Despite what the publicity says 'The Face' covers archive exhibition is already on at King's Cross! The dates given on the official King's Cross website is 26th November to 31st
Today I went to Selfridges store to take some photographs of their Xmas windows, I've been doing this for a while as some will judge from the number of posts
In the previous installment covering news on the Woolwich ferry upgrade I discussed the new automated mooring system for the ferry. To some it may have seemed the idea of
This year's Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park - the festival's 12th year - also sees the return of the Olympia Looping or as we in Brexit angst England know it
On this day fifty years ago the Queen opened the new Euston station. This embedded video (below) from You Tube shows pretty much the whole proceedings. The large stone unveiled
Another post featuring an exotic location! A number of non UK places have been featured before - USA, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Austria and so on. This time it's a part
We've seen a few videos where people race the tube, namely between Mansion House and Cannon Street, and yes people beat the tube easily. This one is different. Its a
The second part covering the last days of the Woolwich Ferry following the special feature I did on Sunday. In this we see the ferry at work, the run up
I did a recce along the Regents Canal today, the weather showing promising signs of being better than it usually has been this month. Just thought I’d upload a couple of pictures from this afternoon… I dont know what is special about the one above, showing London Waterbus ‘Milton’ andRead More →
I was intrigued to read that photography is a silent form of communication, but also one of the most effective means of communication. For me as a photographer who definitely knows they rely on a silent medium, that is great news. The only problem is the apparent schizoid modes behindRead More →
Just passing through Kings Cross I thought I’d take a look at the new station concourse. Its a very impressive structure and has used the space between the west side of the station and the Great Northern Hotel very well. At the south west end of the concourse (actually on the wallsRead More →
A camera obscura is a sort of an old worldy thing that enabled people to have a 3D view of the surrounding area. There’s one in Edinburgh and another in Portmeirion. The modern form of camera obscura happens to be some bugger getting in your way whilst trying to take that prizeRead More →
Today I made my first visit to the new (or rather, half new, half old) Photographer’s Gallery in Ramillies Street W1. Compared to the old exhibition space (and compared to the even older, two detached galleries opposite Leicester Square tube station) the new gallery is fantastic. There are five floorsRead More →
I discovered a leaflet about an unusual exhibition, one that few probably have heard of but nevertheless a fascinating display of historic pictures of the Post Office. Its not far from Kings Cross, and is located within the Lumen URC building in Tavistock Street. The church hall itself is also of greatRead More →
I decided to quickly look around the net and see if there were any articles or blogs related to existential photography…There do not really seem to be any pages that directly address the existentialism of photography. Nevertheless I found the following blog article interesting: “A Photographic Existential Question: Integrating Photography,Read More →
Well we are all existentialist photographers! Ever seen two photographers look through the very same camera eyepiece at the same time? I thought not! Monitors or LCD displays are a way of getting round the photographer’s existential dilemma, but it still can get a bit crowded, and anyway, as SartreRead More →
CURTAIN ROAD – The present St. Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, occupies the site of a church at least as old as the thirteenth century. The old church, which had four gables and a low square tower, was taken down in 1736 and the present ugly church built by the elder DanceRead More →