Photonbox – Photography and blog of Rich Parker

Head in the clouds

by rich
Comment May 18, 2013

So the world is a changing place, a fast moving world where updating something every 18 months no longer cuts the mustard in Adobe’s eyes. The Creative Suite moves from a product you can purchase, or steal if you’re a unscrupulous pirate fiend, to a subscription based offering by way...
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You’re not alone…

by rich
Comment May 17, 2013

Tonight I spoke to Clare, a woman who stayed with me whilst I was trapped in the car, following the accident, until the paramedics arrived. As a mother, she said she wanted me to know I wasn’t alone at the scene, that her daughter Charlotte, a trainee doctor also helped,...
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Exposure 2013

by rich
1 May 17, 2013

More shameless self promotion and ideas above my station, but I have to keep the brain ticking over, so entered Exposure 2013, an international photography competition, with a chance to win much prestige and trips to New York and Paris. And you can vote for my images here!
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Waiting for pain killer

by rich
2 May 16, 2013

“Bloody hell, this still hurts.” A vocal realisation I made at the top of the steps today. Nobody was there to witness my miserable wonder at the fact that it’s still a slow painful climb, one foot, one precarious stone step at a time. I haven’t long choked down a...
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Questionable character

by rich
Comment May 12, 2013

One wedding, 16 steps, a half price pint of Guinness, multiple lift trips, a Chinese bride, a surprisingly calm groom, a chat with Larkin from Masterchef, a wedding breakfast, speeches, smashing chocolate, cut the cake photo opportunity, a characturist portrait and…eventual collapse after a very full day.
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Stereophonic crutches

by rich
2 May 10, 2013

Venturing out on a grim blustery day up the road and across the small local park as dark storm clouds formulate and rain begins to scatter, I shiver and then stop, looking over my shoulder toward who is whistling for my attention. The swirling wind catches the sound and sends...
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Grand day out

by rich
Comment May 7, 2013

A bank holiday day out in the wilds of Gloucestershire led us to pretty Cotswold town of Winchcombe and Sudley Castle for what now feels like a hike around the gardens, tackling uneven paths, a maze of 175 year old yew trees, rocky steps, which I carefully ascended each like...
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Cheltenham International Salon of Photography

by rich
Comment April 30, 2013

Results are in from the 2013 Cheltenham Camera Club photographic competition associated with FIAP, RPS and PSA, in which I submitted a number of entries into Colour, Monochrome, Wildlife, and Travel sections. Entering into the Wildlife section was admittedly a total punt, as it’s such a specialised category, particularly when...
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The Americans

by rich
Comment April 29, 2013

Just a post to let my dear readers know about a new gallery portfolio of images from America is up on the site. Click here.
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Dedicated follower of fashion

by rich
Comment April 27, 2013

Followers of fashion unite as today for the first time in five months, after the previous pair of Levi’s were no doubt cut off me in A&E, I’m finally in a new shiny pair of boot cut jeans (as they have to fit over an orthopaedic boot). Feels like I’m...
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