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Ringo Starr Releases New Limited Edition Book ‘Photograph’

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Legendary Beatle photograths of the beatles, the beatles, beatles, Ringo Starr’s highly anticipated limited edition book Photograph.  Earlier this year Ringo delighted fans by announcing he would be opening his archive to share a lifetime of photography. Now this stunning book explores that archive in full.


In over 15,000 words of brand new text, Ringo tells us the stories behind more than 240 pictures. Each copy of Photograph is traditionally hand-bound, numbered, then signed by the author.

 

‘I love putting pictures together to show different times of my life. I was just taking shots because I liked to take shots, and now it’s turned into this, which is great. Peace & love.’ – Ringo Starr

beatles, the beatles, music, photographs, ringo star, photography bookRingo Starr shares his life story in a memoir illustrated with 300+ pages of stunning photography that has remained unseen for decades. Ringo tells first-hand what it was like growing up in Liverpool, discusses his time as a Beatle, and much more. Photograph includes childhood photos and memorabilia saved by his mother (that even Ringo didn’t know existed until now) and forgotten slides of The Beatles in Miami (that barely survived). Told in hundreds of photographs snapped all over the world, from Paris to Washington, India to Japan, Photograph is Ringo’s personal account of his life and work.

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‘We made some incredible music. The songs are still relevant; the kids are listening to the music today. It worked. And there were many, many magic moments, when it really worked.’ – Ringo Starr

‘These are shots that no one else could have. I just had the camera with me a lot of the time.’ – Ringo Starr

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Ringo’s unique position and artistic flair has produced beautiful and intimate portraits of The Beatles, capturing sides of John, George and Paul that only a band mate would see – writing songs, having fun and lost in moments of quiet reflection.

 

‘This is how we saw most of the world when it got big for The Beatles: out of a car window, going to or leaving somewhere. That’s just how it was.’ – Ringo Starr

 

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Coming November 22, 2013

 

Ringo’s Photograph launches this autumn, with special events hosted in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Readers can find out more, and order now, at RingoPhotoBook.com. The book will be priced £345.

 

Historic Church Tours | Things To Do

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The Churches Conservation Trust

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13th August – 5th October 2013

Suffolk – Somerset – Northamptonshire – Lincolnshire

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·      Stunning photographs of England’s most ancient churches available·      Fascinating programme of four themed tours:

 ‘Wallpaintings, Stained Glass and Memorials’ ‘Churches at War’,  ‘Carvings’ and ‘Monuments and Memorials’·      12 historic sites visited

 

 

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The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), the national charity protecting ancient churches at risk, has launched a programme of fascinating Historic Church Tours across the country.

 

The tours will guide visitors through stunning countryside vistas, whilst breathing life into England’s shrouded ancestry and exquisite ancient architecture. Four intriguing themes included in the special Historic Church Tours are ‘Wallpaintings, Stained Glass and Memorials’ ‘Churches at War’, ‘Carvings’ and ‘Monuments and Memorials’

 

Taking place at selected churches across the country from Suffolk to Somerset, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire, Historic Church Tours encompass a comprehensive geography of British architectural and social heritage.

 

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The next tour, Wallpaintings, Stained Glass and Memorials, will take place in Suffolk, 10:30am–4:30pm on August 13. Starting at All Saints, Little Wenham, a 13th-century flint church often described as one of Suffolk’s best-kept secrets, visitors will be in awe of the stunning wall-paintings and canopied ancient wall monuments. After a light lunch, move onto St Mary’s, Badley, a truly remarkable Medieval church with an atmosphere of great peace and stillness. With nothing for company but a 16th-century farmhouse and the wildlife of its pretty churchyard, St Mary’s is a breath-taking retreat for any passer-by. The final stop of the tour will be St Peter’s, Claydon. Overlooking the Gipping Valley, this church will astound visitors with its vibrant stained glass and extravagant carvings; a spectacular site to end this tour.

 

Historic Church Tours taking place in 2013 are as follows:

 

AUGUST

Wallpaintings, Stained Glass and Memorials – Suffolk

The three churches on this tour were selected for their stunning artwork in the form of extravagant carvings, stunning wallpaintings and vibrant stained glass.

 

SEPTEMBER

Churches at War – Somerset

Three of the CCT’s most stunning and iconic churches are positioned in Somerset. All three have been unwittingly caught up in a time of war, from acting as a hideaway during the Monmouth rebellion, to being solitary observer of mid-air disaster, the churches have seen all and kept their counsel.

 

Carvings – Northamptonshire

CCT churches in Northampton have an abundance of carved treasures on display. For this tour, CCT have selected three of the best from St Peter & St Paul’s in Preston Deanery,  stunning carvings of animals, to the Norman St Michael’s, Farndish, which boasts gorgeous carved corbels and elegant arches, and the stunning 900 year old St Peter’s in Northampton, which is full of carved treasures.

 

OCTOBER

Monuments and Memorials – Lincolnshire

This tour will explore the stunning and spectacular monuments and memorials in three Lincolnshire churches. Take in the breath-taking interior of St Lawrence’s, Snarford, the unusual red-brick chapel of St George, Goltho, which stands alone amid acres of corn and oilseed rape with only a few trees for company, and Milton Mausoleum, the only surviving mausoleum in Nottinghamshire.

 

All guided tours are priced at £40 per person and will include a light lunch and coach transportation to and from a local train station.

