A Photo a Day 2020 #305

My favourite building in Fareham, reflected.

A Photo a Day 2020 #279

The Fareham Council Building, obscured, with three posts (yes-- a tenuous one!)

A Photo a Day 2020 #217

This is my favourite building in Fareham to photograph and I've discussed it in previous posts which you can see below. I caught the sky looking rather tempestuous on an evening stroll which kind of makes the building look a bit 80s in a a very pleasing 'Ghostbusters' sort of way! 

A Photo a Day 2020 #127

Landmark from Afar

This is the amazing, brutalist Fareham Civic Offices. I seem to be obsessed with photographing this building this year. It has become some kind of symbol of comfort and home. It can be seen from all over the town, even at times where we are not able to get close to it and walk to town like we usually would (lockdown is a cruel mistress). 

A Photo a Day 2020 #91

Lockdown: Day 8

I have started to document the 'Lockdown' period of this year, so you will start to see some of this 'series' across the coming weeks and months. This was taken on a walk yesterday. You can see the Fareham Council Offices building that I photographed previously, before this all happened. It feels so much more emotive a landmark now that I can't really walk into that area. It used to be my regular Saturday routine to take a nice stroll into town, maybe get something to eat (a 'hot' Nandos always went down well!) and mooch about the shops. Now it leaves a tinge of sadness that I am so far away from this idyllic picture. Nevertheless, I am enjoying my daily walk out where there are not many people, and of course, looking forward to one day when I can frolic into Fareham and enjoy being part of the crowd again.

A Photo a Day 2020 #25

Heritage Grey

Varying eras of architecture in Fareham

A Photo a Day 2020 #18

Brutalist Grey

I debated whether to include this one as its another photo of the Fareham Borough Council offices, but I love photographing it! This building is huge in comparison to the rest of the town's architecture. Many may label it an eyesore, but I think these windows look like ladders leading into the clouds.

A Photo a Day 2020 #14

Regulation Grey

The Fareham Borough Council building is a Brutalist masterpiece! Completed in 1975, it reminds me a lot of the office building in Gremlins 2. Fareham is a small town with a community vibe, far removed from the hustle and bustle of city life. This building can be seen from all across the town, and despite its gargantuan, imposing grey form, it is a landmark I love to capture in photography.