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![It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/beat-positive-getty-gallery-01-115x115.jpg "Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London")
Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Saturday, Jun 16, 2018 | No CommentsIt’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central […] -
![Located on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mainz-germany-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018")
Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | No CommentsLocated on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing […] -
Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2018 | No CommentsJust over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue. -
![Last weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/photos-of-lewes-01-115x115.jpg "Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018")
Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2018 | 2 CommentsLast weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, […] -
In photos: A night at the wonderful What’s Cookin’ club in Leytonstone, east London
Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2018 | No CommentsLast night, I finally made it across to east London to visit the What’s Cookin‘ night held at the Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, and enjoyed a splendid night in a striking venue. -
![A major international overview of contemporary sculpture, the Skulpturen Park Köln (Cologne Sculpture Park) opened in 1997. The 25,000 square feet public park features works by German and international artists and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/skulpturen-park-koln-cologne-01-115x115.jpg "The wonderful Skulpturen Park (sculpture park) of Köln, Germany – in photos, May 2018")
The wonderful Skulpturen Park (sculpture park) of Köln, Germany – in photos, May 2018
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | No CommentsA major international overview of contemporary sculpture, the Skulpturen Park Köln (Cologne Sculpture Park) opened in 1997. The 25,000 square feet public park features works by German and international artists and […] -
A day and night in Leeds: street scenes, markets, arcades, Brudenell Social and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Friday, Apr 20, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a collection of photos taken during a short visit to Leeds earlier this month. -
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. -
![Bristol’s Grade II Arnos Vale Cemetery is a wonderful place to visit, with the 45-acre burial site being opened in 1839 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Laid out as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bristol-arnos-vale-snow-01-115x115.jpg "Victorian monuments and sledging: Bristol’s beautiful Arnos Vale cemetery in the snow")
Victorian monuments and sledging: Bristol’s beautiful Arnos Vale cemetery in the snow
Posted on Thursday, Mar 22, 2018 | No CommentsBristol’s Grade II Arnos Vale Cemetery is a wonderful place to visit, with the 45-acre burial site being opened in 1839 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Laid out as […] -
![Here’s a selection of around 80 photos taken around Oxford during a chilly early March weekend. It’s a beautiful place to visit, with some striking architecture and plenty of history […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/oxford-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Photos of Oxford: architecture, fog, frozen canal, church tower views and The Monochrome Set")
Photos of Oxford: architecture, fog, frozen canal, church tower views and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of around 80 photos taken around Oxford during a chilly early March weekend. It’s a beautiful place to visit, with some striking architecture and plenty of history […] -
![Located in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/augsburg-winter-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany")
Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany
Posted on Thursday, Mar 8, 2018 | 1 CommentLocated in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in […] -
A trip to Manchester Media City – Marc Riley, Monochrome Set, Blue Peter Garden, and a dodgy lake – in photos
Posted on Saturday, Feb 10, 2018 | No CommentsEarlier this week, I headed north to Manchester to record some songs for BBC Radio 6 Music with The Monochrome Set . -
![Veritably dripping in history, York is a beautiful, tourist-luring walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/york-city-photos-01-115x115.jpg "York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set")
York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2017 | No CommentsVeritably dripping in history, York is a beautiful, tourist-luring walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum […] -
Christmas rain – Soho lights reflected in the rainy pavements of London, Dec 2017
Posted on Monday, Dec 18, 2017 | 2 CommentsHere’s another set of photos taken around Soho this weekend, showing the rainy streets of the capital a week before Christmas. -
In photos: the Christmas lights of London: Trafalgar Square, Mayfair and Winter Wonderland
Posted on Thursday, Dec 14, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a short photo series showing some of the Christmas lights and decorations currently lighting up the streets around central London.