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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My lad is also called Bear! I am honoured to be his butler.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Looking down the West Kennet Avenue at Avebury on a gloomy October day. #StandingStoneSunday

A black and white photograph looking down the West Kennet Avenue at Avebury. The skies are grey, threatening rain. Stunted trees and standing stones are silhouetted against the horizon.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

For #HillfortsWednesday a photo of the entrance into Liddington Castle hillfort, situated just outside of Swindon.

A black and white photograph of the entrance to Liddington Castle hillfort. The hillfort banks rise up either side of the entrance way, in which can be seen a woman and a dog.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

For #StandingStoneSunday a view of the north-west quadrant of Avebury Henge.

A black and white photograph taken at Avebury Henge during early Spring. A row of large sarsen stones in the north-west quadrant of the stone circle cuts diagonally across the frame. Behind them rises the high bank that encircles the stone circle. A man can be seen walking between the two foremost stones.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Ditch and bank of Ringsbury Camp Iron Age hillfort to the west of Swindon for #HillfortsWednesday

A black and white photograph of Ringsbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort situated to the west of Swindon.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

For #TombTuesday a photograph of Wayland's Smithy taken during a cooler time of the year.

A colour photograph of Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic burial chamber just off the Ridgeway.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A statue of Jacob Van Artevelde standing in Vrijdagmarkt in Gent. Probably Ricoh GR1v and #Tri-X #blackandwhite #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead

A black and white photo of a statue of Jacob Van Artevelde standing in Vrijdagmarkt in Gent.

The day woke with a flat grey sky and although chairs and tables have been placed outside of cafés there are only a couple of people visible in the frame, suggesting early morning. The trees are not fully in leaf, suggesting mid-Spring. Seven pigeons wander about near the base of the statue, searching hopefully for scraps of food dropped the previous evening.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I used to live a couple of hundred metres from the Thames just south of Oxford. It was a popular place for stolen mopeds to be dumped and set alight after being joyridden. #blackandwhite #filmisnotdead #tri-x

A black and white photograph. To the right of frame are stacked some ruined mopeds. They have no tyres and appear to have been set on fire. They are leaning against a metal-railing gate with metal fish, which is itself leaning against a brick wall with graffiti on it. There is also a shopping trolley.

To the left of frame a gravel path weaves its way into the distance, reaching a metal-railing fence. Beyond the fence lies a meadow, although it can barely be perceived due to the misty weather. The shadows of a line of trees can be seen in the distance.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A view of Malmesbury, with the spire of St. Paul's Church to the left. #photography #Olympus #blackandwhite

A black and white photo taken in Malmesbury. The sky is moody, with dark clouds. The trees are bare, although some shrubs in the foreground look to have buds. It is 13.55, as can be seen from the clock on St. Paul's Church Spire, the only part of the church that remains.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sunlight streaming through a window creating shadows and silhouettes. #photography

Silhouettes and shadows created by sunlight streaming through a window. Only one object is discernible - an awards trophy with a female figurine with one arm raised. There is lens flare to the right side of the image.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Why don't more people cycle in the UK? The National Cycle Network 👇

Photograph of part of the National Cycle Network in the UK. The path is very muddy with lots of puddles.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I used to wander around with camera poking my nose into places few people went. I found these boots under a wide concrete road bridge. Why were they there? Did their owner leave barefoot? South Oxford. #photography #blackandwhite #tri-x #filmisnotdead

A black and white film photograph taken underneath a road bridge. In the foreground, lying in a shallow pool of water, are a pair of women's below the knee boots, discarded. The bridge is constructed in concrete, roughly 20m wide, and the space underneath is rough dirt and stones, with a couple of pools of water against the right-side wall. The view through the bridge hints trees, although this part of the photo is very grainy.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Down in the Catacombs of Paris, the underground ossuaries holding the remains of more than six million people. #blackandwhite #photography #Paris

Black and white photo of the Catacombs of Paris, the underground ossuaries holding the remains of roughly six million people. The view is of a doorway, either side of which, painted on the wall, are two white triangles. Above the doorway is written "Arrête! C'est ici l'empire de la mort" - Stop! Here is the empire of death. Through the doorway the passage descends into darkness. A distant plaque is unable to be read.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

For #Standingstonesunday a summer's day photo of a chap enjoying a quiet moment at #Avebury #blackandwhite #photography

A black and white photo of a standing stone at Avebury. Beside the stone a man sits in a camping chair, wearing dark trousers and a white t-shirt with a collar. He is looking at his phone, possibly using it to listen to something, as it appears he is wearing earphones. There is a carrier bag beside the chair. The sky is cloudy, although the man's attire suggests the weather is warm. The stone itself dwarfs the man. It is as wide as it is high.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I think this photograph was taken in Oxford, somewhere near near the river at Folly Bridge. I can't remember the camera used for sure, but probably a Ricoh GR1v. The film was definitely Tri-X. #Oxford #filmphotography #blackandwhite #tri-x

