Gerry Simons

@gerrysimons.bsky.social

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Enjoying photography in many forms from mobile and digital to film & vintage cameras. More of my work here: http://flickr.com/photos/g-simons and also some thoughts and photos here : https://gerrysimonsphoto.blogspot.com

A black and white square photograph showing a plain church interior viewed from a carved wooden font. A polished wooden floor allows reflections from the windows.
A black and white photograph of a road with cars and modern building catching the late afternoon light. Clouds overhead.
A black and white photograph showing a gate and a dry stone wall. A single windswept tree appears behind the wall and clouds fill the summer sky.
A black and white photograph of a landscape with a foreground of grasses and a cloud filled sky above.
A black and white photograph of an Art Deco theatre and steps with a grassed area in front and some picnic benches.
A black and white photograph showing shadows cast by a wire frame and glass.
A black and white photograph of a row of terraced houses with a removals van outside one and construction work at another.
An image of a screen showing a photograph in an exhibition in front of of a lit brick wall.
A black and white photograph showing a paved area in the foreground with a grassed area in front a row of Victorian terraced houses. A large cloud hangs overhead.
A black and white photograph showing a paved area in the foreground with a grassed area in front a row of Victorian terraced houses. A large cloud hangs overhead.
A black and white photograph showing a metal park bench covered in graffiti and scuff marks. Rough uncut grass and shrubs are behind with a fence and housing in the distance.
A black and white photograph showing terraced housing. In the foreground, beneath a bay window artificial flowers sit in pots illuminated by the bright sunshine. In the far distance large modern buldings fill the horizon/
An open grassed over deserted space that used to be a park. A concrete path leads from the entrance area toward the horizon. Flat roofs and a chrich tower sit along the horizon. Clouds fill the sky above.
A series of household waste collection points with an open spce of grass behind surrounded by terraced houses.
A black and white photograph showing the Royal Liverpool University Hospital boiler house chimney with cantilevered base used as water tanks pictured against a largely cloudless sky. A number of birds are visible flying around the towering brutalist designed structure. This once iconic building has sadly recently been demolished.
A black and white photograph showing old buildings reflected in the windows of a modern structure.
A black and white photograph of Liverpool One retail area looking towards John Lewis. Perspective lines converging to a point in the centre of the picture. Strong shadows bring out the shapes.
A black and white photograph showing dappled light created by trees along a street.
A square black and white photograph of Liverpool’s Bluecoat Gallery bathed in sunlight, leaves from the trees fill the top of the frame.
A square black and white photograph showing three bollards in the foreground casting long shadows from the bright sun, a delivery vehicle is parked on the left of the deserted street and the perspective view continues up the empty road.
A colour photograph of a vintage folding camera pictured on a garden table in the sun.
A colour photograph showing a carpet of English Bluebells caught in the sunlight beneath the shadows of the trees in a wood.
A black and white photograph showing an old railway station with electric overhead cables and track below running into the distant tunnel. Bright sunshine illuminates the platform and red brick buildings. White clouds cross the sky above.
A black and white photograph taken from inside Forton Services. Long shadows are cast by the overhead walkway on to the motorway below.
The former Royal Liverpool Hospital was designed by Holford Associates in a Modernist style and built by Alfred McAlpine between 1963 and 1969. The second phase was completed and the hospital eventually opened in 1978. It was demolished in 2026.
A black and white photograph of The former Royal Liverpool Hospital designed by Holford Associates in a Modernist style and built by Alfred McAlpine between 1963 and 1969. The second phase was completed and the hospital eventually opened in 1978. It was demolished in 2026. #photography #blackandwhitephotography #architecture
A black and white photograph of St Johns Beacon (also known locally as the Radio City Tower) is a Grade II listed communications and observation tower in Liverpool, England. Designed by James A. Roberts Associates, it was built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
A photograph of a white Moth Orchid photographed in black and white against a black background.
