philbixby.bsky.social

@philbixby

Architect and Passivhaus Designer in York, UK with a passion for sustainable & community-based projects, half of myfutureyork.org & part of yoco.uk. Makes B&W photos on film, rides bikes for pleasure & utility, and leans to the political left.

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philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 22h

Here's the first of those two photographs heading for @fronteer.bsky.social - one of two small prints on the theme of a French summer - Waiting for the Wind and for You. Shot in 2024 in a quiet corner of Sisteron where Provence meets the Alps. 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 400 #believeinfilm

A photograph of a black and white photograph, mounted/framed using corrugated card. The image is of a wicker chair in the corner of a yard, surrounded by dry grasses.

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 1d

...and of course the sarnies...

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 1d

A bit of experimenting with large, composite prints for hanging (not mounting). Coming to a wall near you (if you're in York) later in the year! #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #ilfordphoto #filmphotography

A photograph of a large, composite print of black and white images.

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 1d

I'm taking a rail trip to Sheffield this week with mounted photographs for the upcoming Small Works exhibition at @fronteer.bsky.social - this runs late August into September. The works may be small but the ideas big - an excuse to see Sheffield in its summer outfit & do lunch at Bakers Yard Bakery!

A poster for an exhibition at Fronteer gallery - 25th Aug to 3rd Sept. Opening times and location as website at https://www.fronteer.co.uk/

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 2d

Everything is a celebration B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph taking an angled upward view of a building with evening light and shadows, and bunting crossing the view

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 4d

An anchor for the evening light B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph looking across a wide valley with the suburbs of a town in evening light. A line of Lombardy Poplar trees crosses the view in the foreground

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 5d

Together we watch over you B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph taken in a narrow courtyard adjacent to a church, looking upwards at an old street lamp and the church spire framed by the enclosing buildings

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 6d

Caged / uncaged B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph shot in late afternoon sun, showing a bamboo/wicker chair with its shadow spread across the wall behind

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 7d

From a day-job site visit this morning - some basic stuff we should be thinking about when building today:- good standards of insulation & low embodied carbon by using timber frame; integrated PVs on a south-facing roof; shading to eliminate summer solar gain while using it during the heating season

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 8d

On second thoughts B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph of the window opening of an old stone building, framed by dressed stone, largely infilled with stone to create a far smaller opening

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 9d

Shining a light on the unloved B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto

A black and white photograph of the corner of an old building with decaying shutters and doors while in the foreground a corner streetlight appears to bring light to the scene

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 10d

Shadows, interrupted B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph showing the corner of a building, to the left in shadow, to the right in sun but with the shadows of trees and bunting across it

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 11d

Not the future I saw for myself B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph of a niche in a stone wall of a building, containing the skull of a large animal

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 12d

The light, darkly B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph of the wall of a building with the shadow of an old streetlamp thrown across it in an exaggerated horizontal way

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 13d

Rue Delicheres, late afternoon B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph taken along a medieval street with arched bridges crossing it as it curves out of sight

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 14d

There is more than the sky B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph looking up at a religious statuette in a niche on the corner of a building, set against the sky

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 15d

The intrusion B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto Aubenas, France

A black and white photograph of a new shopfront / shutter frame inserted into the front of an old building, cutting in an arbitrary way through the original shop lettering.

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· 16d

Grapes on the vine (Shot in our back garden, not France like the upcoming couple of weeks' images!) B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FE 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 100 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto

A black and white photograph showing the shadow of young grapes on a vine leaf. The grapes themselves are just visible to the side but completely out of focus and hazy.

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jul 10

Turns out, disappointingly, that Fons isn't cool (and the village fountain is dry AND the push-button tap above it doesn't discharge any water).

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jul 3

Last chance on a couple of exhibitions in York - the Navigators show in City Screen on the theme of Space and Place & The Flood at Bedern Hall, part of the @yorkmysteryplays.bsky.social fringe! Enjoy the sunshine and give 'em a look - images of mine in both plus work by @singfoodie.bsky.social

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jul 2

Further affordable artwork for my upcoming appearance at Northlight Summer Market in Leeds on 18th July - my zine template put to use gathering a collection of photos of York railway station, which is fertile territory for detail and lighting

Photograph of a simple black and white photo zine with the title "Station"

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jul 1

Heat of summer B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon F4 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 400 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto

A black and white photograph of blossom shot with shallow depth of field and much of the subject indistinct and hazy

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 30

The invite (another one from a finish-the-roll session in the garden!) B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon F4 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 400 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto

A black and white photograph of a climbing hydrangea flower

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 29

More affordable art for next month's Northlight Leeds Summer Market - three small prints on the theme of the city, printed on matt paper and mounted amidst very carefully assembled corrugated card. Info on the event at northlightartscentre.org.uk/art-markets

A photograph of three mounted black and white photographs of a reflection in a car window, a distant bridge and a tall building lit by low sun respectively

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 28

I wanted to have affordable stuff for my upcoming Northlight Leeds Summer Market gig so I popped out a swift zine. And of course I now have a template, an understanding of the weird page ordering, and I know what paper thickness works (and doesn't)! #filmphotography #photobooks #zines

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 28

If you're in Yorkshire & like to plan ahead a bit, I'll be at Northlight Summer Market in Leeds on Saturday 18th July with prints mounted & unmounted, photobooks, cards & chat. Hoping I'll be easy to spot - here's the "skirt" for my table atop the big printer northlightartscentre.org.uk/art-markets

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 27

A pedal out to the excellent York Photographic Society exhibition at Poppleton Tithe Barn, past one of my current jobs. Not Big-A Architecture but compact, well-insulated and with carefully-placed south-side shading, and a bit of living/kitchen height which that round window looks down on.

A photo of a house with construction security fencing in place and a blue sky behind.

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 26

I've done a podcast - thanks to Ben Porter and Fieldwork York there's an hour or so of me out there rummaging around in community wealth building, York and specifically York Central and www.yoco.uk Info at wearefieldwork.org/podcast and you'll find it, as they say, wherever you get your podcasts!

Photo of an old bloke flapping his hands around passionately

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 25

Sheffield's Fronteer Gallery "Memories" exhibition, alongside the summer show from 7th-23rd July, will include some of my photographs - three small prints on the theme of Memories, printed on matt paper & mounted/framed using my favourite corrugated card. Here's the third - Sign of a forgotten place

A photo of a mounted black and white photograph, which shows the frame of a pub sign, missing most of the sign, against a cloudy sky

philbixby.bsky.social@philbixby· Jun 24