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New York street art and signs – SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos
Posted on Thursday, Jun 20, 2019 | No CommentsI was back in New York earlier this year, and took this series of forty photographs showing some of the street art and scenes around Soho and the Bowery. -
![La Mercè is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, and a major part of the festivities is the parade through the streets of papier maché “giants” […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gegants-barcelona-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The parade of giants, La Mercè festival, Barcelona, Spain")
In photos: The parade of giants, La Mercè festival, Barcelona, Spain
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 11, 2019 | No CommentsLa Mercè is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, and a major part of the festivities is the parade through the streets of papier maché “giants” […] -
![We were in Barcelona last year for the Monochrome Set show, and the next day we witnessed a host of fascinating public events taking place around the city centre as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/barcelona-la-merce-festival-castellers-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The Castellers and scarf-wavers of Barcelona’s La Mercè Festival")
In photos: The Castellers and scarf-wavers of Barcelona’s La Mercè Festival
Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019 | No CommentsWe were in Barcelona last year for the Monochrome Set show, and the next day we witnessed a host of fascinating public events taking place around the city centre as […] -
A walk around the West End: street art, signs, galleries and a busking drummer – in photos, Jan 2019
Posted on Friday, Feb 1, 2019 | No CommentsTaken at the end of a chilly January, here’s a selection of photos taken around London’s West End. -
Barcelona street photos: graffiti, market life, street art and architecture
Posted on Friday, Jan 25, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a hefty collection of 90 photos taken on the streets of Barcelona, with scenes of street art, market life, graffiti, shoppers, street performers and more. -
The street art, posters and stickers of Manchester – in photos, Dec 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 4, 2018 | No CommentsI was back up in Manchester last weekend, and took time out to capture some of the incredible street art that can be found around the centre of the city: -
![Here’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hamburg-signs-stickers-street-art-markets-01-115x115.jpg "Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set")
Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was […] -
![I was back in Berlin last weekend to play another show with The Monochrome Set, and took time out to grab photos of some of the interesting street art, graffiti […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/berlin-posters-graffiti-01-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018")
Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | No CommentsI was back in Berlin last weekend to play another show with The Monochrome Set, and took time out to grab photos of some of the interesting street art, graffiti […] -
![I had the good fortune to be able to visit the grand city of Newcastle earlier this month, and although the trip was exceedingly short, I still managed to grab […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/newcastle-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Newcastle photos: bridges, graffiti, bars, pigeon fanciers, night views and The Monochrome Set, April 2018")
Newcastle photos: bridges, graffiti, bars, pigeon fanciers, night views and The Monochrome Set, April 2018
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 25, 2018 | No CommentsI had the good fortune to be able to visit the grand city of Newcastle earlier this month, and although the trip was exceedingly short, I still managed to grab […] -
Southampton photos: parks, architecture, level crossing and late winter snow
Posted on Thursday, Mar 29, 2018 | No CommentsTaken during a chilly weekend in mid-March, here’s a selection of photos taken around the centre of Southampton. -
![Last weekend, I travelled with the Monochrome Set to play a show in the northern French city of Lille. In between soundchecking, playing and drinking, I managed to hotfoot it onto […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/photos-lille-france-60-115x115.jpg "Photos of Lille, France: architecture, street scenes, empty chairs and graffiti")
Photos of Lille, France: architecture, street scenes, empty chairs and graffiti
Posted on Friday, May 12, 2017 | 2 CommentsLast weekend, I travelled with the Monochrome Set to play a show in the northern French city of Lille. In between soundchecking, playing and drinking, I managed to hotfoot it onto […] -
Hamburg photos: street art, graffiti, night scenes, the docks and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2017 | 1 CommentI’m still working through the photos from my recent German tour, and here’s a selection of over 80 pictures taken around Hamburg, a city I liked very much. -
![I recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/manchester-photos-2017-01-115x115.jpg "Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set")
Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set
Posted on Thursday, Apr 13, 2017 | No CommentsI recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things […] -
![I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/berlin-photos-dec-2017-20-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification")
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification
Posted on Friday, Mar 17, 2017 | 1 CommentI enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […] -
![It’s been nine years since I last visited Southampton on England’s south coast, but I was playing a gig with my new band last weekend, I took time out to take a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/southampton-photos-2016-01-4-115x115.jpg "The Stranger Is Always Watching: 36 street photos taken around Southampton")
The Stranger Is Always Watching: 36 street photos taken around Southampton
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 | 2 CommentsIt’s been nine years since I last visited Southampton on England’s south coast, but I was playing a gig with my new band last weekend, I took time out to take a […]