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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 04/09/2025

I've started going back through my archives and came across this one I had forgotten I'd taken. It's definitely not the kind of thing I shoot now, but I loved the sense of experimentation. I think this is going into a new folder called "Photos I don't remember taking but actually really like".

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 01/09/2025

And a few more from Park Walk, in Dorset

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 01/09/2025

And whilst I'm at it, here's 4 of my favourite tree photos, from back along. I guess I'm re-introducing myself to people. Hi!

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 01/09/2025

I also spent a little time wandering around London with my camera...

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 24/02/2025

I'm not going to blow own trumpet or anything, but this image gave me a 'highly commended' in LPOTY a few years ago. It's the only time I've entered, and only did it so I could say I had. Sometimes you just have to follow your gut. #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Fog #Landscape

This is a black and white image of a foggy urban scene. It has been taken on a local playing field. In the background, there is a line of trees, masked out by the fog. In the foreground there is a table tennis table. There's an uneasy feeling about this scene, because it feels like the table should be used, but it's left empty in an atmospheric scene.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 23/02/2025

I took this image around 6 or 7 years ago, as part of my first long-form project 'The Downs'. I was shooting the same location over all season, and the first thing I learned, is that the low-hanging fruit in a project goes pretty darned quickly. #BlackAndWhite #Photography #SelfPortrait #Monochrome

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 22/02/2025

Evening all. Saturday night, innit. Bosh.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 21/02/2025

Woodland, for me, is an altogether different world when the fog rolls in. It's deeps and mysterious and enchanting. I see the same place through different eyes. Like looking at a landscape for the first time. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Woodland #Fog

This is a black and white image of a foggy woodland scene. In the background you can see a bright light, masking out the distant trees. In the foreground you can see a number of long, thin trees in different shapes and angles.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 20/02/2025

I still remember taking this photo, notably for the weather that we were facing when we arrived. It was New Year’s Day 2022 and, by the time we arrived, was absolutely throwing it down. But once you're wet you're wet. #Photography #LandscapePhotography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #CoastalPhotography

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 19/02/2025

I know I've shot and posted this scene 100s of times in the past, but I just can't get over it. You could be forgiven for thinking that all I do is wait for foggy weather, then head up onto the hill. But I just love this view so much. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography

This is a black and white image of the famous 'Gold Hill' in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It is a steep, cobbled hill, lined with cottages on the left, and a strong defensive wall on the right. Alongside the wall there is a small, black railing. Fog hangs heavy throughout the scene, masking out any details in the distance. It is atmospheric and holds a 'classic' view about it.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 18/02/2025

I've written a new article on Substack about a recent trip to London, and finding an oasis of quiet amongst the bustle. quieterspaces.substack.com/p/finding-th...

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 17/02/2025

Over the course of my 20+ years shooting, I would say that there are, maybe, 10 that I think are really good images - and I don’t use that term lightly. I think this is one of them. #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Documentary #StreetPhotography #Reportage #Photography

This is a black and white taken in a street. The scene in ambiguous. There are 3 main characters, all dressed fully in white gowns and hoods. There are eye holes cut out of the hoods, so that the people can see. To their ankles are tied lengths of heavy chains. One person is looking directly ahead. One person is looking to the camera, and one person is looking up and to the right.

The scene is unnerving, and poses questions to the casual viewer.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 17/02/2025

As well as my own persona Substack account, I've also created a publication account, where I'm going to writing posts dedicated more to finding a little bit of peace and quiet in the crazy online world we're in these days. Come say hello! quieterspaces.substack.com #substack #photography #mindful

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 17/02/2025

Another image from the 3 days of glorious fog we had at the beginning of the year. Hoping for a little more before the spring kicks in. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Trees #Fog

This is a black and white image of a foggy woodland scene. There are trees all around, with fog hanging in the background of the scene. In the foreground, there are some areas of interest. On the right of the scene, there are two thin trees, which have fallen over and form a cross. In the background, there are two thin trees, reaching up towards the light.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 16/02/2025

I can still remember this day. It was cold, silent and utterly beautiful. This is not a location I had set out for. I was visiting a woodland on the other side of the road and yet, I found this new discovery. #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Woodland #Fog

This is a black and white image of a foggy woodland scene. To the left and right, you can see trees, covered by the fog. In the centre is a small grassy track, leading to a stile.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 15/02/2025

Dark and brooding woodlands are, strangely, my happy place. I love them. The creaking of the trunks, the wind whispering it's secrets amongst the leaves. Haunting, and lovely. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Trees #Woodland

This is a black and white image of a woodland scene in the fog. In the distance, on the right, you can see a small copse of trees next to a dark, winding path. On the left, there are smaller, thinner confusions of branches and leaves, but light is breaking through.