 

Tickets are available on general release now. To book tickets, go to http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Historicchurchtours/

 

Making Memories This Christmas

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The festive period will soon be over; in 5 short days, all of the presents will be ripped open, the turkey will be eaten, and the Queen’s annual speech will have been broadcast.

We all love Christmas, but as quick as it comes around, it seems to vanish just as fast, every year. And, even though the kids are off school and we’ve taken a few extra days off work to try and savor every festive moment, it seems like it’s always over before it’s even started – and when it’s all over and done with, we’ve not had any time for savoring those special moments at all. You’ve been too busy faffing around preparing the turkey, making sure all the wrapping paper has been cleared up, and making sure your in-laws are all catered for, that you haven’t had any time to watch as the kids open their presents with excitement.

So, in order to help you do so a little more of the important things this year, here are a few ways you can document your own personal Christmas period – so you make sure you’re able to look back at those priceless family moments, when the festive period has passed:

Take Plenty Of Photos!

Now, I’m sure taking photos is the last thing you think of doing on Christmas Day – the day is hectic as it is, let alone trying to get the whole family to pose for photographs!

So, rather than getting the kids to pose for them, take the photos amidst all the excitement; such as everyone’s opening all of their presents or whilst Dad’s trying to carve the turkey. Taking photographs amongst all the hustle and bustle is the best way to really capture the special moments of the day as they happen.

Make a Photo Book

Once all of the hectic-ness of Christmas is over, take time to look over all of the photographs you took on the day – you’re guaranteed to have captured plenty of moments that’ll make you smile and laugh as you look back over them. Print them off and make a photo book with them all, so you can reflect back on them all year round. Or, if you’ve got some thank you cards to do, print off the pictures and attach them to some card for a homemade personal touch, so everyone can see for themselves just how much their gifts were appreciated!

Make a DVD

As well as photographs, a great way to capture the Christmas memories is with videos – whether taken with a video camcorder, or captured on your mobile phone, they’re so easy to make and they can be uploaded straight to your computer – so you can upload them to your social media pages for all of your family and friends on the other side of the world to see, or you can make great presents with them.

Making DVD’s with your videos and photographs couldn’t be simpler – there are plenty of DVD duplication programs available for download on the Internet, which allow to burn a range of media files straight onto a DVD, so you can send them out to all of your loved ones. Or, there are a variety of companies who’ll sort it all out for you! So, all you need to do is relax as the company send your DVD straight to you, and sit back and put your feet up as you watch back over your special memories from Christmas!

Can’t Give You Up – Photos We Can Never Throw Out

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NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – THOSE PHOTOS WE CAN’T BRING OURSELVES TO GET RID OF

  • ·         43 per cent of Brits keep photographs of former partners

 

Breaking up is hard to do, and while millionairess Tamara Ecclestone has tasked bodyguards with ridding her home of every trace of her love rat ex-boyfriend Omar Khyami, research from Friends Reunited shows many of us can’t bring ourselves to be so cut-throat. The latest findings reveal 21.6 million Brits have held onto photographs of former partners following a break up.

 

Women are more sentimental than men, with 61 per cent claiming they keep the photos as they highlight a part of their life they don’t want to forget, versus 56 per cent of men.  But men may be hiding more from their partners than their other halves realise. One in five men (20%) in a current relationship who have photos of their ex partners say they have hidden photos of an ex fearing disapproval from their new partner, compared to only nine per cent of women.

 

Men also seem to have more weighing on their conscience, as 17 per cent said they ‘sometimes feel guilty about keeping photos of their ex partners’, compared to just 11 per cent of their female counterparts. They may have good reason for this, however, as more than one in ten men who keep photos of their ex partners (12%) admit they still have feelings for their ex, compared to only five percent of women.

 

Corinne Sweet, behavioral psychologist said: “It’s not surprising that nearly half of us keep some kind of visual memento of past partners; a photo generates strong emotions as it unleashes memories of past attachment and times. The main reason people hide their photos (especially men) is probably due to a fear of their current partner’s jealousy, or of evoking comparisons in terms of attractiveness and sexiness, etc.  Emotionally mature partners will be able to accept you have a past love-life.

 

“The point at which people are able to put an ex-partner’s photo away (after a split, divorce or death) is usually the time they are emotionally ready to move on. Yet, it is totally understandable for people to keep photos to remind them of previous loves, as, indeed, these images do form part of our life stories – whether for better or for worse.”

 

Top reasons for keeping photos of ex partners:

  All Men Women
It was part of my life/growing up that I don’t want to forget 59% 56% 61%
They bring back good memories 40% 45% 35%
I don’t like throwing any photos away 37% 38% 36%
They remind me of a special event 24% 22% 25%
I look good in the photos 10% 10% 9%
They make me laugh 10% 8% 11%
I still have feelings for my ex 9% 12% 5%
I think we may get back together one day 2% 3% 1%
So I can use them against him/her one day 1% 2% 1%

 

 

The majority of us (48%) keep these snaps in old photo albums, but others (31%) stash them in cupboards and drawers, or in the attic (12%). Nine per cent of men say they purposely keep the photos in hidden files on their computer.

 

Matt Bushby, Head of Friends Reunited, said: “We all have photos from our past we want to keep; whether we want to share with others, or remain private. Old photos are often the best – they bring back memories and blasts from the pasts, even if we think we’d sometimes prefer to forget! The new Friends Reunited site is the one place you can search, collect and save treasured personal memories, especially old photos that have a special place in our hearts and you make them totally private if you want too!”