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The photography and journalism of Carlisle-based photojournalist Ian Duncan.

Kula Shaker perform at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle on December 1, 2025. Image: Ian Duncan.

Kula Shaker at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle

Posted on 22nd Dec 202523rd Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Read more: Review of Kula Shaker: the Inner Circle in Carlisle Bizarrely my top tip of gig photography failed me… Read more Kula Shaker at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle

Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan.

Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard

Posted on 20th Dec 202521st Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard, Friday, December 19, 2025. BIZARRELY having lived in Carlisle between 2012 and 2019, as well… Read more Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard

AFTERMATH... Residents in Eamont Bridge clear up the mess after Storm Desmond hit Cumbria in December 2015...

Storm Desmond 10 years on

Posted on 8th Dec 202518th Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Last week marked the tenth anniversary of the Storm Desmond in 2015 which also marked the started its aftermath which… Read more Storm Desmond 10 years on

The fisheye shot of AC/DC in the tour programme from the For Those About To Rock tour in October 1982. Source: Uncredited.

Do I need to get a fisheye lens?

Posted on 29th Nov 202518th Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Back in the days of film photography in the mid to late 1990s I bought a Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye… Read more Do I need to get a fisheye lens?

The Red Rebels, who are normally associated with Extinction Rebellion, perform in Carlisle to support the regular weekly vigil for Gaza and Palestine and raw a Red Line for Gaza following the recent peace deal. Picture: Ian Duncan.

The Red Rebels in Carlisle

Posted on 25th Oct 202521st Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

EVERY week since the Hamas atrocities in Isreal in October 2023 and the subsequent retaliation against the people of Palestine… Read more The Red Rebels in Carlisle

SMALL WORLD… GAIA art installation by renowned artist Luke Jerram in Hexham Abbey…

SMALL WORLD… GAIA art installation at Hexham Abbey

Posted on 8th Oct 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

At the weekend I recreated another photograph, this time from just two years ago, when I took a trip to… Read more SMALL WORLD… GAIA art installation at Hexham Abbey

Boyzone at the Newcastle Arena in June 1997. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Boyzone’s last hurrah!

Posted on 3rd Oct 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Bizarrely this week Boyzone announced a one-off ‘final farewell’ gig at London’s Emirates Stadium next year and I was reminded… Read more Boyzone’s last hurrah!

JENNINGS BREWERY... MD Chris France with the 11 new fermentation vessels...

Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer

Posted on 1st Oct 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

JENNINGS Brewery in Cockermouth has taken delivery of 11 new fermentation vessels to help expand capacity and make the business… Read more Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer

Jonny Foster and Hardwicke Circus during A Night For Ukraine. Photo: Ian Duncan.

A Night For Ukraine in Carlisle

Posted on 28th Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Last week I photographed my first gig at a cathedral when Carlisle band, Hardwicke Circus, organised the A Night For… Read more A Night For Ukraine in Carlisle

Ian Duncan meets Ricky Warwick of the Fighting Hearts at The Brickyard in Carlisle. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Recreating a shot 35 years later – Ricky Warwick in Carlisle

Posted on 25th Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

In July 1990 I had just started smuggling my camera into gigs when I first saw a performance by The… Read more Recreating a shot 35 years later – Ricky Warwick in Carlisle

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