In the foreground, there is a single tree trunk, gnarled and textured.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 12/02/2025

Random patterns on the beach. Branksome Chine, Dorset - January 2025 (although it could be anywhere at any time, I guess!) #Photography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #LandscapePhotography #Reflections #CoastalPhotography

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 09/02/2025

One of my happy places in life is Dartmoor. There’s just something about the stillness, which is intoxicating and addictive. There is nothing to be heard, apart from the wind blowing across the landscape, and the birdsong overhead. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography

This is black and white image of a rural location in Dartmoor, in the south of the UK. In the distance you can see the light catching the tops of the hills, and on the right the low-lying fog drifting along the landscape. In the foreground is mostly wild grass, with bodies of water punctuated here and there.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 08/02/2025

Gold Hill is well known after a 1970s television advert for bread, directed by Ridley Scott. I’ve shot it countless times. What’s sad to me, is that people stop there and don't venture to the right with a minute's walk. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Fog #Landscape #Moody

This is a black and white image of a foggy scene. You can see old, brick buildings to the right. You can see benches and hedges to the left, and trees in the distance, being masked slightly by the fog. In the centre there is a single figure emerging from the fog.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 07/02/2025

Jubilee Fire Beacon. - Wiltshire

This is a black and white image of a fire beacon, sitting on top of a hill in the Wiltshire countryside. It is surrounded by rocks at the base, to keep it stable, and you can see countryside all around. There are brooding clouds above, giving an altogether cold feeling.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 06/02/2025

Another one of those weird trees, and sometimes you just get lucky with the atmospherics and the light! #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Landscape #Fog #Trees

This is a black and white image of a weird looking tree in the fog. There is very limited visibility in the background, but there is some gorgeous light coming in from the right and casting a gentle shadow on the ground. The tree has seen better days!

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 05/02/2025

Another minimal square, going into my series 'In the middle of things'. I've shot this lamp post SO many times, but it never gets old for me. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Minimal #FineArt

This is a black and white image of a lamp post in the fog. Either side of the post, there are trees and branches. There is thick fog in the background, which masks out a lot of the background.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 05/02/2025

This? Oh, it's just another quintessentially-English scenes from the Shire. I have to pinch myself sometimes. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Urban #Fog

This is a black and white image of a very foggy scene. In the image you can see a church to the right, with a road to the left, and some other small buildings. The fog is heavy, so seeing anything past these is difficult.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 03/02/2025

One of those rare summertime images which have absolutely zero fog or mist, but I kinda like anyway! #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #FineArt #Landscape #Summer

This is a black and white image of 3 circular hay bales in a field. The field has been harvested, so there is nothing but stubble to see. But sitting on the stop are 3 bales. The sun is to the right of the bales, causing shadows to be seen on the left.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 02/02/2025

An image from a recent wandering around the local area. I always find this kind of scene unsettling. Where there should be children playing, there is an absence - of noise, and joy, and play. Eerie. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Fog #Landscape

This is a black and white image of a foggy scene in a children's play park. In the background, you can see a bank of trees, obscured by the fog. In the foreground, there is a football, which has been left by whatever children last played here. It gives an unsettling feeling.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 01/02/2025

A rather lovely tree, even in Winter, is still a rather lovely tree. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #FineArt #Tree #Fog

This is a black and white image of a single tree, set against a foggy backdrop. There is not much to see here, other than a tree stripped of it's leaves, standing on a small patch of ground. You cannot see anything in the background because of heavy fog.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 31/01/2025

Trying to decide whether I should call this 'The pointing tree', or 'Saturday Night Fever'. What do you think? #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #FineArt #Landscape #Trees

This is a black and white photo of a tree trunk, which looks to be pointing to the sky. There are clouds in the background, and the tree trunk is surrounded by wild vegetation.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 31/01/2025

Another one of my favourites. I think this was from a couple of years ago. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Birds #Fog

This is a black and white image of a foggy scene. In the distance, you can see a telegraph pole, which is surrounded by a flock of birds. You can see some of the field, but not much. The fog is too think to see very much.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 30/01/2025

Another small vignette from a recent wander around the local area. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Fog #Trees

This is a black and white image of a foggy scene. In the foreground you can see the mid-section of a large tree, with branches sprawling in different directions. At the base of the trunk seems to be a concrete fence post, which has been pulled up and left on the ground. In the background, you can see a path heading off into the fog.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 29/01/2025

It's about that time again. It's not like I've watched this a dozen times already...

