Architect & Photographer - Sony World Photography Award Winner - Author of Urban Photography
Joined February 2009
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18 Jan 2022
The International Space Station passing in front of the full ‘wolf’ moon last night, from Sutton Coldfield 🔭
It’s large as it’s slightly closer to earth at 418km. Moon is 384,400km, so these things don’t happen that often in your back garden 🤯😂
#WolfMoon #Astrophotography
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29 Oct 2025
Just saw the strangest thing fly over Birmingham UK, I thought it was a plane but it looked like a single dot with mist around it and a line of dots next to it travelling at the same speed! When I looked through binoculars it appeared to speed up. I am assuming a Starlink launch?
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29 Oct 2025
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Tim Cornbill retweeted
Curious minds were buzzing with questions as Tim revealed the exciting world of architecture and design These real-world connections are planting seeds of inspiration for our future architects, engineers, and dreamers! Special thanks to @bdptimcornbill #FutureInTheMaking
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31 Mar 2025
Can you believe The Octagon topped out nearly 7 months ago?
This is an incredible throwback showing our brilliant Birmingham from 155 metres in the air. Thanks for sharing these @timcornbill.
#OctagonBham #Birmingham
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Tim Cornbill retweeted
15 Feb 2025
Wow, these photos are fantastic! They were taken atop The Octagon last year, aren't they incredible? 🛑
Thanks for capturing the city's brilliance @mgrowcoot, @timcornbill, @/insta.brum1.
Don't forget to tag us in your pics of Paradise with @paradisebham. 📸
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22 Sep 2024
A misty morning in Birmingham, as viewed from the Octagon
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19 Sep 2024
Up on THE roof
Huge thanks to @ParadiseBham for inviting me to the top of the tallest building in Birmingham, the Octagon. It was a huge privilege to be among the group of photographers shooting the sunset last night and sunrise this morning 🙌
Loads more photos to come…
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3 Mar 2024
Aurora alert in Birmingham, UK! This is straight off my phone 3s handheld!!
#northernlights #ukweather
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26 Nov 2023
Did anyone spot this amazing huge 22 degree Lunar Halo last night?
I’ve pushed the saturation & detail to bring out the rainbow and also the even rarer Parhelic Circle - a horizontal line which would stretch all around the horizon
#lunarhalo #22degreelunarhalo #parheliccircle
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30 Aug 2023
It’s the #SuperBlueMoon tonight and it’s a year since I captured this plane passing over it. I had a load of people say I was extremely lucky to get this shot.
So was it pure luck?? Here’s what into shooting something like this…
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30 Aug 2023
Edit
Given the rush to get this shot I almost missed it off the edge of the frame, it was right in the corner. I had to crop it and then made a few tweaks to make the silhouette darker and bring out some detail in the moon by adjusting the contrast. It’s a raw file so it’s easy
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30 Aug 2023
Equipment
It goes without saying you need a long telephoto lens to achieve this, as well as a capable & relatively high res camera. I used a Sony a7riv and Sony 200-600 lens, but they’re not necessarily the best combo for this shot
So maybe it wasn’t that lucky after all!
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24 Jul 2023
The great British summer 🌧️
We have had our garden re landscaped and I put this corten steel bird feeder out yesterday. Due to this magnificent British weather it has started weathering straight away and it looks superb! Loving watching the steel turn to rust 😍
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Tim Cornbill retweeted
22 Jul 2023
The wondrous Universe. Shining down on the mundane. As captured by the supremely talented @timcornbill
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24 Mar 2023
I thought the solar storm last month was amazing, but this show last night was something else!
Northern lights photographed in Birmingham, from my loft window in Sutton Coldfield. Look at the structure in the pink/red Aurora!!
#northernlights #AuroraBorealis #ukweather
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