Canada – Mother Nature

Kelsey Park / Croydon School of Art / Curiosity / Self-Directed Project / 24.1.2017

27th January 2017 Alex Smithson

As part of my Self-Directed Project, I travelled to Kelsey Park to snap a collection of photographs given that my Self-Directed Project focuses around Nature.

Monthly Roundup: August 2016

31st August 2016 Alex Smithson

August sure has flown like the wind. Too fast for my liking, but even so, there have been some happy and sad moments down the

Rio 2016: The Closing Ceremony

22nd August 2016 Alex Smithson

The Closing Ceremony for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games has officially got underway. Fireworks have just lit the Olympic Stadium up and with the

The Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games | Day 11 – Highlights

3rd August 2014 Alex Smithson

YES!!!!!!!! WE WON THE GLASGOW 2014 XX COMMONWEALTH GAMES WOOHOO!!!!!!!! Hello everyone, to mark the end of the Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games, the journey

The Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games | Day 10 – Highlights

2nd August 2014 Alex Smithson

Hello everyone, well what another perfect day it has been for all of us, and we are still at the top of the medal table.

The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – The Closing Ceremony In Review + This blog is taking a 5-month Hiatus!!!

23rd February 2014 Alex Smithson

Hello everyone!!! Before I round off the Closing Ceremony, I wanted to announce that this blog will be taking a 5-month hiatus from today onwards

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