You might well be wondering why this page should feature on our somewhat conservative, village photography club website? Admittedly it is partly with some amusement on my part to see how many ‘hits’ the page gets with a heading like this. But please don’t rush off – it is also of genuine interest …
We were recently honoured and delighted to be entertained by Christine Widdall, President of the Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union. Some of Christine’s pictures were taken at last year’s Gothic Festival in Whitby (UK). This is a twice-yearly event and in fact the 1997 Festival was dedicated to the memory of our local lass, Sophie Lancaster, who was brutally murdered in her home town simply because of the Gothic clothes she wore.
Christine’s photographs were all stunning, covering a range of landscapes, portraits, and still life and it was particularly interesting to hear the stories behind the Gothic photos that she took in Whitby. A strong feature of these were the corsets worn by the ladies and indeed Christine was so taken with them that she is now the proud owner of a corset which she said she absolutely loves! As I fast approach sixty I rather fancy making up for a lost youth and so for any other ladies out there who wish to join me in a rebellion, take a look at the following website.
If you are going to the Gothic Weekend in Whitby in 2012 we may bump into each other. I shall be carrying a Nikon D300 and wearing this corset!
http://www.corsets-uk.com/?gclid=CJHjw5u_7K0CFYQLtAodFx7c6w
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