Guardian Camera Club: Feldore McHugh on recession photography

The Rugs Don't Work. Hundreds of rugs, allegedly. Belfast city centre Photograph: Feldore McHugh/Flickr

Fake. This graffiti is sprayed on the boards outside a development of very expensive flats in Belfast. The wall and the tower seemed to emphasise the inaccessibility of these properties to the vast majority of people. The building site seems to have ground completely to a halt, presumably because of the recession Photograph: Feldore McHugh/Flickr

Creeping Up. Creepers reach out towards the facade of a derelict pizza shop in Belfast Photograph: Feldore McHugh/Flickr

Dead Eyes. Not a cheerful one for St. Patrick's Day, a derelict shop on Belfast's Lisburn Road Photograph: Feldore McHugh/Flickr

Nature Comes Calling. Entrance to an empty, boarded-up house off Belfast's Lisburn Road Photograph: Feldore McHugh/Flickr

Signs of the Times. The recession brings not just broken shops and broken houses - I counted seven boarded-up houses in this street - but also broken lives. The Samaritans is a charity that provides emotional support for people who are in despair, and possibly feeling suicidal. An increased volume of calls to The Samaritans has been partly attributed to the economic crisis Photograph: Feldore McHugh/Flickr