24 x 30 secs - Golf, by night

24 x 30 secs - Golf, by night, a set on Flickr.

Some Bristol shots

Some Bristol shots, a set on Flickr.

Apparently the site of the Parcel Force building is going to become one of the government's Local Enterprise Zones.

Brilliant!

I hope it actually comes to something...

In the mean time, here are some photos of better bits of Bristol.

An absolute disgrace

An absolute disgrace, originally uploaded by tmv_media.

Transpires I have another photo of it.

This is even worse. Same buidling, but as seen from the train to London.

Bristol is, on the whole, a genuinely great place to live. The countryside is on the doorstep, the people are creative and friendly (there are obviously exceptions to this).

H O W E V E R

Just look at the state of that.

Can't we do something about it? Could we. the people of Bristol buy it? Arrange for it to be done up and then sell it or rent it out to generate cash for the city?

Makes sense to me.

Parcel Force shame

Parcel Force shame, originally uploaded by tmv_media.

I really can not understand why this building has become so derelict.

It has been empty for over 10yrs.

Prime location, next to Temple Meads station.

It would make an amazing head office for someone. Or could be turned into hot spot offices and studios, for people like me.

It could be used!

Instead it lies empty.

IF this still belongs to Parcel Force - then shame on them.

Not quite sure what can be done, but a newer photo would be a good start!

I'm sure it said Tom Vooght Photography last time I looked.....

I tried summarising this in the about me bit of the dashboard, but it seems it's too big.

As I have now just changed the name of the blog from my name plus the word photography, to TMV Media Ltd; I should at least give you my life story as far as photographys is concerned.

I was first introduced to a camera, aged 4yrs, by my babysitter "Dawsie". Mrs Dawson grew up in Africa, where she had also spent a significant chunk of her adult life.
She shared her 3 biggest passions in life with me - Wildlife, Photography and Cooking.

I suppose no one will be surprised that my 3 biggest passions in life are Photography, Wildlife and Cooking.

Since the age of 4, my parents supported my interests. I remember getting my parents' old camera and taking photos with that, until I had saved enough money to buy a kodak 110. Since then almost all money I have ever saved has ended up on photography. I have a number of film cameras, I rarely use them these days.

I shoot using Sony DSLRs.

What about the other 2 passions?

I grew up in the countryside and got to look after and work with a variety of fauna. I realised that a job in wildlife would be very rewarding, but wasn't for me, then.
I have flirted with the professional cooking route in life, but fortunately a reasonably severe car crash put an end to that before it became my life.

Yes, fortunately! A massive change of direction was needed.

I just had to get a job. I ended up at BT. A bottom upon a seat, plumbed into a call centre. I moved teams and found something a bit more technical. ISDN tech support. Got bored. Left and carried on in telecoms for another ten years or so.
All the time putting photos I had taken around my desk.
Eventually, having been asked by too many people "why aren't you a professioanl photographer?" and "what are you doing here, when you can do that?", I took the plunge & started business.

Tom Vooght Photography may sound great, but the middle word (my surname) proves challenging for almost everyone.

So TMV Media Ltd was born.

Here I am. A photographer in a sea of photographers.
Will I make it?
I hope so.

Love Food Festival - Green Park Station, Bath UK

Love Food Festival - Green Park Station, Bath UK, a set on Flickr.