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Tag : Manchester

09 Aug 2016
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  Nearly a new year ago I began work on a new project, working with DeTrafford estates. This is the press release that was sent out at the time. “A unique artistic collaboration between DeTrafford Estates and fine art photographer Simon Buckley will chart Castlefield’s changing cityscape and provide new insights into the role of the developer in the transition of Manchester. Simon, a successful photographer for over 25 years, has recently won plaudits for his intimate twilight portraits of […]

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11 Feb 2016

iPHONE STORY – MAD DOGS

“EVERYONE HAS A TIMELINE AND WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE?” As I pulled up in Chorlton to meet Julie and Jim, who volunteer for Mad Dogs to deliver hot food to the homeless, the temperature reading on my dashboard was 3.5 degrees. The previous day it had snowed, leaving the streets wet and chilled, as if a fridge had leaked onto them. I stepped out of my warm car and into Jim’s old Citroen. Julie and I have started to […]

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11 Feb 2016

iPHONE STORY – RUNAWAY BREWERY

HERITAGE ISN’T JUST ABOUT BRICKS AND MORTAR, IT’S A STATE OF MIND TOO Irk Town remains in the area beneath the new CIS building, on the way up to Collyhurst. If you read The Manchester Man, the famous 19th Century novel that details the life and times of Jabez Clegg, you’ll learn that the River Irk used to flood, bringing chaos to the slums and businesses stuffed into the area around its banks. The book also brings a sense of […]

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11 Feb 2016

iPHONE STORY- CHEETHAM HILL

“MY LITTLE CHAIR IS AT THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD” The previous week, there had been an usual warmth. Washing again dried on suburban lines and people were seduced into thinking that maybe summer, like supermarket strawberries, was an all year thing. But now a mean chill had arrived, and snow was settled on the Pennines beyond Manchester. During those false flag balmy days I’d gone to see a man about buying a taxi. This flight of fancy took me […]

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11 Feb 2016

iPHONE STORY – CORNBROOK MET.

“YOU HAVE TO SUFFER FOR A LOT OF THINGS IN MANCHESTER. BUT IT’S ALWAYS WORTH IT” The website “I Love Manchester” was conceived after the riots a few years ago, when the citizens of our city came together to rescue a situation that felt at odds with the culture of Manchester, and people were rightly lauded for their strength of purpose as they worked to make good the damage done. Another indication of Mancunian resilience could well be the commute […]

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11 Feb 2016

A SLOW MOMENT FILM FROM THE METROLINK from Simon Buckley on Vimeo.

SLOW MOMENT – METROLINK

A “SLOW MOMENT MICRO FILM” shot on my iPhone 6 aboard the tram to Altrincham. This was my first “slow moment” film and was made purely because I rarely sit still for long, and I was fascinated by the play of light into the train as we sped away from the city centre.

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11 Feb 2016

A SLOW MOMENT FILM FOR "NOT QUITE LIGHT" #MANCHESTER AT DAWN. from Simon Buckley on Vimeo.

SLOW MOMENT – LITTLE LEVER STREET

A “SLOW MOTION MICRO FILM” shot on my iPhone 6 as part of my project Not Quite Light, which sees me photographing the streets of Manchester at dawn. There is a nightmarish speed and quality to this moment.

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11 Feb 2016

A SLOW MOMENT FILM THOMAS ST, NQ, FRIDAY NIGHT from Simon Buckley on Vimeo.

SLOW MOMENT – THOMAS STREET, FRIDAY NIGHT

A “SLOW MOMENT MICRO FILM” shot on my iPhone 6 in Thomas Street, outside a famous Manchester pub called The Millstone.

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10 Feb 2016

SLOW MOMENT IN MANCHESTER RAIN from Simon Buckley on Vimeo.

SLOW MOMENT – MANCHESTER RAIN

A “SLOW MOMENT MICRO FILM” shot on my iPhone 6 in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. I was sheltering from the rain in my car, watching people who would like to be sheltering from the rain.

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10 Feb 2016

SLOW MOMENT MICRO FILM - SHADOW from Simon Buckley on Vimeo.

A SLOW MOMENT – A SHADOW ARRIVES

A “SLOW MOMENT MICRO FILM” shot on my iPhone 6. Stories are all around us. There is little time to waste in seeing life as dull. There is always something about to happen.

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