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Paul Martin. Freelance TV News Cameraman. Will film stuff for cold, hard cash or tea and biscuits. “Idiot with a lens.” - Mrs ukcameraman. Underwater rat throttling champion 1997.

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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Neon nights. Soho, London.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Westminster all day for ITV filming, so here’s some alternative pictures of Elizabeth Tower and the Houses of Parliament. Plus, the little known view from opposite No 10, Downing Street, looking towards the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Glass boxes and concrete canyons. Rolling past Battersea and Vauxhall, London.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Wrong side of the tracks. 9:15 from Portsmouth to London Waterloo.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Arrival. Hayling Ferry, Eastney, Portsmouth.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ropes, nets and bouys. Whitstable Harbour, Kent.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This is your Bakerloo London Underground service. Stopping at Hacking Cough, Sticky Floor, Damp Patches and Funny Smell. Those wishing to travel to Threatening Stare, please change at Strangely Brown. There are signalling problems and a short delay at Sweaty Pits. Mind the gap.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Anyone else see the similarities..?
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Southsea, Portsmouth. A grand day out people watching, fish and chips and a cheeky pint in the sun. Marvellous.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
There’s only one real person of Presidential honour in this picture. That person is President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The other is Russian sympathiser Captain Bone-spurs who dodged his own military duty when his country needed him, and is a disgrace to his own country and people. Slava Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Timeline cleanse for you all this grey and drizzly Friday evening. 2 videos of a lively set of waves at Southsea, Portsmouth beach in Slo-Mo. I got wet trainers for this…
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
As Valentines Day approaches, be careful of romance scams and fraud. A few days ago, I went on a raid with the City of London Police for ITV News, resulting in one scammers day being ruined…
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Supper. Cheese toastie… The correct pronunciation of which is, “Ooh-Yaa-Fukkin-Hot-Bastad.”
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
A privilege to film with Felix last week. From catastrophic injury as a child, to World Champion. (Not long enough on video here, so Threads link.) www.threads.net/@ukcameraman...
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My filming from last week broadcast this morning on BBC Breakfast News. Meet @barrowfelix who became World Champion following a devastating accident in his youth. (cc @bbcmarc) mojo
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Was tempted into a timelapse video from my hotel window whilst having a crafty vape.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
My view tonight includes the BFI IMAX and the South Bank, London. 1 day with ITV done, another tomorrow.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Either the sun is setting, or it’s the great fire of old London town all over again. Meanwhile new London looks on and laughs whilst chewing on a fat cigar and sipping a fine Pinotage.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Travelling to London again for ITV News. Travel disruption on the line to London again, 3rd time in a row my train has been cancelled.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
@callummay.bsky.social One for the Theologians..?
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I would watch this. Or Rising Damp, but they’re all cannibalistic arty types, sharing the body of whoever rents room 101… Or Fawlty Towers where you can check out any time, but you can never leave..? Any more..?
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
It’s been quite the day today filming wise, with a location some of you may recognise if you’ve ever been in the thick of it, and memories from long ago at Television Centre.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Thank you ITV News, for giving me some filming work in London tomorrow. I’m forever grateful that I won’t have to watch the orange shitgibbon get inaugurated.
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a group of minions are standing in a room with their mouths open and one of them is saying hooray !
ALT: a group of minions are standing in a room with their mouths open and one of them is saying hooray !
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Filming for BBC News today, using all the MoJo toys on one film… happiness is in gadget form.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Have been full MoJo (using a iPhone 16 Pro Max mobile phone as the primary camera) so far this week, with visits to the BFI and elsewhere in London for ITV News. More tomorrow with BBC. Trust me, after lugging huge pieces of kit for 28 years, my back and shoulders approve.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Well, f*ck. F*ckitty F*ck.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The view from my London club room tonight. Tidy. It’s a military hotel for members in case you were wondering, I’m not a member of the Garrick. Day 2 for ITV news tomorrow.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Day 1 of 2 with ITV News. All trains to London Waterloo from the South cancelled. Yes, I’m inconvenienced for 2 or 3 hours, but the reason why is tragic.
