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Kim Ayres Photography

@kimayresphoto.bsky.social

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Portrait and narrative Photographer living in SW Scotland Live weekly podcast on YouTube - search there for @kimayres

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Do you see your #camera as a tool for reality, or a tool for #interpretation? Let me know your thoughts 👇 This clip was taken from Episode 308 of the live, weekly YouTube podcast, "Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres - youtu.be/CI3LCbNm1Hg #photography

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/fhyHbtHIy4A - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #feedback

Live Photography Podcast - Constructive Feedback & Critique on Your Photography - Ep 308

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wonderful time photographing @foxandhoundtheatre.bsky.social - creating rehearsal, staged & promotional photos of their production, "A Trio of Tennessee Williams", with Helen Fox, Codge Crawford, and Tristan Pegg, and directed by Ellie Stevens! #photography #groupselfie #theatre #tennesseewilliams

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/XEa6Vt34d5g - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Woodlands* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #woodlands

Live Photography Podcast - Woodland Photo Challenge - Episode 307 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Forests are notoriously difficult to photograph without losing all sense of depth. In this video, I share 2 simple ways to break through the trees and give your composition some real three-dimensionality. Full discussion in Ep 305 of the podcast youtu.be/VRB2s-TvaIQ #Photography

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What is the difference between High Key, Low Key, and even High Contrast photos? Taken from Episode 306 of the live weekly podcast: youtu.be/EI35PQA-7nw #CompositionTips #CreativePhotography #PhotographyMentor #ArtOfPhotography #HighKeyLowKey

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/EI35PQA-7nw - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 306 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tree hugging with light! If you get that magical combination of sun and mist, in a woodland, then you can get the most amazing photographic effect if you place the sun behind the tree. Taken from Episode 305 of the live weekly #podcast: youtu.be/VRB2s-TvaIQ #Photography #CompositionTips

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/VRB2s-TvaIQ - I'll be looking at the multiple different ways you can approach photographing *woodlands* - in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #woodlands

Live Photography Podcast - Photographing Woodlands - Episode 305 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The importance of taking bad photos! This clip was taken from Episode 304 of my live weekly podcast on YouTube. youtube.com/live/b3KuCE1... #photography #podcast #photographytips

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How can we make sure we draw the viewer's eye to the right part of the photo straight away? This clip was taken from Episode 304 of my live weekly podcast on YouTube #photography #podcast #photographytips

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My latest free Substack newsletter is now available! Inside, what's coming up in the September podcasts - including the topic and challenge of the month, and sharing 6 quick video shorts from recent episodes. kimayresphotography.substack.com #Photography #PhotographyMentor #WoodlandPhotography

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I am a professional photographer with a love for creating artistic and cinematic photography. I also run a live podcast at 3pm UK time every Sunday on YouTube called "Understanding Photography with Ki...

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/b3KuCE1kI1w - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #feedback

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 304 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/lpthzrHL-3M - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Car* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #cars

Live Photography Podcast - Car Photo Challenge - Episode 303 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/sdDaX9Swsg0 - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 302 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/4HJHKuvX9y0 - I'll be looking at the multiple different ways you can approach photographing *cars* - in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #cars

Live Photography Podcast - Photographing Cars - Episode 301 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/K3A-_MJNqZ4 - what do you want to know about my gear, my photos or my journey? In this 300th Episode Special, you get to grill me - in the Understanding #Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us!

Live Photography Podcast - 300th Episode Special -Ask The Photographer! - Episode 300 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/JwhY9tkdMIo - I'll be exploring the idea of "tools not rules", and how the more you know the easier it is to express your creative vision, in the Understanding Photography podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #toolsnotrules

Live Photography Podcast - How to Make ANYTHING Look Interesting - Episode 299 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/9UgxRuVYsm0 - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Live Music* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #livemusic

Live Photography Podcast - Live Music Photo Challenge - Episode 298 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/iHk-LHaobM8 - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 297 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/r6p4sw2cm08 - I'll be looking at the fun, and the challenges, of photographing *Live Music* - in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #livemusic

Live Photography Podcast - Photographing Live Music - Episode 296 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/xnMuN5rCWNU - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *ICM - Intentional Camera Movement* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #icm #intentional

Live Photography Podcast - Intentional Camera Movement Challenge - Episode 295 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/8K4DuYFjwb4 - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #podcast #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 294 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/Nn7GY6pw628 - I'll be exploring the concept of ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #icm #intentionalcameramovement

Live Photography Podcast - ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - Episode 293 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/W4ypJ1Ljs7g - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 292 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/_SGIqkXik10 - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Pareidolia* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #pareidolia

