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I have spent some time at the Ghost Bike in Notting Hill, erected in memory of Eilidh Cairns who died after colliding with a lorry while cycling.

My image "Big and Small" has been chosen for the April image in the 2012 Calendar of Christian charity 'Bibel-Mission e.V.' of Germany. The calendar has been printed in Russian, Russian-Kasakh, Ukrainian, Moldovan, Polish, German and Turkish and is now being distributed in several countries.

I have added a shopping cart and payment facility so that prints can be ordered conveniently, directly from the website. Payments with credit/debit cards can now be processed via PayPal.

I am just back from spending several days photographing in the Lake District. The spectacular scenery combined with vibrant autumn colours makes it one of the most beautiful places in this country to photograph in autumn.

Earlier this month I photographed a magnificent display of dahlias, which is an annual feature during the summer months in Pestalozzipark, a park in Halle/Saale, Germany. Memories go back to early childhood, when we kids were playing hide and seek between the flower beds. That was easy - many plants are between 3 and 6 feet tall!

I have posted new images in the PLACES gallery, which were taken over the last 3 months in London on a simple camera phone. I love the results - and the possibilities to capture urban landscapes in London are truly endless.

My upcoming exhibition at the Zeitkunstgalerie in Born will open this coming Saturday, 28 May 2011, and will be up until 1 July 2011. The exhibition runs in cooperation with the Photography Festival "Horizonte" in Zingst/Darß. Please see www.zeitkunstgalerie.de for more information.

My image "Way Out" was voted into the best 30 of Round 2 "Inside a Building" of the APOY 2011 Competition.

"Sell My Art" is currently featuring me as Artist of the Week. Check out their website at www.sell-art.net.

February saw a trip to the Northumberland Coast, where I spent a few days with photographers Steve Gosling and David Tarn trying to capture the spirit of the place.

My image "Red" was chosen as runner-up in the "Woodland Detail" Challenge of the "One Thing This Month" competition.

Zeitkunstgalerie in Halle/Saale and Born/Darß (Germany) has invited me to exhibit my work in Born. The exhibition will run from 28 May until 1 July 2011.

I have spent a few interesting days photographing on and around the Malvern Hills together with landscape photographers Steve Gosling and David Tarn.

I have just returned from North Yorkshire, where I spent time photographing the coast around Whitby and some of the Yorkshire Dales.

The exhibition I held jointly with Huw Alban (www.huwalban.com) at the Riverhouse Barn in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, has been a great success. Several hundred people visited the exhibition during the three weeks in February and March this year and both Huw and I would like to thank everyone for coming.
Renowned landscape photographer David Tarn commented: "Huw and Astrid are two photographers who have moved beyond merely recording light from the sun, and seem these days able to capture its warmth as well."

Our special thanks go to all the staff at the Riverhouse Barn for their help and support! For more information about the Riverhouse Barn visit www.riverhousebarn.co.uk.