Birmingham UK, My 100 Personal Favourites Taken in 2021
I like to take photos, it's helps my mental health and I don't put myself under any pressure. I love my adopted home city and since discovering that it is a beautiful and amazingly photogenic, diverse and muddled up urban landscape, I have sought to expose the negative myths about Birmingham by publishing my photos since 2010. Please see my 2021 favourites gallery:
I have created these various collages of 2021 Birmingham photos, they are made to print at full resolution to A1 size please contact me if you are interested in these or bespoke versions.
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Below are my personal favourites in date order:
January
The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Fog - 7th January 2021
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Great Reflection in the Part Frozen Canal in the City Centre - 9th January 2021
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The Eroded Message - 16th January 2021
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New and Old Angles with a Hook - 17th January 2021
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The Utilita Arena - 23rd January 2021
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The Black Sabbath Bench on Broad Street - 24th January 2021
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the 'Real Birmingham Family' Statue in Centenary Square - 24th January 2021 (Featured in the 2022 Birmingham Gems Charity Calendar)
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Snow People and Other Things in Centenary Square - 24th January 2021
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The Lego Giraffe - 24th January 2021
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February
Reflections in the Hyatt Regency Hotel - 6th February 2021
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Lockdown Torment - 8th February 2021
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One of the Many Water Jets in Centenary Square - 13th February 2021
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Light Pole in Chamberlain Square with the Town Hall - 14th February 2021
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Lamp and Reflections in the ICC - 21st February 2021
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The Dome atop the City Council House - 25th February 2021
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Victoria Square - 28th February 2021
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Reflection of 'Big Brum and 103 Colmore Row in One Chamberlain Square - 28th February 2021
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The City Council House - 28th February 2021
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March
Street Art by GENT48 on Smallbrook Queensway - 7th March 2021
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A Starling in the Copper Tree in St Martin's Square - 7th March 2021
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Reflections in Grand Central - 13th March 2021
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One of the Water Jets with Three Arena Central in Centenary Square - 20th March 2021
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Reflection of the Holiday Inn Express in the Hyatt Regency Hotel - 20th March 2021
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The Town Hall - 21st March 2021
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The Library of Birmingham - 21st March 2021
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Cathedral Square - 21st March 2021
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April
Symphony Hall - 5th April 2021
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Victoria Square - 5th April 2021
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Victoria Square - 5th April 2021
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One of the Light Poles in Chamberlain Square - 17th April 2021
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St Paul's Square in the Jewellery Quarter - 21st April 2021
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Birmingham, Symphony Hall - 23rd April 2021
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The Library of Birmingham - 23rd April 2021
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May
Cloud Burst of Heavy Rain Over Ladywood. - 1st May 2021
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Capoeira in Centenary Square - 1st May 2021
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A Partial Rainbow with the Cube and the Hyatt Regency Hotel - 3rd May 2021
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Amazing Light and Clouds Over the West Side City Skyline - 4th May 2021
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A Partial Rainbow with 103 Colmore Row - 18th May 2021
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The Library of Birmingham - 18th May 2021
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Looking South-west from the City Center Over the Sea of Trees - 19th May 2021
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June
The South-West Side Skyline From Egg Hill Near Frankley - 15th June 2021
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The West Side City Skyline from Egg Hill in Frankley - 15th June 2021
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The Whole City Skyline from Egg Hill in Frankley - 15th June 2021
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One Chamberlain Square Juxtaposed with the Copthorne Hotel - 19th June 2021
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The Broad Street Cluster from the Mainline Canal - 19th June 2021
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St Paul's Church in the Jewellery Quarter - 26th June 2021
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July
The Council House in Victoria Square - 3rd July 2021
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Victoria Square - 4th July 2021
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Part of Luke Perry's 'Forward Together' Statue in Victoria Square - 18th July 2021
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The Ikon Art Gallery Nestled in Brindleyplace - 18th July 2021
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The Construction of The Mercian - 24th July 2021
