Jerome Whittingham

Hanley Park pavilion and bandstand, Stoke-on-Trent.

Hanley Park pavilion and bandstand, Stoke-on-Trent.

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Thank you!

Seizing a moment and opening this indoor market stall tomorrow! Half retail & half display space for current projects & photo essays. Can’t wait to be part of the community like this!

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A skelton sits on a bench beside a wooden shed. There’s a shark head above. A quirky canalside resting space

Canalside, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent.

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Random. I love it.

Inflatable characters with big eyes and funny faces

Inflation. Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

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That’s lovely

A white plastic chair between white metal parking bollards against a brick wall in space behind a shop

Sit a while.

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Also, as an old newspaper man, I still think there is something special about black and white pics.

I’m completely with you there! Did you see my post about why I’ve chosen ‘The Picture Poster’ as the name for my recently refreshed channels? If you’re a whatsapp user you’ll find the link in my bio…

Thanks Nigel!

Staffordshire bull terrier dog mascot

Staffordshire bull terrier mascot at Armed Forces Day, Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent.

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#dogsofbluesky
#dogs

A small child dressed in an army combat uniform stands holding the hand of his soldier dad during an armed forces day parade

Armed Forces Day parade, Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent.

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A straightforward, algorithm-free, channel from my working days as a local newsy photographer. The Picture Poster. Will you take a look?
#StokeonTrent #Staffordshire

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Black and white portrait of designer Dean Brindley. Dean wears a white tee shirt, and a baseball cap. He’s holding a white mug. A large graphic poster of Marilyn Monroe is in the background.

PORTRAIT: Dean Brindley, designer.

Photographed in The Bluebird cafe, Stoke town.

#photography #blackandwhite #portraitphotography #StokeonTrent #staffordshire

Oops, not actually black and white - cut n pasted my hashtags, didn’t I?!?! Sorry!

A melted pink icecream on the pavement, in front of a yellow bench bearing the word ‘summer’

‘Summer’, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

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Wow

Thank you!

Viewed from a bridge, looking directly down, a man in a white hat, and a woman with white hair, manoeuvre their canal boat slowly along a canal. Black and white photograph

Barging in. Etruria Canals Festival 2025, Stoke-on-Trent.

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Morris dancers

Morris. Etruria Canals Festival 2025, Stoke-on-Trent.

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3 small dogs on leads meet and greet each other as their owners look on, at a festival in a park, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent

A meeting. At Etruria Canals Festival 2025, Stoke-on-Trent.

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Portrait photograph of Stoke-on-Trent Lord Mayor, black and white, wearing ceremonial robes, seated in Lord Mayor’s parlour

A new Lord Mayor for me to point my lens at!

Congrats to Cllr Steve Watkins, 99th Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent.

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Canal and railroad at Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent

Trent and Mersey Canal and railroad at Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent.

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Fine art black and white abstract photograph of a penguin swimming underwater

To me photography is like chasing the dragon, but for the next numbing high of capturing the right moment and making it last.

Photo: Penguin, London Zoo, 1998.

#photography #blackandwhite #fineart #London

Yay! That new bridge over to the marina is a great addition. I love Hull, it was my home city for many years.

Hull?

A wall filled with spare house key security boxes

Easier not to lock yourself out in the first place.

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#urbangaze