1st of January 2026 – Outside 2 Below: the Warriors fear NOTHING!
First day of 2026 — the New Year’s Eve party is over, and we walk back to our car, bundled in double coats, scarves, gloves, and a wool hat, model “Siberian Winter.” It’s damn cold. But not for them: the Warriors advance through the city, moving in tight formation. The weather is just a detail […]
Tales of the Sky: Autumn in Yorkshire
Autumn is here. Summer never really bothered coming. Yorkshire hills are showing their true colors, so I decided to switch, for once, to black and white. That’s when I realized that sometimes the sky has more tales to tell than the land.
Diptych UK – Ossett and Wakefield in RED
I am having some fun taking shots in similar weather conditions, harsh light and strong contrasts. I find that those pictures work best and are more interesting when seen together as part of a project or a diptych, like in this case. Here the famous ‘Blind Pig’ in Wakefield already theater of another more sober […]
Special Places – Calder Vale Hotel
There are some unique places here in Yorkshire, and this hotel, which is not a hotel, is indeed a kind of special. Disguised as a regular pub, the Calder Vale hosts the Luddite brewery – that’s where Ian, Gary, and Tim work their magic, and their beers are nothing like you have ever had. Not […]
Bad Girl is Coming to Town: a Stroll in Blackpool
For those who wonder about the title: it’s not Christmas time, it’s end of May, and the town is Blackpool. Britain at its best, in this long weekend with a never-seen-before streak of sunny days. When we asked our friends for advice on where to go for the long weekend, their feedback on Blackpool was […]
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If you have been to the village of Cobh in Ireland, or if you thought about going there and did some search on the internet, you’ve certainly seen the Deck of Cards before… Not sure you’ve seen it taken from this spot, just while a grey sky opened up for a short while allowing a […]
Champions or Nothing!
To fully understand this post you should see a spectacular movie from Paolo Villaggio (check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lohfp_XenDc; minute 1:54). Our approach to the UK culture started from the right place: the pub. Apart from the beer counter, the king of every serious pub is the snooker pool! Snooker is probably the most difficult […]
London won’t forget – Iconic UK 221911-02
Nice trip to London for our Birthdays. Although I am not a big-city person, I admit that London’s compelling charm is hard to resist… Moving around easily and finding dozens of interesting things to do, no need to plan in advance, is another perk that I rarerly found elsewhere. And then there are London people: […]
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Iconic UK is a new project that I started in 2021: it features those pictures that, more than others, tell the story of our everyday UK life. Currently, there are 22 pictures and potentially a thousand more that I still need to process: it’s an ongoing project that will evolve, and change perspective with time, […]
Ruggero Pellegrin 