radio City Hoast taken at Met Quarter

Superlambanana Design Featuring Cityscape, situated Clayton Square

Friday, 13 January 2023

The Children’s Festival And Sensazione 2008 (Revamped work 2023)

The Children’s Festival And Sensazione

In 2008 As part of the City’s cultural celebrations, Liverpool hosted two family orientated events, The Children’s Festival inside St John’s Gardens And Sensazione on St George’s Plateau outside St Georges Hall. Both events featured Street Theatre, many attractions and activities.

Interaction With Entertainment

First Image right depicts Human Statues entertaing in St Johns Gardens, a child is pictured just right of frame.

More Interaction between children and stareet theatre from both Children's and Sensazione festivals further below.

Individual Portraits Of Entertainment

Depicted below is the variety of FREE entertainment at Sensazione and children’s festivals, from a vibrant Spanish dancer to Human Statues, and fantastic Street Theatre, these events had everything for all the family.

Thursday, 17 November 2022

LightNight Liverpool 2012 (re-presented)

LightNight Liverpool 2012

Attending LightNight was a fantastic experience.

Liverpool Cathedral

-Liverpool's Sense Of Sound Choir

The spriitual harmony of Sence Of Sound Choir "warmed" people on what was a colder evening in May, inside the beauty of The Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool Town Hall

-Victorian Characters & Ball Dance

Photographing the Victorian Ball Dance, inside Liverpool's Town Hall above was like "stepping back in time", surrounded by the luxurious decadant grandure of the ballroom and the ornate chandeliers.

Please follow my Twitter handle @liverfocus for more photographs from these events and more aspects of culture in Liverpool.

Photographs taken in 2012 re-presented in 2022, as part of my continued work using my potography to raise awareness for Blood Cancer UK.

@Bloodcancer_uk

LightNight is Liverpool's free one-night arts festival, shining a spotlight on the city and celebrating our world class cultural offer.
Over 100 organizations collaborate annually to create an inspiring trail of events with talks, workshops, performance, music and more.

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

WAR HERO CRAIG LUNDBERG Liverpool Olympic Flame Ceremony 2012 (RE-PRESENTED)

WAR HERO CRAIG LUNDBERG

Liverpool Olympic Flame Ceremony 2012

Liverpool celebrates the Olympics held in England in 2012, with a ceremony involving the Olympic Flame.

Craig Lundberg a blind Iraq war hero carried the Olympic Torch on the Mersey Ferry from Birkenhead to Liverpool's Pier Head.

Craig was a lance corporal in the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster when he was blinded during a rooftop battle with insurgents in Basra in March 2007. A rocket-propelled grenade exploded when it hit the body armour on his chest, leaving him with arm and facial injuries.

Despite the pain, he insisted on picking up his rifle and continuing to lead his men to fight.

he received a commendation for his bravery in Iraq.

He was given a joint commanders’ commendation by Major General Hamish Rollo at the regimental headquarters of the Duke of Lancaster Regiment, in Preston.

The citation reads: “The gallantry displayed by LCpl Lundberg that night was without equal. His bravery under fire despite serious injury ensured his section continued to fight bravely in a desperate situation.”

Sources to paragraphs above

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/heroic-liverpool-soldier-blinded-iraq-11580305

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/blind-hero-soldier-bid-paralympics-3484673#amp-readmore-target

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/remembering-olympic-torch-came-liverpool-11690070

Photography Taken To Raise Awareness For @bloodcancer_uk

Haloween Lantern Parade Sefton Park 2008 (re presented)

The Halloween Lantern Parade

Sefton Park Liverpool 31/10/2008

Art comes alive at this event held in Sefton Park
Halloween Parade | Lantern Company
The Lantern Company have grown a reputation over the last 10 years for creating unusual work of an excellent artistic quality.
They have a wealth of experience in producing and directing arts festivals, one-off site specific events, carnival parades and visual theatre.
They also undertake sculptural commissions and create processional kinetic floats, costumes and large-scale puppets.
Their core artistic team have specialist skills and in-depth knowledge and experience in these fields, and they constantly seek new and inventive ways to animate and illuminate our work, frequently collaborating with artists and organizations from different disciplines, which lends a vitality to all their work.

Photography Taken To Raise Awareness For @bloodcancer_uk