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I've just brought a Nikon d7000 and Im looking at doing a project about Manchester and i'm looking for ideas - What do you see when people talk about Manchester is it the sport - Man Utd/Man City or the Cricket Ground or do you think of the fantastic Architecture that we have or do you think of the other side the Graffiti etc. I'm looking at doing a photo book that describes Manchester. I would like some ideas about to photograph - I've got the following so far - Old Trafford, Arndale, The Big Wheel, Cathedral, Town Hall, Spinning-fields , The toaster Rack and the University, The Lexicon, Graffiti City and Ordsall and China Town.
Seriously, when I think of Manchester I think of heavy rain and warm people.
I think of 4 great years being a student there whilst Madchester was booming all around me 
It more a music/culture thing that springs to my mind when you say Manchester - the buzz of the place, the people, the sheer amount of stuff going on there.. loads more than Leeds (where I ended up) and I'm tempted to move back there on day...
It more a music/culture thing that springs to my mind when you say Manchester - the buzz of the place, the people, the sheer amount of stuff going on there.. loads more than Leeds (where I ended up) and I'm tempted to move back there on day...
Of course Ordsall is not Manchester but Salford (different city ) but if you want to include Salford as well, then of course the Salford Quays area and all it has to offer HAS to be included. Interestingly, Coronation Street set will be "moved" to Salford Quays very shortly (I can see it being built from my balcony) so in fact Coronation Street will no longer be in Manchester but in Salford 
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) but if you want to include Salford as well, then of course the Salford Quays area and all it has to offer HAS to be included. Interestingly, Coronation Street set will be "moved" to Salford Quays very shortly (I can see it being built from my balcony) so in fact Coronation Street will no longer be in Manchester but in Salford .
the hacienda's gone... but round the corner the Boardwalk building is still there, that's where Oasis rehearsed
there's a boys club in Salford which featured on a Smiths album cover.
Lots of gig venues, like the Apollo, Academy, GMEX, Free Trade Hall (which is a hotel - but the Sex Pistols did an infamous gig there)
there's a boys club in Salford which featured on a Smiths album cover.
Lots of gig venues, like the Apollo, Academy, GMEX, Free Trade Hall (which is a hotel - but the Sex Pistols did an infamous gig there)
You could try Castlefield (particularly the canal basin) and Trafford park (part of Manchester's industrial heritage).
iconic... the town hall
beetham tower is heading that way
beetham tower is heading that way
As Marc_Chadwick says above: try Castlefield. It's supposed to be the oldest part of Manchester; I believe the name arose from 'Castle in a field'.
I would also look at the library, just behind the town hall or the John Rylands library on Deansgate.
The library is closed for refurbishment at the moment and is covered by scaffolding and high fences