A black and white photograph in a square format. The photograph shows two sets of steps. The steps to the left have a railing (left) and a hand rail (right). The steps to the right can be seen through a doorway in a stone wall, which forms the division between the two sets of steps, and are mostly hidden by this wall. At the top of the steps, which is street level, buildings can be seen in the distance.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Anthony Gormley statue, "Sound II", in the crypt of Winchester Cathedral. There is a tube mechanism inside the statue, so that when the water in the crypt rises the statue stands with water in its cupped hands. #blackandwhitephotography #photography #winchestercathedral

Black and white photo of the Anthony Gormley statue "Sound II" in the crypt of Winchester Cathedral. The statue, which is standing ankle deep in water, stands with its head bowed, seemingly in quiet contemplation amidst the gothic arches of the crypt.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A statue of a woman in the Jardins du Trocadéro in Paris. #Paris #Statue

Photograph of a statue in the Jardins du Trocadéro, Paris. A low winter sun is lighting the stone statue of a woman. The sky is blue, with only a couple of white clouds.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Going through some old photos. This is from Paris, 2015. #Paris #Tuilleries #blackandwhite

Black and white image taken in the Tuilleries gardens in Paris. It is winter, there are no leaves on the trees, a low sun is casting long shadows. The hand and wrist of a statue reach into the image from the left, seemingly to pluck a street lamp from the ground.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Looking across the field of wheat towards Liddington Castle. #HillfortsWednesday

A black and white photo looking across a field of wheat towards Liddington Castle hillfort on the horizon. The sky is full of Bob Ross “happy little clouds”.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

For #tombtuesday here is a Bronze Age barrow, that also contained Anglo Saxon and Medieval burials, in a churchyard.

The photo shows a Bronze Age burial mound in a churchyard. The church, dating back to the 12th century can be seen in the background.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

#HillfortsWednesday Barbury Castle, taken from the Ridgeway, looking eastwards. Just visible on the horizon to the left is Liddington Castle.

A black and white photograph of Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hillfort to the south of Swindon. A harrowed field leads the eye towards the hill on which the hillfort was constructed some 2500 years ago. A path can be seen climbing the hill towards one of the entrances.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The Tuileries Gardens, Paris. Early 2000s. Tri-X. #photography #filmphotography #Paris #Tri-X

A black and white photograph taken in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. There is a low winter sun casting elongated shadows from the bare trees, which stand in rows. A jogger can be seen in the mid-distance and three other figures in the far distance, otherwise the scene is as bare of human life as the trees are of leaves.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Canal Saint-Martin, Paris, looking towards the lock that joins the Seine. Mid 2000s. Tri-X.

Black and white photo of the Canal Saint-Martin, Paris, taken in the mid 2000s. It is winter, as the trees lining the canal are without leaves, and there is a slight mist/haze to the distance. There are slight ripples on the water, indicating a light breeze, that distort the reflections of the trees. The canal leads to the last lock before it joins the Seine. People can be seen walking across a footbridge at the far end of the lock.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The Royal Palace, Amsterdam, seen in the distance after a late afternoon storm. Photo taken from Damstraat. Early 2000s. Tri-X. #photography #filmphotography #Amsterdam #Tri-X

Black and white photograph of a street scene in Amsterdam. There has been a recent storm as the street and pavements are wet. The photographer is taking the photo contre jour, so most of the people on the pavements are in shadow. There is a bicycle parked on the pavement directly in front of the photographer. Various shop signs can be seen mounted on the buildings of the street. In the distance the Royal Palace can be seen standing against the bright sky.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I love finding little scenes that could tell different stories depending on your mood. Here, a solitary soiled glove and a discarded cigarette butt showing no signs of being lit. Early 2000s near Castillon, Calvados. Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #glove #Tri-X

A black and white photograph of a glove and cigarette butt on stony ground. The photograph has been taken from above and at fairly close range - the glove and butt almost fill the frame. The glove is light in colour, from the right hand, and is heavily soiled with a dark material on the fingers and thumb. The cigarette butt, lying to the left of the glove, shows no obvious sign of having been lit.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Amsterdam, Spring 2005. It was mid afternoon when the sky dramatically darkened, so I headed into a bar. The rain was torrential, with thunder and lightning. Unfortunately I can’t remember the location. #film #filmphotography #Amsterdam #Provia400 #storm

