"The challenge for me is to capture the present, the past and the future as it is happening."

Here we introduce Mac and his amazing photography of Birmingham. 

Take the full post to see why Mac is one of Birmingham's 'people with passion'.

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Introducing Simon 'Mac' McCreery - one of Birmingham's People with Passion


Introducing Simon 'Mac' McCreery - one of Birmingham's People with Passion


"The challenge for me is to capture the present, the past and the future as it is happening."

Here we introduce Mac and his amazing photography of Birmingham. 

Take the full post to see why Mac is one of Birmingham's 'people with passion'.


"I started taking photography as a child in the 70s. My first camera was a 110 format kodak and I loved it. I am 50 now and I have always photographed for the same reason .... what am I looking at and why do I want to photograph it. I have owned many cameras and have never truly felt that my photographs mirror my thoughts until I moved to Digbeth, Birmingham nearly 8 years ago. Surrounded by regeneration is fascinating. Black and white has always been a natural fit as light is at the front of my mind when I trip the shutter."

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Looking down the canal to Gas Street Basin, Birmingham (February 2018)

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Skyline over Digbeth, Birmingham (November 2018)

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Bordesley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham (October 2018)

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Gas Street Basin, Birmingham (August 2018)

For more of Mac's photography go here.