Birmingham, A City Of Architectural Contrasts

Gas Street Basin in Birmingham, which was a transhipment point between the Birmingham canals and the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. In the background lurks 'The Cube', a more modern addition to the city. Birmingham is a surreal place, there is no uniformity or sense of place in either architecture or city planning. Different centuries of design rub shoulders with each other, from the sublime to the grotesque. It is a photographer's paradise as result.