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Peter Cripps

@petercripps.photography
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Photographer - Writer - Software Engineer (Retired) “There are no reasons for my photographs, nor any rules; all depends on the mood of the moment.” - Jeanloup Sieff petercripps.photography medium.com/@Pete_Cripps

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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 19/09/2026
“At its core, end times fascism is a crisis of rampant impunity born of concentrated power and wealth. Far too much money, information technology, and weaponry have been allowed to concentrate into the hands of the few…” @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 18/09/2026
Kew Gardens, 2026 #blackandwhitephotography #gardenphotography
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 15/09/2026
I was there for the first time last month Rob. It is quite walk but well worth it.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 13/09/2026
London, 2026 #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #london
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 25/08/2026
"No Entry", London, 2026 #blackandwhite #streetphotography in #london
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 23/08/2026
Personally I feel we have already allowed Zuck to mess with the future too much already and for him to take and twist Tim Berners-Lee's immortal words "this is for everyone" is just plain obscene. Why can't he just shut the Zuck up! about.fb.com/news/2026/08...
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The Future is for Everyone
A letter from Mark Zuckerberg on the path to a positive AI future.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 21/08/2026
"It's all good", London, 2026 #streetphotography in #london
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 18/08/2026
"Paradoxical Post Boxes", London, 2026 #streetphotography in #london
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 18/08/2026
We were warned! www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au... #computerhistory #ai #surveillancestate
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Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored
The long read: Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in a utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 16/08/2026
"Touched", Lichfield, 2026 #streetphotography
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 13/08/2026
Love this, simple but effective. Great ‘found’ shot.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 10/08/2026
medium.com/full-frame/5... #52weekphotochallenge #photography
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52 Week Photography Project
July 2026
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 14/07/2026
You really nailed the timing on this one Paula. Love it.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 08/06/2026
My review of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’ medium.com/@Pete_Cripps... #artificialintelligence #bookreview #ethics #technology
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Is Superintelligent AI Going to Kill Us All?
A review of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’ by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 01/06/2026
Cracking shot Dean. Love the composition.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 24/05/2026
Will make sure I get to see it Marc.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 24/05/2026
You’re right about the St Mary’s Hub. Saw an excellent exhibition by @marcdavenant.bsky.social there couple of years back.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 24/05/2026
Agree. It annoys me no end that outside of London there is a cultural desert as far as photography is concerned. Birmingham museum and art gallery supposedly has one of the largest photography collections in the UK, but do they display them, hardly ever.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 24/05/2026
I guess you’re familiar with the coffee shop run by the Winterton’s, who owned the market, in the city centre. I’ve tried to see if they’d like some of these images for display in the shop but with no success (yet).
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 22/05/2026
medium.com/full-frame/w... #streetphotography #philosophy #ageing #henricartier-bresson
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Why I Stopped Caring About Sharpness
On ageing, observation, and the beauty of imperfect photographs
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 22/05/2026
Thank you Mark.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 21/05/2026
Thanks for your reply John, was this after my time there?
