Inspiration

Architecture, one of our most popular exhibition themes, is touring the country at the moment. To whet your appetite for all things architectural, we have put together 10 of the most inspirational photographers on Instagram…

Lisa Shalom 'Pausing for affection' St Valentine's Day is said to have originated to commemorate the martyrdom of Valentinus at the hands of Claudius on 14th February, and to be celebrated from 496AD. Going even further back,…

© Yevhen Samuchenko, Alone with the Universe. © Chirag Khatri, Dubai Fog. © Chris Mills, Lupin Leaf. © Anindya Phani, Net Work. © Partha Pratim Saha, Jewels in the Crown. © Darin Goodsell, Vale…

Susan Brown 'The Mosque' As our Pic of the Week this week, we have chosen this image by Susan Brown, which is part of our Architecture catalogue. Architecture will be out on tour from next week, starting…

Mike Fogg 'Cutting the Tape' The Winning Image The image depicts the opening of the Schoolroom cafe in the village of Woodham Ferrers in Essex. Mike had been asked by the local community pastor, to go…

Olivier Ramera 'Traffic' Traditionally, the holiday, known as Spring Festival, encompassing the Chinese New Year, lasts for 15 days. The date of the New Year itself changes each year as it is calculated according to…

Victor Tregubov Looooots of Snow This white stuff has been the main subject of conversation, both spoken and on social media for the last few days, so we thought we'd join in with this stunning image…

Last Kiss by Knut Hybinette "Stories belong to everyone.... what's your story? What will you be telling and where will you be telling it?" Created by Del Reid and Paul Jackson from the Society for Storytelling,…

Pawel Zygmunt 'The King of Scotland' Burns Night, now a national event commemorating the life of revolutionary Scot, Robert Burns, was originally a memorial dinner for close friends and family. Robert "Rabbie" Burns, Scotland's National Poet, wrote…

Janette Hill 'Eurasian Brown Bear Today is Winnie the Pooh day, chosen as 18th January was author, A.A Milne's birthday. The characters in the popular stories and now multi million dollar Disney franchise, are based on cuddly…