4am Project in the Jewellery Quarter

It's not every Sunday morning I get up at 3.30am, but that's exactly what I did this morning, in the name of the 4am Project! The brainchild of Karen Strunks, the 4am Project aims to gather a collection of photos from around the world at the magical time of 4am.

I missed the first shoot back on 4th April (4/4) so with this re-run being held on the Summer Solstice in the Jewellery Quarter, I had no excuse. So armed with a flask of coffee and some spare batteries, I wandered down to St. Paul's Square.

It was a pleasure to meet everyone, a mix of professionals, keen amateurs and point-and-clickers like me! We wandered around St. Paul's Square, Brook Street, Newhall Street and up to the top of the St. Paul's Square car park. Unfortunatley we were short of time so couldn't head into the heart of the Jewellery Quarter, or down to the canals. Another time!

After a short interview with Karen which will no doubt make its way onto YouTube first, I asked her when she first picked up a camera. I was shocked to hear it was less than two years ago. You can learn a lot in a short space of time, it would seem!

Here's a selection of my shots, for the rest check out my Flickr.