A square black and white photograph of a modern glass building with a much older building reflected in its glass structure.
A black and white square photograph of a dead and fallen tree surrounded by dead and fallen leaves.
A black and white photograph showing dramatic dark clouds over a body of water and sunlight behind the clouds breaking through casting beams of light towards the ground. Just off centre and to the left a buoy floats in the water.
A colour photograph of a Nikon F401 camera with a AF Nikkor 35 - 135mm lens.
A black and white photograph of a dis-used landing stage with horizontal metal supports attached to wooden vertical beams. A river runs behind and the distant shore is industrial with clouds above. Graffiti can be seen on the metal support in the foreground.
A black and white photograph of grasses. The background is out of focus creating swirling patterns.
A black and white landscape with grasses and shrubs in the foreground and a large cloud formation in the sky flowing low over distant hills.
A black and white photograph of dead leaves handing in the branches of a tree, the background heavily blurred and creating swirling patterns of light and dark.
A black and white photograph looking down a curved staircase predominately painted white with circular light fittings below a darker handrail.
Black and white photo of a vintage car.
Black and white photo of iron and wood supports for and old converted stables, now roofless. A bird is flying above the structure and white clouds fill the lower part of the frame.
A black and white photograph of the Beatles statue at Liverpool’s waterfront. The image shows the heads and shoulders of the ‘famous four’ in profile and is very life-like.
A colour photograph of a Camellia flower and leaves in a patch of sunlight.
A colour photograph of a black Canon camera fitted to a mini-tripod. A vintage lens has been fitted to the camera.
A black and white photograph of Liverpool’s Albert Dock and Tate gallery. The old warehouses are supported by strong iron columns, boats float on the almost still water, their reflections like mirror images.
A black and white photograph taken at Liverpool’s Albert Dock. A dull flat sky overhead and reflections from the dock in the almost still waters.
A black and white photograph of Christmas decorations on a tree. This close up image shows two bells, a drum and a bauble - some are vintage decorations from the 1960s. Merry Christmas 2025!
A black and white photograph of high rise tower blocks opposite Liverpool Albert Dock. The bottom half of the frame taken up with the reflection of the towers in the waters of the dock.
A picturesque scene of Waterhead in the Lake District showing a still lake with boats moored in the distance in the late afternoon. The sky has light clouds and they are reflected in the lake and stones near the bank break the surafce. In the distance the hills are now dark.
A colour photograph of a table top from a low viewpoint showing a half-pint of beer on the left and a vintage camera on the right. The camera is a Zenit B with an Industar lens.
A black and white landscape photograph made using an infrared lens and film. The trees are white and pale grey shapes against a darker grey sky with white clouds. Tiny figures can be seen in the distance on the almost white grass.
A black and white Infrared photograph of grasses and trees - the effect makes the tree leaves and grasses look white.
A black and white photograph showing a flock of seagulls flying in the air above the grass below with a background of light cloud.
A black and white photograph showing large dramatic clouds above a tree-lined landscape. Two thirds of the image is taken up with the sky.
A black and white photograph of a dramatic sky full of clouds with the sun just behind catching the edges of the clouds and reflecting on the river below. A dark land mass fills the bottom quarter and an empty bench can just be seen against the sunlight on the water.
A colour photograph showing bridge supports reflected in a lake below. The water is rippled distorting the reflections.
A colour photograph of the Funland and Pier building on the pier at Southport, taken on a bright sunny day. Blue skies overhead with scattered white clouds. In the foreground to the right a man stands next to his bicyle.
A colour photograph showing a bridge in the foreground with lamps and circular fittings and a building of Italianate (?) design. A pale blue sky with white clouds fills the background.
A black and white photograph looking along the Roman Walls of Chester. Below on the right lies the canal. Trees hang over the canal and dark storm clouds gather above.
A square black and white photograph taken from the Roman Walls of Chester looking over to Wales as heavy storm clouds fill the sky above threatening rain.
A colour photo of a black and white print in a pale wood effect frame lying on a pine desktop.