Ravi Deepres, award winning Birmingham-based photographer and film maker has been out and about in Birmingham filming crowds at football matches and at various city locations, as part of the Birmingham’s bid to be a host city for the 2008 World Cup.

Following the theme ‘Football in Harmony’, these stunning images illustrate the cultural diversity of Birmingham, the passion that many in Birmingham feel along with the sense of a community that football engenders ….. which is why the city would be a perfect host city for the 2018 World Cup.

If Birmingham were one of the host cities for the 2018 World Cup, then this affinity would only increase. So please, pledge your support now at www.backthebirminghambid.com

See www.flickr.com/photos/backthebirminghambid/ for Ravi’s recent photographs of the crowd at Aston Villa matches. Ravi will be taking more photos at the Blues and the Baggies – so keep coming back for more to see more great photos.

Ravi is no stranger to filming at football matches, having previously filmed the acclaimed ‘Patriots’ at World Cup, European championship, and UK matches. In Patriots, Ravi focuses on the impact of patriotic, national and symbolic identities on the crowd and individuals.

As part of the Back the Birmingham Bid campaign, we are asking the public whether they have any special football photographs or memories to share with us online, or images that reinforce our passion for football in this great city celebrates Birmingham’s cultural identity as vibrant/cosmopolitan. We would love to see them!

Please upload your photos and memories and tag them with bhmadbid

And don’t forget to show your support for England and for Birmingham and back the bid now at backthebirminghambid.com

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