I knew it would be tricky to keep doing regular posts for this personal photography project... it's not because I haven't been taking the photos, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to write up the blog posts. A few weeks ago (it was still January) I did a boudoir shoot for a client at her home somewhere in the south of England. Keith came with me and on the way back we took a detour through Southampton. St Mary's to be precise. St Mary's is an interesting area to say the least and has changed considerably over the years. All I will say is it's not somewhere I'd feel comfortable walking around during the day, never mind at night. Having said that, a lot of new flats have gone up in the area aimed at students and young professionals. The image below was taken just down the road from a well known pub/music venue called the Joiners. It's where a lot of bands play before hitting the big time. Oasis played here on numerous occasions before they got their record deal back … [Read more...]