‘One Moment in My City’photo competition

What sums up life in your local area? ‘One Moment in My City’ is a photo competition run by Metro and Santander (formerly Abbey Bank). The competition is open to everyone, regardless of experience. There is also £5,000 worth of travel vouchers for the winner. The deadline is soon, on 1^st February 2010 so get your entries in now! Good luck!

Ribble Steam Railway photo competition winners

The Ribble Steam Railway’s ‘Along Lancashire Lines’ photo competition has come to an end and the winners have been announced. read article »

Old photos discovered of Avenham & Miller Parks

Photos have been discovered of Avenham & Miller Park during the Victorian era. read article »

The Last Bus Station

Hated by some, loved by others. The bus station in Preston is a building that splits opinion amongst the people, and one photographer wanted to capture it in all its glory before it’s potentially consigned to history. read article »

Interview with Preston’s prolific photographer

If you haven’t heard of Flickr, it’s a photo sharing website and allows people to post their photos onto the web. Within it there is a Preston group, where people can post photos of the city. The group has just over 9,000 photos in it and one man has taken hundreds, if not thousands of them, Tony Worrall. read article »

Glimpse of Preston’s old docks

Photos and videos posted on the web have revealed what Preston’s old working docks were like in their heyday. read article »

'Along Lancashire Lines' photography competition

The 'Along Lancashire Lines' competition aims to capture photos of transport in Lancashire. Image credit to phill.d

The Ribble Steam Railway are running a photography competition for all you budding photographers out there. read article »

Preston Caribbean Carnival 2009

The dazzling colours of the Carnival brought Preston to life

Preston came alive on Sunday 24th March 2009 as the city bathed in sunshine and danced to the rhythms of the Caribbean.

Dancers packed the streets through the centre of the city and local photographers were out in force to capture Preston’s Caribbean Carnival.

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Whittingham Asylum… forgotten?

This is a guest post David Perkins, he is a keen photographer, web designer and urban explorer. He blogs at Planetperki and you can follow him on twitter @perki. If you would like to write a guest post for Preston Blog check out how you can get involved.

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Preston flickr group – share your photos of the city

centenary mill on new hall lane, preston, lancashire

Preston is a surprisingly good place to take good photos. It has a good range of urban and semi-rural landscapes and there’s many photographers already enjoying rich pickings with their digital slrs.

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