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Getgood Link: Discover Digital: Made in Digbeth – by i Phone

Written by Nicky Getgood on Friday, November 13th, 2009 ( Start discussion )
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Discover Digital: Made in Digbeth – by i Phone – Paul Bradshaw finds being in Digbeth compels him to take some lovely photographs with his iPhone

I’ve found working in Digbeth, the hub of both Birmingham’s industrial past and burgeoning creative community, has reignited my passions for urban landscape photography.  I’m still not taking my digital SLR out with me, so I rely on my camera phone for images instead. Yes, it has many limitations, but at least it means I can be creative rather than regret lost opportunities.

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Links for October 16th

Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 ( One response )
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• Happy Robot Music: Omnia Opera, Betty and the Id, Windscale gig – Three live bands play at 22 Green St warehouse on Saturday 18th October 2008 for “a demented mashup of plasma rock, psychedelia, post rock, prog, electronica and acid”. Plus Dj’s – Sir Real, Papa Zit, Jajouka, DJ Ronco K-Tel. Visuals by Catweasel.
• Group Project – Feastside – Feastside is what the plan to turn abandoned building sites into green a pleasant has been christened. Join the online wiki group to get involved. There’s talk of a meeting on the evening of next Weds 22nd Oct, I’ll keep you posted on the details once confirmed.
• Blog Action Day happened and Pete Ashton found talking to the Birmingham Carers Network very rewarding. I was very sorry to miss this.  Nick Booth has posted the surgery’s provisional results, Stef Lewandowski helped build a site for the Jubilee Debt Campaign, Chris Unitt found there was some serious learning on both sides and it all made Charlotte Carey ask what can enterprise do?
• City Centre Campus set for green light in Eastside « Birmingham Eastside – The planned Birmingham City University will apparently bring employment and regeneration with it, with assurances it won’t jeopardize nearby historic buildings like Curzon Street Station.

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