369

369, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

a good job the studio was set up in the street, the last place left you can smoke.

Great London shot.

Jack Passion

Jack Passion, originally uploaded by Zachary Ramey.

He won first place in the Natural Beard category. Pretty impressive for a 23 year old!

He's not actually British - he's American - so come on you Brits, get growing,t he next one's two years away!

For more photos of the winners check out the list - http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/wbmcwinners.shtml

i like shoting tigers

i like shoting tigers, originally uploaded by lomokev.

Very smart and well turned out.

World Beard and Moustache Championships 2007 - 02

World Beard and Moustache Championships 2007 - 02, originally uploaded by maxcady808.

Do mustachio'd men look crafty? shady? or posh? Would you trust a man with a moustache?

2178.jpg

2178.jpg, originally uploaded by Luke Stephenson.

check out the whole of Luke's fabulous set from the World Beard and Moustache championships. What a great selection of characters.

The judges

DSC_1088.jpg, originally uploaded by dogseat.

These judges are serious. Before you got your badge, you had to be certified that you were in the correct category...there are 3 main categories and 17 sub-categories.

Not sure many of these people are Britons. There was a strong showing from the USA, Germany, and Switzerland - as to be expected.

Moustachio

, originally uploaded by bleepbloop.

Some people couldn't grow their own (thankfully) but they certainly made up for it.

hello there

hello there, originally uploaded by lomokev.

last weekend was the World Beard and Mustache Championships in Brighton. I'm so sorry I was too busy to go, i tlooks like such a terrific event. Bring on Alaska 2009!

cornish cream breakfast

cornish cream breakfast, originally uploaded by | s g |.

gosh that breakfast looks good.

scones and jam to follow a full english. Britain at its best.

summer

, originally uploaded by Jayna.

has it finally arrived?

Leeds

, originally uploaded by griff le riff.

Love the uniforms, girls. Do you wear them all week?

.maybe just happy

.maybe just happy, originally uploaded by sweet distin.

teenagers elsewhere, aspiring to be the next Arctic Monkeys, U2, whoever else. Good luck!

Sharrow Festival - The Sucker Punch

Sharrow Festival - The Sucker Punch, originally uploaded by outallnight.

fantasitc portrait of young boxers. Whilst it looks aggressive, it teaches them discipline and respect, and is good exercise.

Paul

Paul, originally uploaded by Garry Corbett.

Love the light on this classic black and white portrait of this barman from Birmingham.

streetfashion, barrow-in-furness

streetfashion, barrow-in-furness, originally uploaded by kykirkwood.

we haven't made it to the far North West of England yet - but now we have.

I love the photos of teenagers from all round the country, it's the same hopes, dreams and expectations, nervousness and lack of cash that they all share.

Street Party People

Street Party People, originally uploaded by Tony Browne.

Rastas of all ages, and other people too, enjoying a street party in Bristol.

i'm off to the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend, looking orward to finding similar tales to tell from there.

Twin Waitresses

Luckily they're not too identical - can you imagine the irate customers?

leeds

, originally uploaded by griff le riff.

So in Cardiff the girls didn't need jackets, but the guys in Leeds feel the chill a bit more.

Very fitting tribute to 30 years after Elvis, definitely the Elvis look we'd have seen today.

h o n e y _ w e _ b l e w _ u p _ t h e _ k i d s

h o n e y _ w e _ b l e w _ u p _ t h e _ k i d s, originally uploaded by twill27.

when the kids keep on growing but the house doesn't - what happens next?

Wonderful fun shot.

Rollover sleepyhead

Rollover sleepyhead, originally uploaded by thisiskatie.co.uk.

anoraks and proawn cocktail crisps - it's the tale of summer holiday outings. We've got a particularly bad summer as well. Good job there's plenty to do inBritain when it rains.