Elsie Magazine

Some More Summer Fairs

I love a Summer Fair...all life is there...in the middle of a field. It was the local Fair yesterday - so I popped along with my camera for an hour or two. 

Linda's Bookmarks

Since I featured my old mate Pete Bragg with his collection of Tax Discs in Elsie 1 - other friends have ventured forth with their own secret collections. Linda Pugh is one of them - she has a collection of...bookmarks. She has over 200, most dating back to when she started collecting in the late 1970s.
Like many collectors, Linda's fell into collecting by accident, then family and friends found out and started bringing back bookmarks for her whenever they went away. 

Do you have an interesting (and legal!) collection? If so, get in touch - you could feature on Elsie's Blog or in the next issue.

 

 

Belzig - Random Weekend

One of the features of Elsie Magazine is the random visit I made earlier this year to Miechow in Poland. However, that wasn't my first random trip. Three or four years ago, I made the same random choice of place to visit and ended up in a town called Belzig in the old East Germany. On the outskirts of the town was a commune called ZEGG. I spent a couple of days with the people there. Here are a few of them. I asked them to write a few words about what attracted them to to ZEGG and why they chose the lifestyle they live.

Achim

Zula

 
Felix the Gardener

 
Ulf

 
Ben

Nice words about Elsie Magazine

I'm really pleased that Elsie seems to have been well received out there in Creative land. Here are a few of the comments that people are saying about her...

"entertaining and refreshingly personal...can’t wait for no. 2"

http://www.magculture.com

 

"packed full of diverse content...Jones’ knack for creating an absorbing narrative is what holds it all together, and with personal touches like the decoupaged details on the cover and vintage postcard nestled randomly within, Elsie’s certainly a charming creation. We’re looking forward to issue two already"     
http://www.grafikmag.com

 

"it's an incredible package...each one is genuinely special"
http://www.stackmagazines.com/content/blog/

"really refreshing and great fun. Fantastic photography too!"

Fraser Allen : White Light Media

 

More Skips

I've been bumping into a few more skips...here's just a few to keep you going - I wouldn't want you to get skip withdrawal symptoms!

Barcelona Aerials

I was over in Barcelona on business last weekend - so no time for personal photography. However, I did manage to find ten minutes to take these shots from my hotel bedroom window as the sun was setting one evening.

 

This last one was taken through a sticker on the window.

Shop Owners

I've found myself being drawn into little shops. I'm intrigued by the fact that some of them can keep going, despite the fact that they're operating quite often in very niche markets. Anyway, here are a few of the people I've snapped.

Abdul & Mahmood : Rice Wholesalers : Stoke-on-Trent

 

Bob : Bob's Tackle Shop : Liverpool

 

BJ : BJ's Secondhand Furniture : Leeds

 

Jake : Cotton Concepts : Stoke-on-Trent

 

Roger, Malcolm & Paul : Wooden Heart : Stoke-on-Trent

 

Danny : Tattoo Parlour : Leeds

 

Customised Covers

I've been busy customising the covers of Elsie #1. Great fun! Here are a few. 
Also, I'm pleased to say that the new Elsie Website is up online, so you can go and order your copy as of...NOW!  

Barcelona 1

I recently went to Barcelona on a work related trip, but whilst there snapped a few iphone pics when out on a walk. Two more trips coming up, so watch this space.

Travellers

A few years ago I was driving down the A34 from Stone to Stoke-on-Trent when I saw a family of travellers coming in the opposite direction in a horse drawn caravan. I turned the car round and caught up with them as they found a village green to stop for the night. I took some photos and met up with them two or three times after that as they travelled around North Staffordshire.