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Hotspur Press, After The Fire 🔥
These images were taken shortly after the devastating fire at the Hotspur Press building in Manchester—a place that holds a deep personal meaning for me.
When I first picked up a camera, this was one of the buildings I returned to time and time again. The layers of texture, faded signage, broken windows, and sheer presence made it the perfect subject to experiment with. I practised framing, light, long exposure, composition… I learned to see here.
Hotspur Press shaped the way I shoot. It helped me find my photographic voice.
This building is a big part of where I am today.
To see it damaged like this is heartbreaking—not just because it’s visually iconic, but because it feels like a piece of the city’s soul has gone up in smoke. Manchester’s industrial heritage is slowly fading, and with it, so many visual stories are being lost.
Huge thanks and respect to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service for doing everything they could to control the blaze.
I’ll be uploading more from this series soon. I feel a responsibility to document what’s left—both as a tribute to the building and as a way of holding on to a part of the city I grew up learning to love through a lens.
Hotspur Press, After The Fire 🔥
These images were taken shortly after the devastating fire at the Hotspur Press building in Manchester—a place that holds a deep personal meaning for me.
When I first picked up a camera, this was one of the buildings I returned to time and time again. The layers of texture, faded signage, broken windows, and sheer presence made it the perfect subject to experiment with. I practised framing, light, long exposure, composition… I learned to see here.
Hotspur Press shaped the way I shoot. It helped me find my photographic voice.
This building is a big part of where I am today.
To see it damaged like this is heartbreaking—not just because it’s visually iconic, but because it feels like a piece of the city’s soul has gone up in smoke. Manchester’s industrial heritage is slowly fading, and with it, so many visual stories are being lost.
Huge thanks and respect to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service for doing everything they could to control the blaze.
I’ll be uploading more from this series soon. I feel a responsibility to document what’s left—both as a tribute to the building and as a way of holding on to a part of the city I grew up learning to love through a lens.