Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, he heads down to The Hard and despite his best intentions, can’t help but find deeper meaning in the landscape.
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky; that is the interior of the soul…
…and sometimes there’s great joy to be had chasing the light and the gathering clouds over the city. And I promise, (more or less), not to look for metaphors in gathering clouds, impending storms, beached dinghies and a murmuration of starlings that seemed as restless as the weather.
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