by Gethin Thomas Originally published on Photoblog JULY. 14, 2020
Monday 29 Oct 2012
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne may be famous for its five bridges but Digbeth has been put on the photographic map with five arches.
A photograph by Redditch photographer Gethin Thomas showing a series of five railway arches disappearing into the distance like the reflections in a mirror has been selected as runner up in a national photography competition.
The arches are located between Milk Street and Trent Street in Digbeth and carry the main rail lines in and out of Birmingham’s Moor Street station. Gethin said: “I was really pleased to receive a commended for my entry in the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year competition 2012, Urban View, as it is such a prestigious event and this is only the second time I have entered.
“The photo was taken on a walk around the old area of Digbeth in Birmingham and the view of all the arches receding was a lucky one as a few paces forward or back and I wouldn't have noticed it when I looked right. I was also lucky with the light and the position of the sun which lit up all the interior parts of the arches. It should be interesting for passengers to see what they travel over every day.”
The Network Rail Lines in the Landscape award is part of the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, which attracted more than 500 entries from across Britain.
Jo Kaye, Network Rail’s route managing director, said: “By far the majority of photographs entered in the Lines in the Landscape category were quite conventional, because they featured railway lines.
“Gethin’s entry was different because in this case, they were the architectural lines represented by the series of receding railway arches.”