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| All Images: Centenary Square, Birmingham, November 2024 |
The City offered-up an unironic cascade of festive light and colour this year - or so I thought. Unfortunately, grim reality imposed itself between these shots being taken and their current moment of publication. One of these fairground rides, erected for the festive season, in Birmingham's Centenary Square, partially collapsed a few days ago - causing numerous injuries. Thankfully, there were no fatalities, and reports suggest none of the injuries were actually life-changing.
Immediately prior to these shots being taken, my friend Andrew Smith and I had been gazing at the scene over coffee and idly speculating whether we'd ever have summoned the courage to seek such thrills. Our joint conclusion was, not - preferring to participate in the spectacle as mere spectators. How little we really know...
Anyway, in the interests of pursuing innocent pleasures/lines of flight wherever they seem available, I'll offer condolences and wish a speedy recovery to anyone adversely affected in the process, and Season's Greetings to everyone else.
Merry Christmas
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