DB Daniel Bryars danfest / the photographs

8 August 2026 · noon till midnight

DanFest

I turned 50, so I built a Ceefax service to invite everyone, put a bar in the garden and a DJ in the barn, and asked people to come for the day. They did. These are the photographs.

The invitation The photographs

Setting up

The day before, and the morning of.

DanFest: kegs arriving the day before.
Kegs arriving the day before
DanFest: the car, doing its bit.
The car, doing its bit
DanFest: the sign.
The sign
DanFest: the invitation: a working Ceefax service, page 501.
The invitation: a working Ceefax service, page 501

Daylight

Open house, kids welcome, weather behaving.

DanFest: along the corten.
Along the corten
DanFest: on the terrace steps.
On the terrace steps
DanFest: heading out through the doors.
Heading out through the doors
DanFest: pool, indoors, quieter.
Pool, indoors, quieter
DanFest: leaning on the balustrade.
Leaning on the balustrade
DanFest: the view, and the fields.
The view, and the fields
DanFest: sunglasses weather.
Sunglasses weather
DanFest: football, obviously.
Football, obviously
DanFest: running, at speed.
Running, at speed
DanFest: lincoln, and a hat.
Lincoln, and a hat
DanFest: straw bales and a sit down.
Straw bales and a sit down

Food and drink

A bar, a barbecue, a paella the size of a table.

DanFest: the bar, before it got busy.
The bar, before it got busy
DanFest: the bins did a lot of work.
The bins did a lot of work
DanFest: marcus pulls a pint.
Marcus pulls a pint
DanFest: the perfect pour.
The perfect pour
DanFest: owen and the paella.
Owen and the paella
DanFest: it fed everyone.
It fed everyone
DanFest: cider, under the lights.
Cider, under the lights
DanFest: digging about in the ice.
Digging about in the ice

Everyone

The actual point of the whole thing.

DanFest: me, in the shirt.
Me, in the shirt
DanFest: dan and Emma.
Dan and Emma
DanFest: a photograph, recreated properly.
A photograph, recreated properly
DanFest: hello again.
Hello again
DanFest: the gang.
The gang
DanFest: a good chat.
A good chat
DanFest: in conversation.
In conversation
DanFest: jake and Dom.
Jake and Dom
DanFest: james and Dan.
James and Dan
DanFest: k and SJ.
K and SJ
DanFest: the Kanes and Matt.
The Kanes and Matt
DanFest: karie and SJ.
Karie and SJ
DanFest: kate and Polly.
Kate and Polly
DanFest: keith, keeping awake.
Keith, keeping awake
DanFest: kim.
Kim
DanFest: kristin and Jane.
Kristin and Jane
DanFest: by the bar.
By the bar
DanFest: mike and Jim.
Mike and Jim
DanFest: the Monaco challenge.
The Monaco challenge
DanFest: nat.
Nat
DanFest: owen and Marcus.
Owen and Marcus
DanFest: patrick.
Patrick
DanFest: saunders.
Saunders
DanFest: sean, and a guitar.
Sean, and a guitar
DanFest: very serious indeed.
Very serious indeed
DanFest: focus.
Focus
DanFest: one guest had had enough.
One guest had had enough
DanFest: elliot, fully committed.
Elliot, fully committed
DanFest: standing about, talking.
Standing about, talking
DanFest: mid-anecdote.
Mid-anecdote
DanFest: laughing at something.
Laughing at something
DanFest: the terrace, filling up.
The terrace, filling up
DanFest: good company.
Good company
DanFest: as the light went.
As the light went
DanFest: garlands were issued.
Garlands were issued
DanFest: sent the morning after.
Sent the morning after
DanFest: also sent the morning after.
Also sent the morning after
DanFest: two days later, still going.
Two days later, still going

After dark

DJs, a laser, and the lights I made earlier.

DanFest: dJ Jim.
DJ Jim
DanFest: the dancing started.
The dancing started
DanFest: and carried on.
And carried on
DanFest: the laser earned its keep.
The laser earned its keep
DanFest: the house, at night.
The house, at night
DanFest: under the UV.
Under the UV
DanFest: late.
Late