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Meet the gardeners turning ordinary hedges into dinosaurs, teapots and slightly alarming family pets — and discover how to photograph green sculpture in flat British light without it looking like a shrub with ambitions. A patient, image-led celebration of eccentric topiary across the UK.
Between the last bus and the first gull, a British multi-storey car park quietly turns into a film set nobody booked. We spent a winter roaming ramps, stairwells and top decks with a tripod — here is what we found, plus how to shoot concrete, neon and mist without getting moved on.
A photo-led poke around the UK homes, sheds and spare rooms where owl clocks, tea towels and car-boot ceramics have quietly taken over. We meet four collectors, photograph the strangest treasures and ask why owl-themed clutter feels so comforting, comic and very British.
A November photo essay from the front gardens that peak early, with owners who plan in January, neighbours with mixed reviews and extension leads that could double as tripwires. Shoot it as an affectionate portrait of British eccentricity, not a sneer.
Our latest Owl's Pics shoot took Edward Lear's famous poem to the Kent coast with charity-shop props, paper cutouts and one extremely calm seagull. Here's how we staged the whole thing on a shoestring — and how you can do it yourself.