Blackpool

This is one of the first photographs I took when I moved to Blackpool in September and it sums up how I first felt. Living in a bleak and underrun town, knowing only a handful of people I felt pretty 'down in the dumps'. This site was along the alley way I would walk down each day several times. The apparent delivery doors to the Rock Shop had turned into a dumping ground. What was dumped there would change each day and it fascinated me watching what would be taken and what it was replaced with. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you view it, the alley way was soon gated off, and the rubbish cleared.

These deck chairs brought the feeling of emptiness that Blackpool begins to feel in September and really kicks in by October as the season comes to a close. Their bright colours somewhat dulled by the colourless sky and deserted promenade. 

Again the empty beach reinforces the emptiness of the town as during the summer months this area of beach would be filled with people enjoying holidays with friends and family. Instead the beach is almost deserted, central pier looks depressing as a dark landmark against the pale sky.