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 29/01/2025

More photos from the looking down at the weekend. I probably came away with more images I was happy to take than normal. Must be something in that! #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #FineArt

This is a black and white photo of a pebble on the beach. There is a small circular indentation underneath and around the pebble, and you can still see some of the channel, where the water has receded back into the water.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 27/01/2025

I deliberately forced myself to look down this weekend to make some images. I did, then saw the water in this little channel, and though "that might be a nice something" - so I grabbed my camera and made a thing! #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Water #Coastal

This is a black and white photo of a coastal scene. You can see a groin leading into the water, with the end of the groin pointing up into the water. In the foreground is the beach, and you can see a small channel of water halfway through, leading back into the sea.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 27/01/2025

One of the images taken at the coast on Saturday. I made myself look down for most of the time there. Being as tall as I am, that's no easy feat! 😂 #Photography #BlackAndWhite #BnW #Monochrome #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #CoastalPhotography #ShareMondays2025

This a black and white image of a razor clam shell on the sand. There are some indentations in the sand, where the water has moved in and out, and the light is touching the undulations.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 26/01/2025

Repost - We had a very lovely day at the seaside yesterday. It was sunny, but cold, and the surf was higher than I'd seen it in a long time. This is a photo I'm going to print and hang. I just love it, and wanted to share it! #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Monochrome

This is a black and white photo of a coastal scene. In the foreground you can see a person and a dog. The person is dressed in warm clothing and wearing a backpack. She is holding her hand out to the dog, who is sitting in the sand. In the background, you can see the coastal scene, with the turbulent surf breaking the shore. There are gentle clouds overhead, and you can see reflections of the woman and the dog in the wet sand.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 25/01/2025

Apple Music rant, since I'm new to using it. I have no Apple Watch or any kind of fitness app on my phone. And yet Apple Music insists on sending me these recommendations and I just can't stop it from happening.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 24/01/2025

This is another one of those images I don't normally take. But, you know what it's like - you're on holiday and wandering around with a camera and think "That seagull's not moving. I might as well take a photo of it!" #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Monochrome #Birds

This is a black and white image of a seagull standing on a wall. There's nothing especially interesting about the seagull, apart from the rather gorgeous light that is spilling into the frame from the right side, and lighting up the seagulls head and chest.

Apart from that, it's just another seagull. BUT, this one is in black and white, so that's different, right?

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 24/01/2025

A frame (literally) from a recent wander around the local abandoned football club ground. I think there's a new project in this. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #BnW #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Monochrome #Fog #Fujifilm #UrbanPhotography

This is a black and white image of a foggy scene at a football ground. In the foreground, you can see half of a football goal frame, on the right of the image. In the background, you can see a pitch light in the middle and, within the frame of the goalpost, you can see the abandoned concrete stand. There is thick fog everywhere, masking the distance.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 23/01/2025

My new WhatsApp profile, and yes I'm pretty pleased with it. #usesignal @signal.org

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 23/01/2025

I think this was taken around 3 or so years ago. I can't remember now. It was St.Ives in Cornwall, and I remember thinking "Oh, that's a pretty cool composition". Thanks for coming to my TED talk. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Monochrome #Fog #Fujifilm #Water

This is a black and white photo of 3 boats on the water. Two of the boats are facing to the left, whereas the furthest boat in the water is facing to the right. There is nothing else to see, as there is fog in the background.

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 22/01/2025

The Showgirl. Taken around 3 years ago in Miami, it's still one of those memories I hold dear. I remember everything about it, from the noises, to the light, to the smells. Everything. Gorgeous! #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Monochrome #Fujifilm #Trees

This is a black and white image of a moody landscape scene. The image has been taken in Miami, and depicts two palm trees, a lifeguard station, the beach and some clouds. The main subject of the image are the two trees which, because of the position, looks like a person wearing flamboyant clothing and walking towards the lifeguard station

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Michael Beecham @michaelbeecham.com · 21/01/2025

St.Aldhelm's Chapel, Dorset. One of the quietest and most beautiful places to spend some time. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Monochrome #History #Fujifilm #Architecture

This is a black and white image of St. Aldhelm's Chapel, in Dorset. You can see the chapel in the centre of the image, with fields and the sea behind it. It is a very minimal image with light and shadow being the most prevalent feature of the photo.

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