[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 24 December 2020].
This is the final season’s grievings image I’ll be sharing to my blog in 2020.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this festive mini-series.
decorating the tree
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 24 December 2020].
deck the halls
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 24 December 2020].
it’s time to light the lights
[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 19 December 2020].
I took these photos of a house in the Redlands area of Queensland, just outside Brisbane, on my Dad's birthday in 2007.
My parents and I went for a drive around the local area to see the houses lit up for Christmas while I was staying with them over the holidays.
I'm not a particularly Christmassy person, but I finally edited these a week ago.
It feels like a good time to share them with the world, or else I fear they'll never make it online.
Merry Christmas, if that’s your thing x
untitled #147
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 22 December 2020].
now bring us some figgy pudding
[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 21 December 2020].
There's a whole post to come about my first visit to Kensal Green Cemetery; one of the 'magnificent seven' London cemeteries.
But, between now and Christmas Day, I'll be sharing a few more season's grievings images I took during my visit, including this one.
Images from this mini-series had previously been shared early access for my Patreon patrons two days before making them public to the rest of the world.
But I have a few I want to share so they'll become public closer to 24 hours after original posting there in the lead-up to Christmas.
After Christmas, new images from the series will be available early access to my patrons a week before the rest of the world.
an eye for optical theory
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 14 December 2020].
lean into it
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the festive hearts
[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 12 December 2020].
This looks like being the last season's grievings instalment for now.
If I find any new ones worthy of sharing I'll do so whether that's before Christmas or anytime in the future.
I hope you've enjoyed this mini-series within my sepulchre series.
I'm expecting to have more stained glass images for you soon.
Perusing my digital archives for these images has reminded me exactly how many of my photographs from graveyards, cemeteries, churchyards and more haven't yet seen the light of day.
And don't even start me on how many graves I've captured on film that I would love to share with you!
I especially enjoyed reminiscing over my, as yet, unedited and unpublished photographs from Edinburgh's Parish Church of Saint Cuthbert.
I had the chance to revisit the Saint Cuthbert churchyard in 2011, likely about 10 years after my first visit there. This was due to the generosity of my newest Patreon patron, Sarah Jansen, who gifted me the unneeded return portion of her Edinburgh to London ticket. And Daniel and Mia who put me up for my visit during festival season moments away from the base of the hill Edinburgh Castle rises from. A prime position for photographing the Military Tattoo fireworks (which I did).
I hope to, eventually, share more of my analogue photographs with you, as well as my digital ones. Though a film and flatbed scanner - amongst other things like infinite time and money to devote to the task - is something I need to reinstate into my toolbox first. I'm working on it!
bubbling over
As mentioned in cut out and keep, I'm gradually (too gradually, but speeding up now!) adding a selection of the collages from my 100 Days Project to my RedBubble shop.
The collages are available as postcards, greeting cards, prints and some other goodies, like laptop and phone accessories, home decor, stationery and even cloth face masks, depending on their suitability for each product design.
As it's the festive season, there are deals on multiples of particular items (obviously not restricted to just one design). And most products are still appearing as able to be delivered in time for Christmas (though you'll have to act fast!)
So now is the perfect time to pick up those last-minute gifts for family members and friends who might be a little more tricky to shop for. Or yourself; I won't judge ;)
I’m still in the process of adding work to my shop. If you don’t see a collage design you’re after, or if you're after something particular from my photographic work, please feel free to comment below or email me at propaganda@bronwenhyde.com
Unfortunately, some collages may not be available due to the size and quality of the illustration used. Or because the photograph used was taken at a location that doesn’t allow for me to sell the work commercially (e.g. an English Heritage property or Highgate Cemetery). But I'll be able to let you know promptly if that's the case.
sun-bleached santa
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 10 December 2020].
a millennium in a moment
[I originally posted this collage as early access for my Patreon patrons on 4 December 2020].
merry christmas
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 8 December 2020].
wreath. red ribbons. reunited.
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 6 December 2020].
black river
One of my photographs taken on Mersea Island last year (cropped to square)
is in issue 1 of black river journal.
The first issue garnered submissions from over 200 photographers and is well worth a browse.
o tannenbaum
[I originally posted this image as early access for my Patreon patrons on 4 December 2020].
season's grievings
[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 2 December 2020].
As promised in my 22 November post, albeit starting a day later than planned, I've been putting together a new series of photographs.
These are images I've previously taken that have a particularly seasonal relevance. Though, as warned, they're not really full of your usual Christmas cheer.
As many of you will know, I've a bit of a thing for graveyards, cemeteries, churchyards and other places of rest. If you don't know, now you know.
Reviewing photos I imported from earlier this year recently, I realised I've gathered a collection of photographs from various places of rest that capture mementoes of Christmas. Festive ornaments and decorations left by family and friends recently or not so recently.
So, I thought it was as good a time as any to edit a selection of these to share with you as a series entitled 'season's grievings'.
I'm still reviewing how many I have and editing them as I find them.
Given the topical nature of the series, I'm going to share them early-access for patrons-only on my Patreon, but only two days ahead of them becoming public and being posted here and elsewhere on the interwebs, instead of the usual week.
For the avoidance of doubt: these photos are shared respectfully. Both, for those who've passed and the families who decorated their final resting place.
I find these both beautiful and heartbreaking tributes to those now gone.
eclipse theatre
[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 26 November 2020].
It's easy to forget how much Art Deco architecture still remains in Australia.
There are so many high profile examples of it in major cities, and I'd seen examples in New South Wales towns like Bellingen when on a road trip with a friend in 2010.
But, even then, I kind of forgot. Even though it's one of my favourite architectural styles.
So when Simon and I were on our road trip from Melbourne to Brisbane just over a year ago, it took me a bit by surprise.
From Fish Creek and Yarram in Victoria to Oberon and the well-known Hotel Gearin in Katoomba, New South Wales, we saw a lot of beautiful Art Deco buildings in various states of repair.
Unfortunately, with our trip feeling rushed, with the constant stress created by watching bushfire alerts, and with my limited mobility, we didn't spend much time photographing these gems. Definitely not as much as I would usually demand.
The Eclipse Theatre in Deepwater, New South Wales, was a sneaky surprise that caught our eye on the New England Highway. Still impressive despite its dereliction.
And a place we would never have seen if not for the bushfires that raged across the country.
We were supposed to be driving along the coast somewhere between Port Macquarie and Rosebank according to our original itinerary. Instead, as we stopped to check out this beauty, we were inland about 20 minutes' drive south of a raging bushfire.
Our visit varied a lot from our plans, but I'm thankful for the experiences we had. And grateful we chose to go for Mum's birthday (despite what the day held for us) instead of mine and Simon's. Had we held off until April this year we would not have been able to go at all.