Author Archives: Ivor Potter

About Ivor Potter

Ivor is a keen amateur photographer. Having completed a project called 100 Strangers, Ivor now finds himself spending much of his time approaching people going about their daily lives to photograph them and find out a little about what makes them tick.

I think I’m going to need a new vest!

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Ivor Potter

On Sunday 8th January 2023 I completed the North Tyne Trail 12K in a time I was happy with. I was coming back from injury so finishing at all was my main target and I was 3-4 mins quicker than … Continue reading →

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I Am A Cyclist

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Ivor Potter

I love running, but running doesn’t love me right now! I’m not really sure what’s going on but I’m struggling … breathing sometimes feels raspy when I up the tempo but that’s getting less frequent and I genuinely believe (hope) … Continue reading →

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Snowdon ~ Slaying the Welsh Dragon

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Ivor Potter

It’s the week before the Snowdon Trail Mountain Running Challenge (Ultra) and I’m dreading it. I have been looking forward to this like a kid in a sweet shop for months but the weather gods have decided I should be … Continue reading →

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Scafell ~ My Journey From Average to Average

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Ivor Potter

I used to be an average runner … now I’m an average club runner. Joining a club has changed my running completely. I do a massive variety of stuff now, I’m faster than I was at half my age and … Continue reading →

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Rule of Thirds ~ Google Chrome Extension ~ UPDATED

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Ivor Potter

I’ve been meaning to do this for ages and I finally got around to it. My Chrome Extension, Rule of Thirds, has finally been updated to fix the circles so that they are drawn fully again and I also added a fix … Continue reading →

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Damn you Flickr !!!

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Ivor Potter

Laura will be the last “stranger” that I routinely blog about as Flickr has decided that sharing via WordPress should not be easy any more :-(. #113 Laura, a photo by haggisandchips on Flickr. On the plus side I have … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Capitalism …

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Ivor Potter

#112 Leon, a photo by haggisandchips on Flickr. … it will take an apocalypse in my opinion but that is the ultimate hope that Leon has for the future. Click on his image to read more of his story and … Continue reading →

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Melissa

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Ivor Potter

#111 Melissa, a photo by haggisandchips on Flickr. A short but colourful and stylish encounter today. Click on Melissa’s image to read more …

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Abraham

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Ivor Potter

#110 Abraham, a photo by haggisandchips on Flickr. A more colourful stranger I have yet to meet. Click through to Flickr to learn more about Abraham.

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An Endangered Species

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Ivor Potter

#109 John, a photo by haggisandchips on Flickr. He doesn’t look very endangered? Click on the image to read more about John. Finally I am beginning to settle into the project again – 2 strangers from 2 outings ;).

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