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title: Perpetual Motion
url: https://billwardphotography.co.uk/portfolios/perpetual-motion/
date: 2021-01-21
modified: 2026-09-30
type: ajr_content
lang: en-GB
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Project

# Perpetual Motion

A study in movement

## Derby Arena

One of the many advantages of my day job is the breadth of the experiences it affords you.

Over Christmas and New Year 2019/20, I was lucky enough to spend 6 weeks on the inside of Derby Arena. I spent most of the afternoons and evenings wearing a big hat snarling at fairies.

Which left the mornings free for photographic exploration.

### It’s the Noise…

**… that hits you first. Then the wind. The low hum of rubber being squeezed onto polished wood, followed by the air being displaced, 4 feet away from your face, at 50 miles an hour. It’s vital, visceral, and hugely impressive.**

Huge thanks to Simon Reavill and all at Derby Arena for welcoming me trackside. And to all the cyclists involved for their extraordinary speed and skill.