Rob Birrell Photography http://robbirrell.com Fine Art, Landscape and Documentary Photography Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:19:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Chinese New Year 2012, Newcastle http://robbirrell.com/2012/01/chinese-new-year-2012-newcastle/ http://robbirrell.com/2012/01/chinese-new-year-2012-newcastle/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:20:55 +0000 Rob Birrell http://robbirrell.com/?p=293 Newcastle has a thriving Chinatown centred around the Stowell Street area. On Sunday 29th January the Chinese community treated onlookers to the traditional New Year lion and dragon dances with the backdrop of the Chinese Arch and St James Park. Kung Hey Fat Choi!

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]]> http://robbirrell.com/2011/11/occupy-newcastle-5th-november-2011/feed/ 0 Jarrow March 2011 http://robbirrell.com/2011/10/jarrow-march-2011/ http://robbirrell.com/2011/10/jarrow-march-2011/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:33:33 +0000 Rob Birrell http://robbirrell.com/?p=149 Click through to view gallery.

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]]> http://robbirrell.com/2011/10/jarrow-march-2011/feed/ 0 Sunderland Pride 2011 http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/sunderland-pride-2011/ http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/sunderland-pride-2011/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:19:30 +0000 Rob Birrell http://robbirrell.com/?p=141 Click through to view full gallery.

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]]> http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/sunderland-pride-2011/feed/ 0 Work in Progress – Look North http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/work-in-progress-northern-spirit/ http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/work-in-progress-northern-spirit/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:42:42 +0000 Rob Birrell http://robbirrell.com/?p=123 These images form part of an ongoing project looking at the character and diversity of a variety of Northern folk at work, and play. Hopefully over the course of a year or so it will form the basis of a book and possibly an exhibition.

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]]> http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/stanhope-show-2011/feed/ 0 Newcastle Mela 2011 http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/newcastle-mela-2011/ http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/newcastle-mela-2011/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:25:29 +0000 Rob Birrell http://robbirrell.com/?p=115 Click through to view the full gallery.

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]]> http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/newcastle-mela-2011/feed/ 0 The Great North Run 2011 http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/the-great-north-run-2011/ http://robbirrell.com/2011/09/the-great-north-run-2011/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:46:34 +0000 Rob Birrell http://robbirrell.com/?p=107 Click through to view the full gallery.

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