A digital scan of a slide film photo. The photographer is sitting in a bar taking a photo of the street scene outside. Although mid afternoon in May it is quite dark and gloomy. The streets are sodden with the rain of a sudden storm. Immediately outside of the bar a line of metal and wicker chairs are facing the photographer, empty. A pot plant and an ashtray, with one discarded butt, sit on a round marble effect tabletop. In the mid distance a man, dressed in black in a hooded top, is standing in front of a parked car paying for a parking ticket at a machine. A candle, that is inside the bar, can be seen reflected in the window of the bar projected onto the dark bodywork of the parked car. A brake light from a passing car, that is out of the scene, trails across a third of the photo due to the slow shutter speed used. On the opposite side of the road, to the left, posters advertising events are plastered onto an old style, round advertising plinth. The opposite shops have their lights on and these are reflecting on the wet tarmac. An alleyway disappears into the distance.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This is Donnington Bridge, spanning the Thames just south of Oxford. Boat crews were practicing for Eights Week and the splash that can be seen in the foreground is from an oar of a passing boat. Early 2000s. Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #monochrome #Oxford

A black and white photograph taken under Donnington Bridge, Oxford. The structure of the underside of the bridge has rib-like concrete beams spanning the water. The far side of the bridge is covered in graffiti. On the opposite banks crews are prepping their eight person sculling shells for practice for the Oxford Eights Week. In the foreground one of these sculling shells is going, at speed, under the bridge and due to this speed and the slow shutter speed it is just a blur, with one of its oars causing a splash in the water.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The Lucy Eagle Ironworks alongside the Oxford Canal, early 2000s. After closing it was made into luxury apartments, but before it was I managed to capture this image of a setting sun blazing through the old factory windows. Fujifilm Provia 400 #photography #filmphotography #Oxford #Provia400

A colour scan of a photographic slide. The image has been taken through the windows of an abandoned factory, the Lucy Eagle Ironworks in Oxford. Brambles can be seen growing up the windows. The silhouette of a tree can be seen in the upper panes of glass. Through the window a setting sun is illuminating further interior glass windows with a brilliant golden yellow light.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Another photograph taken on the Pont des Arts, looking towards the Place de l’Institut. Paris, 2005. Tri-X. #photography #filmphotography #film #Paris #Tri-X #blackandwhite #monochrome

A black and white photographer of the Place de l’Institut taken from the Pont des Arts. It is nighttime. The Place de l’Institut is floodlit. There is soft street lighting on the Pont des Arts, which highlights the wooden boards that make up it surface. Two empty benches can be seen in the middle of the bridge in the mid distance, whilst the two further benches are occupied. A couple walks towards the camera on the left of the frame, in silhouette and slightly blurry due to the slow shutter speed. Two other couples can be seen further down the bridge, one to the left, the other to the right.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Standing on the Pont des Arts looking towards the Île de la Cité, with the lit Pont Neuf crossing the frame. The spire of Sainte Chapelle can be seen rising above the rooftops. Paris, 2005 #photography #filmphotography #Paris #blackandwhite

A black and white photograph of the Île de la Cité in Paris, with the photographer standing on the Pont des Arts. It is nighttime and the lights of the Pont Neuf, which crosses the frame, are lighting up the inky water, which looks quite choppy. A trip boat is coming underneath the right side of the Pont Neuf. Also to the right can be seen moored house boats. The spire of the Sainte Chapelle church can be seen rising above the rooftops of the Île de la Cité. It is winter, as the trees are bare.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Another view of Sint-Michielskerk, Gent, taken from Onderbergen. The Museum of the History of Medicine is on the right immediately in front of the church. Tri-X, 2005. #photography #filmphotography #tri-x #Gent

A black and white photograph of a deserted, cobbled street view at night. The cobbles are wet and the streetlights are reflecting off them. The street leads up to Sint-Michielskerk, the view of which is semi-hidden by the buildings of Onderbergen, the street from which the photo has been taken.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Looking towards Sint-Niklaaskerk, Gent, from Sint-Michielsbrug on a cold, wet autumn night. The Belfort van Gent can be seen in the distance. Tri-X, 2005. #photography #filmphotography #Gent

A black and white photograph of Sint-Niklaaskerk in Gent, with the Belfort van Gent in the distance. It is a wet, autumn night and the street lights are reflecting on the wet cobbles. The streets are almost deserted, with only a couple of people visible. The church and the belfry are lit up against the dark sky. The photo has been taken from Sint-Michielsbrug.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Another film photo, taken in 2005, I believe. Taken on the west side of Île Saint-Louis looking across the Seine towards the Hôtel de Ville behind the Jardins des Combattants de La Nueve. Tri-X film. #photography #Paris #blackandwhite

Black and white photograph taken on the île Saint-Louis in Paris. It is winter as the trees are bare. A couple are in the mid distance walking towards the camera. The Hôtel de Ville can be seen in the far distance, across the waters of the Seine.

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Andy Hudson @andy-8ch.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I’ve just been looking through some old b+w film photos I took a while back, before being seduced with the immediacy of digital. I really should start using film again.

Black and white photograph taken at the Oxford end of the Oxford Canal showing the towpath to the left, railings alongside the winding (turning) hole and two British Waterways working boats moored up. It’s a still winter’s day with reflections of the canal side trees, railings and boats visible in the water.

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