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
If you’re lucky, you’re on this earth for maybe, what, 70, 80 years? Is it really too much to ask you to just leave other people alone and let them try to have a nice life without being be an absolute nob head about it?
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
**From way back when, but worth remembering.** L - R: Mobile journalist / VJ Generalist news reporter News correspondent TV news cameraman #Journalism #News #TV
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“And lo… it came to pass that everyone in the known world knew that it was Liz Truss who crashed the economy.”
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
A street is orange from flames and you can see the high winds in the palm trees. Sparks fly down the streetA fire truck is engulfed in parks and flames are seen on the hill. The entire photo is red and orange from the fireA fireman with a hose runs across the front of a house in flames in the backgroundThe inside of a house is a ball of flames. The only visible thing inside is a burning Christmas tree
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Observation: Went for a full English breakfast with Mrs ukcameraman this morning. Cafe was full of builders from our local sites, all ages, packed because everything’s frozen. Not one newspaper. No Sun, Mirror, or Daily Heil. Not one. Most were on mobile, mostly scrolling TikTok or FB. #Journalism
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Mark Zuckerbergs mother was a hamster and his father smelled of elderberries. #FactCheck
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I’m going to be chained to a radiator in a basement for the next ten years, aren’t I..?
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
**Interview with a corporate TV producer.** Producer: “So, you worked in TV news… What other skills do you have..?” Me:
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Freezing start to the day today and the 1st day back at work with ITV News. You could say that it was out of the frying pan and into the fire… (Went home with a boxful of curries though..!) Tx: Next week. **Do eyebrows grow back quickly..? Asking for a friend.**
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
So, the ukcameraman Ltd Christmas party is in full swing. Paul from accounts is crying about corporation tax payments in December, Paul the tightarse CEO hasn’t brought his wallet, and Paul the Head of Tech has embarrassed himself by drinking too many shots. #OneManBand
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
It’s Friday, and I’ve jacked it all in for the week. Me and Mrs ukcameraman wish you all a very happy and relaxing Christmas. If you can’t, because I know Christmas isn’t for everyone, I hope you find a little joy or happiness in the small moments that may present themselves in the coming days.
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Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Sharing details of in-person safety training for Lebanon-based photojournalists, February 2025, from our friends at Samir Kassir Foundation. www.skeyesmedia.org/en/News/News...
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Safety Training Opportunity for Lebanon-Based Photojournalists
For the seventh consecutive year, the Samir Kassir Foundation will offer free access to two safety training courses provided by experienced media safety trainers. The courses will take place in-person...
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Ever get the feeling that you’re being watched..? An insight into my filming day for BBC News today. Sweet dreams.
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
It is you, yes.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Me and Mrs ukcameraman have given up drinking until Christmas. **Sorry, punctuation problems there.** Me and Mrs ukcameraman have given up. Drinking until Christmas.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
As a public service news camera operator, here’s your weather forecast again…
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Interesting developments inside Syria. Thomas here is worth a follow.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
An inspirational tale for aspiring journalists. Remember, if you're a sibling of the former Prime Minister, and close personal friends with the current editor of your favourite magazine, and his ex-wife, you too can achieve your childhood dream of becoming its columnist
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Peter O’Hanraha-hanrahan @peterohanrahah.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Morning
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I know I’m a little late to the game, but I have recently jumped from an iPhone 12 Pro Max to the 16 Pro Max and the upgrade in the camera technology and what it can achieve is astonishing. Coupled with an M4 MacBook Pro running FCP11 and I honestly don’t see a reason to buy a “big” camera again.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Damn. Just spent a sh*t ton of money. 2TB of storage combined.
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ukcameraman @ukcameraman.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
**Pulls on fresh underwear.** Welcome BlueSky’ers..! If you like general chat about TV news camerawork, all kinds of Journalism, food, drink and lots of other stuff, you’ve come to the right place. But don’t pay too much attention, I’m an idiot. Go forth and learn stuff from the right places.
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