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Gallery of 58 files, mixed media (57 images, one video). 18 are featured.

Published 28 years ago, updated 5 years ago by Richard GoodwinFiled under Galleries

Back before social media was a thing, someone said it was vain to have a page with my pictures on. But now we have Twitter and Facebook and Instagram so who's laughing now? Now I guess the question is more: why do you still have a personal website? Well at least it gives me a place to back up my photos that I actually have some control over.

I'm more comfortable behind the lens than in front, but a while back I started trying to keep a current picture on my site. Before social media it was a lot harder to know what people looked like, which was a problem if you ever wanted to meet in real life. Or just were really, really nosey.

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New Flat 2

27 years ago, Chichester, West Sussex.

Seeing as I'd been living out of a suitcase in someone's tiny back bedroom for the past year, something roomy was a definite step up, even if these pictures show pretty much every stick of furniture I owned.

Paris Dogs

28 years ago, Paris, France.

This shot always reminds me of the opening of Reservoir Dogs, only geekier.

I don't think Liz (in the background) was speaking to us after we'd made her travel in the boot of the car in a drunken early-morning return from viewing the Eiffel Tower. Look, there wasn't enough seats and she was the smallest, okay?

Chinatown meal

27 years ago, London.

Chinatown, London; after one of the Acorn shows. On the other side of the table was the gang from Acorn User, and the final bill came to about £450...

(Note: this was a lot of money back then.)

Dev team chichester

25 years ago, Chichester, West Sussex.

Yeah pretty blurry, I don't think the scanner was much cop back then. I'm dressed smart for once, but standing kind of casual (perhaps so I'm the same height as everyone else)

Team Argo

25 years ago, Chichester, West Sussex.

That's Jason Tribbeck, me, Dr. Roger Spooner, Richard Jelbert, and Jasper Wallace, who were the team responsible for a super-secret online project that had absolutely nothing to do with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, black Playstations (AKA Net Yaroze), or getting black Sony Playstations online. *cough*.

Work you bastard

26 years ago, Chichester, West Sussex.

This pic was presumed lost due to a hard drive failure, but turned up on an ancient Zip disc while I was going through some backups. I used to refer to this pic as my "work you bastard or I'm taking a hammer to you" shot - it was the first digital camera I'd played with, and it didn't go well. But I look so young then this title now seems a little absurd. Aw, doesn't he look cute in his leather jacket and his short hair? Bless.

RISC OS developers

24 years ago, Birmingham.

RISC OS Developer's conference. Warning, may contain beard experimentation.

Let out of the Office

23 years ago, Chichester, West Sussex.

This pic was ripped from a photo from the Blues on the Farm 2001, which is a local festival that plays lots of live music and serves lots of beer. I think my right arm is snaking out to hold Foggy up. I was only drinking coffee; Foggy... wasn't.

Sitting outside Tutankhamun's Tomb

23 years ago, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.

Just chillin' outside some obscure tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Note wearing of pith helmet.

Fox 2

17 years ago, Nottingham.

If I look like I'd just been dragged through a hedge backwards, it's because I had. After running around the garden for a while, the little bugger tried to climb the ivy to get out but when the ivy got wrapped around its neck I had to step in. I then carried it to our garden where it could rejoin its family - which was nervously pacing behind the fence.

House of Cards

11 years ago, Derwent Living, Derby.

For some reason the marketing team decided to all come in dressed in black and white. We must have been bored. Steve took a few shots of me doing "House of Cards" type poses.