Author Archives: ajcarlton

I had arranged with Ralph to arrive at the practice later than last time, aiming to arrive in the break at 9pm. As I approached I could slowly hear the swell of music increase with each footstep. I stopped outside the door not wanting to interrupt. I admired the surroundings of the village as theContinue reading “Lyceum Brass #2”

The first roll of film came back a few days ago. The scans are perfect and my doubts about the lack of lighting in the practice room of the Lyceum were fully put to rest. Of the twenty or so images there are seven that I am very pleased with. Composition wise, I knew IContinue reading “7 Images”

I attended the first 2020 Lyceum Brass Band rehearsal today at 8:00 PM although I arrived half an hour early to chat to Ralph before the practice began. He seemed to enjoy recalling the history of the band and could relate it with fantastic detail. The room was beige and classroom like, very unassuming andContinue reading “Lyceum Brass #1”

After contacting four Port Sunlight based organisations for a potential photography project, Ralph Peters, secretary of the Lyceum Brass Band contacted me by phone. He seemed enthusiastic about my potential project and invited me to attend the first practice of 2020. He advised me on numerous ways to access the practice room going into veryContinue reading “Outreach”

I am photographer based in the North West of England, on the Wirral Peninsular. I live in a small village called Port Sunlight. It is a Victorian workers village that has an idyllic English aesthetic and is mostly occupied by the elderly. In 2020 I am beginning to document the activities and characters that inhabit the surrounding area. IContinue reading “About me…”