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Photo archives: London Mayday 2K protest, Parliament Square, 1st May 2000
Twenty years ago, Parliament Square in London was filled with anti-capitalist protesters, green campaigners and activists for a celebration of Mayday. Here’s some photos from the day:
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Castle, sheep, signalbox and beer – a photo walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam fifteen years ago, April 2005
Virtual countryside walks are the only ones possible during the ongoing pandemic, so here’s a collection of 25 photos from a 2005 walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam Castle and back, […]
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Photos of St Ives twenty years ago – beach, harbour, countryside and sea scenes from April 2000
With the coronavirus lock-down meaning there’s little prospect of any travelling in the foreseeable future, I thought I’d have a delve through my photo archives. Here’s a selection of 25 […]
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The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown
Here’s a short series of central London photos taken at the end of last month, before the lockdown restricted movement. How I dream of being able to take a stroll […]
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In photos: the deserted streets of New York during the coronavirus lockdown, April 2020
Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the deserted streets of Manhattan recently and sent us these scenes of the city in full coronavirus lockdown:
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London and the coronavirus crisis: Clampdown by The Clash
As London heads into an anticipated total lockdown with reports of the army being drafted in by the weekend, there’s only one song to play:
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Tokyo photos: street scenes, signs, architecture, a beer cocktail and the Monochrome Set
Here’s my final selection of photos from my trip to Tokyo a while back. This time I was taking pictures of the architecture, street signs and people plus some scenes […]
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Newcastle and Gateshead photos: Millennium and other bridges, River Tyne, rain and night time street scenes
Posted on Monday, Mar 9, 2020 | No CommentsNewcastle is a bloody great city, and The Monochrome Set always get a particularly raucous welcome when we visit, so it was a pleasure to be back this weekend, despite […] -
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Dundee photos: Desperate Dan, street scenes, architecture, Tunnock’s and salt shaker seediness
Posted on Friday, Mar 6, 2020 | 1 CommentLast weekend, I headed up north to Dundee, a Scottish east coast trading port once known as the city of “jute, jam and journalism” and – of course – the […] -
Glasgow photos: rainswept roads, street scenes, urban art and winter sun, Feb 2020
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2020 | No CommentsI was up in chilly and wet Glasgow over the weekend playing a show with The Monochrome Set – here’s some photos from my brief stay.
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