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Centenary Square - 24th July 2021
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Very Rare Selfie in the Black Sabbath Bench - Ozzy Osbourne - 25th July 2021
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Brutal Architecture with The Cube from Gas Street - 25th July 2021
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Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Jewellery Quarter - 27th July 2021
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Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Jewellery Quarter - 27th July 2021
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A 'Brumgull' on My Window Sill with the Library behind - 31st July 2021
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August
The Cube and St Thomas Church in the 'Peace Garden' - 3rd August 2021
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Visual confusion from Centenary Square of One Centenary Way Construction - 7th August 2021
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Way Sign on Broad Street - 7th August 2021
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Flowers in the Secret Garden atop the Library - 14th August 2021
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The Secret Garden atop the Library - 14th August 2021
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The Library of Birmingham - 19th August 2021
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September
Reflections in the Library of Birmingham - 4th September 2021
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The 'Gateway' Sculpture at Great Hampton Street Containing a Real Nest - 13th September 2021
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Street Clutter from Great Hapmpton Street in the Jewellery Quarter - 13th September 2021
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Sunrise Behind the Library and 103 Colmore Row - 20th September 2021
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The Ikon Art Gallery Nestled in Brindleyplace - 20th September 2021
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The Mercian Looking Monolithic with Bank Tower Two Catching the Sunrise - 23rd September 2021
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The Library of Birmingham and HSBC UK Lit for Pride21 - 24th September 2021
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Rain Over Ladywood - 29th September 2021
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October
The City Skyline from Egg Hill in Frankley - 21st October 2021
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Chamberlain Square - 21st October 2021 (Featured in the 2022 Birmingham Gems Charity Calendar)
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'Be Bold' Campaign Hordings During Renovation - 21st October 2021
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The Bank Building at Bank Birmingham on Broad Street - 30th October 2021
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Bank Towers One, Two and The Mercian - 30th October 2021
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Old Turn Junction on the Canal - 30th October 2021
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The City Skyline from Tyseley Station - 31st October 2021
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Reflection of Three Brindleyplace in Five Between Two Pillars of the Aquaduct Sculpture in Central Square - 31st October 2021
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Installation of the City Star Flyer at Ice Skate Birmingham - 31st October 2021
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November
30 Second Exposure as the City Star Flyer Drops at Ice Skate Birmingham - 4th November 2021
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Urban Cat - 5th November 2021
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Confusing Reflections in the Library of Birmingham - 6th November 2021
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Fireworks with the City Skyline from Clent Hill - 6th November 2021
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View from Chamberlain Square During the Frankfurt Christmas Market - 7th November 2021
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Santa at the Frankfurt Christmas Market in Victoria Square - 13th November 2021
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Santa at the Frankfurt Christmas Market in Victoria Square - 13th November 2021
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Royal Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Park Near to Boldmere Gate - 20th November 2021
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Royal Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Park Near to Boldmere Gate - 20th November 2021
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Sunset Clouds Over Arena Central - 22nd November 2021
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Sunset over the West Side City Skyline - 22nd November 2021
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December
Reflections in the Hyatt Regency Hotel - 2nd December 2021
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Sunset over Ladywood and Edgbaston with the St Newman Oratory - 2nd December 2021
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The Mercian catches the sunset colours - 2nd December 2021
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A great double rainbow frames 103 Colmore Row - 7th December 2021
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A winter foggy scene in Centenary Square - 19th December 2021
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The City Star Flyer awaits the brave - 19th December 2021
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The BT Tower appears eerily in the fog behind Chamberlain Square - 19th December 2021
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The City Skyline at Night from Clent Hill (2300hrs) just before the fog rolled in - 31st December 2021
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People Gather on Clent Hill to Watch the New Year Fireworks over the City - 1st January 2022 (0001hrs)
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I have uploaded nearly 3000 photos of and in Birmingham taken in 2021 to my full gallery here: Daniel Sturley - Photography