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YTD

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An acronym from my former life working in finance there for you: Year to Date. Anyway, for no reason other than I want to (and it’s my blog, so why not?) here, in no particular order, is a selection of photos from my year so far. It’s been a good year; mostly interiors but with some variety, as well as the start of my personal project, Icelanders in London.

Prints of some of my images are available at nickminers.com/prints.  Proceeds from the prints you buy go towards helping me pursue my personal projects. Thank you, and enjoy!

Roulette Wheel
Roulette wheel at Napoleon’s Casino, Leicester Square
Elephant
Parvati the Elephant outside the Apex Temple Court hotel, London
Elín
Elín, one of the Icelanders in London from my eponymous project
The Rookery
The courtyard at the Dickensian hotel The Rookery in the heart of London
Food available at the Icon Hotel in Luton
Food available at the Icon Hotel in Luton
The Cathedral at Quimper, Brittany, France
The Cathedral at Quimper, Brittany, France
A military monument at Cap de la Chèvre, Brittany, France
A military monument at Cap de la Chèvre, Brittany, France
Charlottte, another of the Icelanders in London
Charlotte, another of the Icelanders in London
The sun begins to rise over a mist Aquadrome in Rickmansworth
The sun begins to rise over a misty Aquadrome in Rickmansworth
A contortionist makes the letter H as part of a promo shoot for the film The Last Exorcism Part 2
Sally Miller, a contortionist, makes the letter H as part of a promo shoot for the film The Last Exorcism Part 2
Dewdrops on grass at the Aquadrome in Rickmansworth
Dewdrops on grass at the Aquadrome in Rickmansworth
The leisure room in Hotel Xenia, London
The leisure room in Hotel Xenia, London
The very modern Bishop Challoner School in east London
The very modern Bishop Challoner School in east London
The very modern Bishop Challoner School in east London
The very modern Bishop Challoner School in east London
Karate demonstration
Karate demonstration
Run for your Wife
Emma Barton, Vicki Michelle and Kellie Shirley at a special charity screening of Run for your Wife
Leaf skeleton
Leaf skeleton
Mirrors
Mirrors in a walk-in wardrobe for an interior design client
Bookshelf
Bookshelf and easy chair for an interior design client

Little Britain

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A military monument at Cap de la Chèvre on the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, France
A military monument at Cap de la Chèvre on the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, France (click to view full size)

Believe it or not, ‘Little Britain’ is one of the many names given to the French region of Brittany. This ties in with the French name for it, ‘Bretagne’, as compared to their name for Great Britain, ‘Grand Bretagne’. Settled by migrants from Cornwall and other Celtic regions of the British Isles, Brittany has its own distinct identity and even has its own language, Breton (or Brezoneg) which is very similar to Cornish.

I recently visited on a family holiday, staying in the region known as ‘Cornouaille’ in the south west of Brittany, near the city of Quimper. Some photos are online on my site, and all are available to buy as prints. Please feel free to have a browse by clicking here.