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Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London
Posted on Friday, Jan 16, 2015 | 1 CommentI liked this scene in Ramillies Street, London W1, showing a shop display of a lantern jawed male model unceremoniously dumped in a bin. -
![Located between the Strand and the River Thames, the current Somerset House dates back to 1775, with the neo-classical building being centred around a beautiful courtyard. Formerly the home of the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/somerset-house-london-011-115x115.jpg "A trip to Somerset House and the Return of the Rudeboy Exhibition, Strand, London")
A trip to Somerset House and the Return of the Rudeboy Exhibition, Strand, London
Posted on Monday, Aug 25, 2014 | 2 CommentsLocated between the Strand and the River Thames, the current Somerset House dates back to 1775, with the neo-classical building being centred around a beautiful courtyard. Formerly the home of the […] -
London Soho street photos – graffiti and small details, May 2014
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2014 | No CommentsI was out and about around Soho, London this afternoon and grabbed a few photos on my travels. All the photos were taken on my trusty Ricoh GR compact camera. -
![Here’s a selection of photos taken around Soho this weekend. Above is a close up of a display of postcards being sold on Oxford Street, featuring such tourist-pleasing stalwarts subjects as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/london-soho-snapshots-011-115x115.jpg "Snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014")
Snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014
Posted on Monday, Apr 21, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken around Soho this weekend. Above is a close up of a display of postcards being sold on Oxford Street, featuring such tourist-pleasing stalwarts subjects as […] -
![Founded in 1937 as a radical experiment in social science, art and documentary, the Mass Observation (MO) project was spearheaded by anthropologist Tom Harrisson, journalist and poet Charles Madge and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mass-observation-photographers-gallery-1-115x115.jpg "The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London")
The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London
Posted on Thursday, Sep 12, 2013 | No CommentsFounded in 1937 as a radical experiment in social science, art and documentary, the Mass Observation (MO) project was spearheaded by anthropologist Tom Harrisson, journalist and poet Charles Madge and […] -
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales
Posted on Monday, Sep 9, 2013 | No CommentsSituated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. -
![There’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bert-hardy-picture-post-getty-115x115.jpg "Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London")
Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 30, 2013 | No CommentsThere’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for […] -
Stories of Hope – a set of striking images from Lesotho in the Getty Images Gallery, London
Posted on Monday, Jul 29, 2013 | No CommentsCurrently on display at the Getty Images Gallery in London is a moving exhibition documenting the work of the charity Sentebale in the small African country of Lesotho. -
New York City at night – seven nocturnal photos
Posted on Friday, Jun 14, 2013 | 1 CommentSeven photos taken on the streets of New York at night. All photos were handheld and taken with a Panasonic Lumix LX-5 compact camera. -
![Like most working photographers, I’ve occasionally experienced cops and security staff trying to stop me taking photographs when I have every right to do so. However, the police went much […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-rights-uk-115x115.jpg "Photographers’ rights in the UK – Act of Terror animation details the law")
Photographers’ rights in the UK – Act of Terror animation details the law
Posted on Monday, Apr 29, 2013 | No CommentsLike most working photographers, I’ve occasionally experienced cops and security staff trying to stop me taking photographs when I have every right to do so. However, the police went much […] -
Zoom into Brixton from the BT Tower in the world’s biggest panoramic image
Posted on Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 | No CommentsBT has commissioned an astonishing interactive panorama which lets users pan around London and zoom in to see incredible levels of detail. -
![The gentrification currently sweeping over Brixton reminds me of what happened to the Williamsburg neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Just like in south London, locals have been priced out by developers as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gentrification-williamsburg-115x115.jpg "Anti-gentrification graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City")
Anti-gentrification graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City
Posted on Monday, Jan 28, 2013 | 4 CommentsThe gentrification currently sweeping over Brixton reminds me of what happened to the Williamsburg neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Just like in south London, locals have been priced out by developers as […] -
![The nearby Photographer’s Gallery may seem to attract most of the media attention these days, but I have to say that I much prefer to visit the Getty Gallery, less than five […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/getty-gallery-jan-2013-03-115x115.jpg "Another mighty fine photographic collection at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, London")
Another mighty fine photographic collection at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, London
Posted on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 | No CommentsThe nearby Photographer’s Gallery may seem to attract most of the media attention these days, but I have to say that I much prefer to visit the Getty Gallery, less than five […] -
Shoot! Existential Photography at the Photographers Gallery, London
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 | No CommentsOn the weekend, I caught the last day of the Shoot! Existential Photography exhibition at the Photographers Gallery in central London. -
![I can definitely recommend paying a visit to the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 exhibition at the National Theatre, London – and the good news is that the exhibition’s run has now been extended […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/landscape-photographer-year-london-01-115x115.jpg "Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 at the National Theatre, London")
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 at the National Theatre, London
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 | 2 CommentsI can definitely recommend paying a visit to the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 exhibition at the National Theatre, London – and the good news is that the exhibition’s run has now been extended […]