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 21/05/2026
medium.com/full-frame/t... #lichfield #streetphotograpy #blackandwhitephotography
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The Market That Vanished: Lichfield’s Cattle Market in Photographs
Exploring how photography helps preserve the memory of a vanished part of urban life
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 20/05/2026
medium.com/full-frame/h... #photolondon #harrygruyaert #streetphotography
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Harry Gruyaert at Photo London, 2026
Lessons learned from a master of street photography
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 18/05/2026
"Furry Taxis", London, 2026 #streetphotography in #london with #fujifilm X-E5
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 17/05/2026
Jess Phillips (who I used to admire, now less so) had a small majority in 2024. She’s worried about her job. She’s also a supporter of Streeting who I just cannot see as leader. He’s made some progress with the NHS but his failure to sort the junior docs is is not good.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 16/05/2026
medium.com/full-frame/c... #photography #landscapephotography
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Converging Lines as a Compositional Tool
How to enhance depth and create perspective in your photographs
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 08/05/2026
Wonderful portrait of an amazing photographer.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 01/05/2026
Thank you.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 01/05/2026
medium.com/full-frame/o... #photography #portraitphotography
medium.com
On Photography and Style
Learning to see through others
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 23/04/2026
Received my copy of @marcdavenant.bsky.social ‘Rebellion’ zine, his “celebration of protest” and of peoples right to do so - no matter what their political beliefs. In this age of instant everything online it’s good people are still creating printed documents that make images a bit more permanent.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 18/04/2026
medium.com/full-frame/f... #photography #architecturalphotography #barbican #london
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Finding Beauty in Darkness
Let’s not kill the flame just yet
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 15/04/2026
London, March 2026 #streetphotography in #london
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 13/04/2026
Barbican, London, March 2026 #streetphotography #architecturalphotography #brutalistarchitecture #london
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 09/04/2026
medium.com/full-frame/o... #photography #creativity #quotations
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On the Importance of Quotations
How the words of others can help us make better photographs
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 05/04/2026
medium.com/full-frame/w... #photography #streetphotography #philosophy
medium.com
What 50 Years of Photography Has Taught Me About Seeing
Lessons about observation, ordinary moments, and the photographs we almost miss
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 13/03/2026
The tech bros aren't even hiding in plain site are they. They’re just out there saying this stuff (AI) is going to be very, very bad and you don't know whats about to hit you. Heck, this guy even wrote a book telling us what he’s gonna do! newrepublic.com/post/207693/... #ai #ethics #palantir
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power
They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 12/03/2026
‘Prophet Song’ is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It took me a while to get used to his writing style but the story is so powerful. For anyone who ever wondered what it is that drives people into small boats and risk their lives to escape tyranny, this book answers that question.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 12/03/2026
medium.com/full-frame/t... #photography #streetphotography #zines
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The Zine as Antidote to the Algorithm
Or why printing your images matters more than ever
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 01/03/2026
petercripps.photography/2026/03/01/m... #bookreview #ai #artificialintelligence #ingmarstrumke #machinesthatthink
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Machines That Think by Inga Strümke
Machines That Think by Inga Strümke (c) Rheinwerk Publishing Inc. My first software engineering role, after graduating, was in 1979. I began working with a telecommunications company on stored prog…
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 27/02/2026
It's a pleasure Jim, really fantastic, and much needed work. A really stunning looking book as well.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 27/02/2026
Just received copy of 'Small Town Inertia 2' by @smalltowninertia.bsky.social with a foreword by @paulmason.bsky.social poetry by @jamiethrasivoulou.bsky.social and back cover comment by @stephenfry.bsky.social Social documentary at its finest. #socialdocumentaryphotography #photography #photobooks
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 25/02/2026
medium.com/full-frame/t... #photography #philosophy #ai
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The Tools We Use
Musings on the camera as a creative tool
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 20/02/2026
medium.com/full-frame/s... #streetphotography #blackpool #photography
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Starting My Street Photography Journey
Tentative beginnings and thoughts on what could have been
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 14/02/2026
Honestly, I wouldn’t trust Zuck with the name of my goldfish, never mind my name, being recorded by anyone who looked at me!
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 08/02/2026
I know I posted this before but the video created to go along with this song makes it worth doing so again. I’m so glad protest songs like this are alive and well. We just need more of them. Thanks @brucespringsteen.net brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...
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Streets of Minneapolis (Lyric Video) | Bruce Springsteen
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voiceSinging through the bloody mistWe’ll take our stand for this landAnd the stranger in our midstHere in our home they killed and roamedIn the winter of ’26We’ll reme...
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 04/02/2026
My thoughts exactly. How do these intolerable creatures carry on in public life and continue to fool everyone that they have any moral or authority.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 04/02/2026
Enjoying the Daily Grind, Lichfield, 2026 #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography with #fujifilm X-Pro3
Black and white street photograph of two women outside a coffee shop called 'Daily Grind'. Lichfield, 2026.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 31/01/2026
I’ve been once but it was very crowded. Hope to go again before it finishes and see a bit more.
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 31/01/2026
Yes
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