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Exploring Margate: A Coastal Gem with Stories to Tell

From My Lens March 9, 2025

I don’t fully know what the allure of a British kitsch seaside town is for me, but its nostalgic. I do think it has some association with me being born and growing up in the ‘land locked’ midlands.

Yesterday would have been my dad’s 89th birthday, and its almost 10 years since his passing. So the kids and I decided to have a trip to Margate, the main reason was to see ‘Resistance’ exhibition that was curated by Steve McQueen, but also just to take a chill.

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In Photo Essay Tags resistance, tuner contemporary, Margate, Steve McQueen, demo, activitist, photo essay, arlington house
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Demo season is upon us.

From My Lens February 13, 2022

Popped into town this past weekend for a photowalk and decompress from a hectic start to the year. It was also an opprtune time to get into the mood for a chill February 2022 half term with the kids.

Stumbled across two small demo’s, one being an anti vaccination and freedom demo at the Peace Monument at Hove Beach, and the second rather sedate Boycott Puma (sports brand) outside Sports Direct in Brighton, as part of an Israeli Apartheid demo.

Firstly, apologies to the lady at the peace monument in Hove, who corrected me, when I said it was an anti vaxxers demo. It was more than that as a diverse section of society were voicing their views. NHS staff, Granny's, Mums.

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In General Musings, Photo Essay Tags demo, antivaxxer, right to peaceful protest, kill the bill
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Instagram - Film

A couple of shots on the #yashicamat124g #tlr at the end of summer. 

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#believeinfilm #120film #kodakgold200
So apparently it is all about the gear. Or at least about the gear that isn't expensive. 

This little Nikon F80 is a gem of a camera. 

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A set of pure randomness, #Nikonf80 #pointandshoot #kodak5222 #doublex
Delayed post of August 2025 #Modweekender2025.  Having to wait that little longer for the film lab to develop my film. 

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Selection of Kodak Gold on #35mm and #120.
Had a bit of a change around in my camera inventory.  I sold my #Chamonix45n2 4x5 large format gear.  Whilst I loved that camera, it was too clunky for my type of photography. 

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The M6 needs a visit to the doctors for a repair after I dropp
Random set from Margate at the beginning of Spring 2025

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#Dreamland #yashicamat124g #Kodakgold200 #120
Shadow play with some #kodak5222doublex.
Couple taken on #35mm and #120film. 

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#kodak5222doublex #fomapan400
A set from Brighton, shot over a couple of months. 

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#MinoltaX500 #FujiC200 #35mm
Boxes 

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#Minoltax500 #kodak5222doublex
Headed into town yesterday and took some #fmlstreetcandids  at the @transpridebrighton March. 

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#120 #Pentax67 #35mm #section28 #brighton
A couple of random photos of things that caught my eye on the #fujicags645s and the lovely #ilfordxp2 

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Lovely Margate. 

This set for me is the night and day difference between home and printlab developing. 

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The film was 18mths expired, but @agphotographic_photolab did a stellar job. 

For me that’s the 120 film developing sorted, I j