Live Photography Podcast - The Pareidolia Photo Challenge - Episode 291 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/Hn3Wbbfzg48 - I'll be exploring the concept of Pareidolia - seeing faces and objects in random patterns - in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #pareidolia

Live Photography Podcast - Pareidolia - Seeing Faces in objects - Episode 290 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/y1LwvUbDjZo - I'll be discussing "Crowd" - an interactive photography event I'll be doing across Spring Fling Weekend at the end of May. Hope you can join us! #podcast #photography

Live Photography Podcast - CROWD - Photography Event at Spring Fling - Episode 289 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/iLtoVM0Spck - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Signs* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - The Signs Photo Challenge - Episode 288 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/udxpAi0WDD8 - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 287 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/cqK69BSfshU - I'll be exploring the idea of Photographing Signs - in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #signs

Live Photography Podcast - Photographing Signs - Episode 286 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/5oeL7h7RzOM - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 285 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/jpxV9iCpoow - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Head Shot* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #headshot

Live Photography Podcast - The Head Shot Photo Challenge - Episode 284 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/j0QzeEjans0 - I'll be showing how much fun you can have with your phone, #daffodils, and a stroll around your local neighbourhood. I also give feedback on 2 submitted images Hope you can join us! #podcast #photography

Live Photography Podcast - 35 Ways to Photograph Daffodils - PLUS Critique - Episode 283 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/4hEECk8TZEU - we'll be talking about the #photos I created across the day I spent with #woodsman and furniture maker, Phil Crennel, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast! Hope you can join us!

Live Photography Podcast - Photographing Phil Crennell - Episode 282 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/KeqGocJU7gY - I'll be exploring Head Shots, and the particular rules we need to understand with this genre, in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography #headshots

Live Photography Podcast - Topic of the Month - Episode 281 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/GOyAKM3xylw - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 280 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/LXG_u974mQI - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Low Light* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #feedback #lowlight

Live Photography Podcast - Low Light Photo Challenge - Episode 279 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/YEmD8sin_8o - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #podcast #photography #feedback

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 278 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/LBBnhgL90Mg - I'll be exploring the problems of, and solutions to, Low Light Photography in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Low Light Photography - Episode 277 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/3XyliBsLDi0 - We'll be talking the album cover photo shoot I did for Firelight Trio on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us!

Live Photography Podcast - Photographing an Album Cover for Firelight Trio - Episode 276 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/C3yzkecWrnE - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Texture* Photo Challenge, on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #feedback #texture

Live Photography Podcast - Texture Photo Challenge - Episode 275 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

So excited to finally be able to share with you the cover of the forthcoming album, "Midnight Followed" by Firelight Trio! It will officially be released this Saturday at Celtic Connections. It was such a fun shoot! #photography #albumcover #firelighttrio #music #bands

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/0QIwHIXEeYM - I'll be giving #feedback on photos submitted to the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast. Hope you can join us! #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Feedback on Your Photography - Episode 274 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

How do you convey a sense #touch in #photography - what something would feel like to lick, or rub against your cheek? TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/cG1tIWBLJ6Q - I'll be exploring #Texture in the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast.

Live Photography Podcast - Texture in Photography - Episode 273 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/kSe74jjs5fw - we'll be viewing the submissions to the *Your Best Photo of 2025* on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #feedback #bestphoto

Live Photography Podcast - Your Best Photo of 2025 - Episode 272 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Every January I put up a blog post of my favourite photos from the past year. To view all the images, and my comments, then head over to: kimayres.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025... Feel free to leave a comments (there or here) and let me know which one(s) you like the best 🙂 #photography #bestof2025

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/JMl03ebqOzE - we'll be reflecting on the highlights of the podcast over the past 12 months. Which episode had 93 times more views than another? And who accumulated the most Smug Points? Hope you can join us! #podcast #photography

Live Photography Podcast - Highlights of 2025 - Episode 271 of UPwKA

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Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wishing you all simple and uncomplicated Christmas Selfies over the Festive Season and the year ahead! #photography #festive #seasonal #selfies #christmas #fairylights #cinematic #noididntuseai #kimayresphoto

Kim Ayres Photography @kimayresphoto.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

TODAY (Sunday) - 3pm (UK time) #livestreaming on YouTube - youtu.be/ph6lbqPslVE - we'll be viewing the submissions to the Reflections Photo Challenge on the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres live video #podcast Hope you can join us! #photography #reflections #challenge

Live Photography Podcast - Reflections Photo Challenge - Episode 268 of UPwKA

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