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Chris Wayman
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Posting a variety of subject matter that I can't resist photographing with smartphone (mostly) or DSLR.
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"J.H. Weatherby's vanquished Falcon Pottery is the Potteries Heritage Emergency writ large"

'The Falcon Will Not Soar Again' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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December 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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A moment in time :
#viewfromabridge
#night #Traffic
#photography 📷
Perspective view from a bridge at night vehicles coming and going with illuminated lamps mid centre.
December 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Tegg's Nose Country Park Elf Hunt! - 13th Dec to 4th Jan. The Elves are on the loose in the park! Can you find them all & collect their names? Buy a map from The Nose Coffee between 9am & 4pm (not Christmas Day & maps will be available, outside the visitor centre, on Boxing Day) & get searching!
Promotional graphic for Teggy's Nose Country Park Elf Hunt event featuring three joyful elves, each holding a festive item.
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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We stop. You stop.

#Toronto #Streetcar #Photography
A stopped streetcar on Queen Street East at Leslie Street has its various lights reflected in the street below
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Windows.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows
Abstract black & white photo of the corner of ‘Two St.Peters Square’ in Manchester, a high rise office building. The square decorative stone framed windows are in full sun against a clear sky. The over-hang casts a dark triangular shadow echoing the triangular crop of the visible sky.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Walking home:
#photography
#streetscene
#night 📷
View of dark street with some lights. Shadows cast from scaffolding poles.
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Flashing folks at our Public Library.
December 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Let there be light!
#monochrome 📷
#photography
#perspective
#streetscene
View across a road towards a vehicle at night with bright spotlight. A fence creates perspective beams of light that illuminate the road in the foreground.
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Stairlight.

#Toronto #Staircase #Photography
An empty staircase at Kipling Bus Terminal in Toronto is lit up near dusk.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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The Mothership :
#photography 📷
Looking down on a moored boat with red funnel and masts. Many small boats moored nearby. Stonework of castle (diagonal) in the foreground.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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"... Down a dark alley where nobody goes"
#photography 📷
Looking down a dark alley with illuminated back yard. A discarded chair is there, but it doesn't look as though it has much of a view.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Clouds shrouding Yr Wyddfa (aka Snowdon) The vista illuminated by the autumnal light.
#photography 📷
#landscape
#nature #Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Mountains in distance, green fields and lake with blue sky and white clouds
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Smashed at Smashie's :
#randomspot
#photography
#monochrome
#streetphotography
Image of plate glass shopfront with text for Smashie's Smash burgers. The glass alongside text has breen smashed with radiating lines.
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Rebuilt Capo Sculpture Unveiled at Etruria Hall, Honouring Josiah Wedgwood | The Staffordshire Signal
The iconic Capo sculpture of Josiah Wedgwood has been rebuilt and unveiled at Etruria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent, following restoration work by Alliance Technical Services Ltd and support from the late ar...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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McKnights, Longton #GhostSign #StokeOnTrent #ThePotteries. Building has since been re-rendered and sign covered up.
October 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Out of context:
Office chair with a view.
#randomspot
#monochrome
#photography 📷
Random office chair along the path in the middle of the countryside.
October 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Let there be light:
#photography
#architecture
Stairwell with windows. Some coloured glass.
September 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Bluejay Blue.
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The Staffordshire Potteries Stipendiary Commissioners

#Burslem #ThePotteries #StokeOnTrent
September 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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St John's Wort making a splash!
#NaturePhotography
#wildflower 📷🌻
Two yellow flowers with open petals in the bright sun.
September 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Inside.... and out:
#Owl #StreetArt 🦉📷
Two examples of streetart featuring an overseeing owl. One is inside the skate hall, the other on a wall. Owl head and stylised lettering.
September 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Live and Direct with ‘Messy Mama T’ #TheBigFeast #Performance #Hanley #StokeOnTrent
#appetite
Lots going on here. Rear section of a blue vw beetle used as a stage for street performer who is standing up addressing the audience.
September 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Feather:
#photography 📷
#nature 🪶
Close up of bird feather on the ground. Very fine fibres.
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Crimson Waxcap:
#fungifriends #fungi
🍄 #nature 📷
Rrd and orange fungi amongst the undergrowth. This vibrant Crimson Waxcap is pushing through for us to enjoy.
September 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Under A Drawbridge.
September 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM