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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. -
London’s Getty Images Gallery is now permanently closed, Jan 2019
Posted on Sunday, Jan 20, 2019 | 1 CommentI was really saddened to see that the rather wonderful Getty Images Gallery by Oxford Circus has now closed for good. -
London pics: Christmas lights, rain, Pixel 3 and a bloke dragging a golden cross, Dec 2018
Posted on Sunday, Dec 9, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photos from a rainy walk around central London on a rainy Saturday afternoon in December. -
PsychoBarn installation by Cornelia Parker at the Royal Academy, London, Nov 2018
Posted on Monday, Nov 12, 2018 | No CommentsFirst exhibited on the roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016, Cornelia Parker’s Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) makes for a striking centrepiece of the Royal Academy’s courtyard in central London. -
London street photography: tourists, galleries, street art and Halloween, October 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018 | No CommentsTaken during a wander around central london over the weekend, here’s a selection of shots taken around central London last weekend. -
![Here’s a selection of London scenes from my archives, including scenes from Soho street scenes, the Tate’s Weather Project and St Pancras. The photos were all taken 15 years ago […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/london-photos-october-2003-01-115x115.jpg "London 15 years ago: Soho street scenes, the Tate’s Weather Project and St Pancras, October 2003")
London 15 years ago: Soho street scenes, the Tate’s Weather Project and St Pancras, October 2003
Posted on Thursday, Oct 18, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of London scenes from my archives, including scenes from Soho street scenes, the Tate’s Weather Project and St Pancras. The photos were all taken 15 years ago […] -
London street views: Discarded knickers, bins, signs and details, October 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s some things that caught my eye while walking around central London a couple of days ago. Above: shoes, Hills Place, Oxford Circus. -
Somerset House art – Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions’
Posted on Monday, Oct 15, 2018 | No CommentsOn display until the 6th Jan 2019 is Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions,’ a work of sculpture, photography, video and embroidery. -
![An ultra-modern scientific and cultural complex known in Spanish as la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences offers breathtaking architecture housing Europe’s largest aquarium, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/valencia-city-arts-sciences-01-115x115.jpg "The incredible futuristic City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain – in photos")
The incredible futuristic City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018 | No CommentsAn ultra-modern scientific and cultural complex known in Spanish as la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences offers breathtaking architecture housing Europe’s largest aquarium, […] -
![Running until 13th Jan 2019, the Saachi Gallery’s ‘Black Mirror: Art as Social Satire‘ exhibition looks to explore art’s role in social satire and how art has been influenced by political […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art-as-social-satire-saachi-gallery-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Black Mirror: Art as Social Satire at the Saatchi Gallery, London")
In photos: Black Mirror: Art as Social Satire at the Saatchi Gallery, London
Posted on Monday, Oct 1, 2018 | No CommentsRunning until 13th Jan 2019, the Saachi Gallery’s ‘Black Mirror: Art as Social Satire‘ exhibition looks to explore art’s role in social satire and how art has been influenced by political […] -
In photos: Preston, Lancashire – the iconic bus station, closed shops and architecture
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 5, 2018 | 2 CommentsHere’s fifty photos taken during a recent visit to Preston in Lancashire. -
Copenhagen photos – architecture, canals, streets scenes, painted houses and bikes
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 4, 2018 | 3 CommentsCopenhagen is a fantastic city to visit for a short break. Here’s a series of 45 photographs taken around 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 […] -
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. -
![Once again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cardiff-november-rain-01-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos")
Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos
Posted on Thursday, Nov 23, 2017 | No CommentsOnce again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […]