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Tag Archives: London
Sundown by the Thames
Photographs rarely simply record a scene – the composition and focus selected by the photographer guide our eyes, and help to tell a story or ask a question about what we are looking at. Today’s image in some ways subverts … Continue reading
Posted in Cityscape, Photography
Tagged composition, embankment, fish, focus, lamp, light, London, photograph, Photography, river, sundown, water
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London at night photography tours
In the new year, I am running a series of night-time photo walks in partnership with the London Transport Museum, and I am pleased to report they are selling out fast! Night-time is such a fascinating time to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Photography
Tagged Architecture, city, light, London, London Transport Museum, night, photograph, Photography, photography tour, photography walk, street
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The church in the garden
Today’s image shows one of my favourite churches in London – St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden. Originally built in the mid-1600s by Inigo Jones, it has become associated with the acting profession; and inside, plaques in memory of members … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Photography
Tagged acting, actors' church, Architecture, church, Covent Garden, garden, history, Inigo Jones, London, perspective, photograph, Photography
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Square and triangle
I think I must be in an abstract mood at the moment, judging from the last couple of pictures I’ve chosen. Apologies – we’ll go back to landscapes soon, I promise… Today I’ve chosen a sight which has since disappeared … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract
Tagged black and white, detail, London, photograph, Photography, shape, square, stairs, steps, street art, triangle
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Almost like footsteps
A few years ago I undertook a short photography project which involved taking images in the streets near where I live – in the course of the shoot, I can’t have ventured much more than a mile from my own … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged black and white, detail, drain, drain cover, London, photograph, Photography
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Dream
“Dream”. That seems to be the simple message of today’s image, which I took a couple of years ago while researching a new photo walk in Bloomsbury…and it seems fairly good advice to me. Rather prosaically, the word featured on … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Bloomsbury, dream, London, pedestrians, photograph, Photography, street
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An avenue of trees
When I’m teaching photography, one of the themes we usually look at quite early on is how to get a sense of depth into an image. Leading lines, strong foreground and background, or inventive framing are all potentially powerful ways … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged depth, garden, Ham House, leading line, London, perspective, photograph, Photography, tree
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Art Deco detail
I’m a big fan of art deco, and a while ago I was lucky enough to go on one of Yannick Pucci’s superb art deco walks around Bloomsbury. One of the joys of a walk like this is that you … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, art deco, Bloomsbury, detail, London, London Unravelled, photograph, Photography, sign, street, walk, Yannick Pucci
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A popular performance
The Covent Garden piazza can be a busy place to get through, and if you are in a hurry, the quickest route as a Londoner is sometimes to try to bypass it. For me, though, the temptation of the place … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Covent Garden, crowd, London, performer, photograph, Photography, street
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Relaxing in the sunshine
I know I’ve been quiet for a few months – it’s been a very busy summer with touring work and my studies, but things are finally starting to quieten down a bit. So, in the midst of the wet and … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Bloomsbury, flower, grass, lawn, London, relaxation, sunshine
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