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Autumn in London – photos of street scenes, the British Museum, sweet nothings and rain, Nov 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018 | No CommentsAs autumn slowly heads into winter and the nights get longer, here’s a selection of 30 photos taken around central London in mid-November. -
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 […] -
![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, […] -
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. -
![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 […] -
![December hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/west-end-november-2017-01-115x115.jpg "Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017")
Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 28, 2017 | 1 CommentDecember hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier […] -
Photos of Weikersheim, Germany: the castle, street scenes and town views
Posted on Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 | No CommentsThe penultimate gig on the Monochrome Set’s German tour saw the band travelling to the charming historic small town of Weikersheim in Baden-Württemberg, south Germany. -
A trip to Newport, Isle of Wight in photos: ferry, architecture, Quay Arts, The Crispin and street scenes
Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2017 | No CommentsOver the weekend I ventured forth over The Solent to play a gig with The Monochrome Set on the Isle of Wight. Here’s some photos from the trip: -
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. -
Titty Twister, Beatles statues and seedy bars: A stroll around the Reeperbahn, Hamburg
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 11, 2017 | No CommentsA notorious street and entertainment zone in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district, the Reeperbahn is the city’s major red-light district and a popular tourist attraction – and like most tourist attractions, it’s pretty crap.