Frozen lake in St James’s Park, London
Britain has been gripped by a cold snap that is turning December into one of the coldest on record.
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Parliament student protest, 9th Dec 2010 – photos
The student protest at Parliament today was loud and lively.
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Student protest: pic of the day
Protester slaps ‘fuck’ sticker on BBC reporter making live TV broadcast. Lots of photos from the protest here and check out the urban75 discussion thread.
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More New York snaps
Another handful of pics hot from the (cold) streets of Noo Yoik!
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New York City snapshots
Here’s some camera phone pics from NYC (using the HTC Desire phone and the Vignette app). Above is a scene in Williamsburg, with cranes looming in a chilly winter sky.
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Brixton snaps: HTC Desire and Vignette app
I got told off for going overboard on the fantastic Vignette photo app on my Android HTC Desire phone, so, suitably chastised for over-egging the photo processing pie, I’ve intentionally …
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London 80GB photo panorama: the biggest in the world
As a panorama dilettante myself, I can’t get enough of zoom-tastic cityscape vistas, although I’d have to start snapping in an amphetamine frenzy to get anywhere near matching Jeffrey Martin’s …
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Breads Etcetera opens in Brixton Village
Just opened in Brixton Village is Breads Etcetera, another Antipodean-connected operation in the market offering what looks like mighty attractive fare.
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Brixton signs and street art 2003 – some archive shots
Here’s some more archive street shots taken around Brixton, south London in the spring of 2003. The graffiti above appeared briefly on the railway arch next to Brady’s on Electric …
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Elvis on Goodge Street, 2002
I’ve no idea what inspired someone to get out a pot of a paint and a brush and carefully write out the words Elvis on the pavement, but this is …
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New York – Manhattan street shots
I love photographing New York – for a while I was lucky enough to live and work there and I’m hoping to get back over this year. I’ve visited the …
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Lambeth Save our Services: March, Demo and Rally
With the evil con-dem alliance spending review set to destroy jobs, public services, schools and communities, a Lambeth community rally and march was announced to join together to fight all …
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Cardigan old railway station, Wales [photos]
In the June of 2009, we spent a week in the lovely Fforest campsite near Cardigan, west Wales, and being the railway spod I am, I simply had to find …
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Brixton street photos: October 2010
Another set of photos snapped around Brixton, London SW9, starting with a night view from the top of the Barrier Block. Scroll on for more!
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‘Lice Sex Shop,’ bookshops, old hospitals and autumnal London street scenes
Amusingly damaged neon sign in the window of a Licensed Sex Shop, Charing Cross Road, W1.
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Alexandra Palace, London – a winter walk
A short series of photographs taken during a chilly walk to Alexandra Palace, north London, in February 2005.
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Unseen Brixton: Archbishop’s Place, SW2
Brixton’s not all about the bustling market, a vibrant night economy, gigs, riots, drugs and all the other stuff that gets trotted out in the media – there’s also quieter …
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Cambridge, England – eight photos
Here’s a few photos I think are worth showing off in a larger format (they were previously published in a teensy weensy, bandwidth-saving size) . They were taken during our day trip …
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Brixton Shall be Saved – by Christian bagpipes and Bontempi organs
Brixton’s always proved a magnet for tub-thumping religious types bellowing out their beliefs, and one of my favourites were this bunch of bagpipe wielding Korean Christians, seen here in March 2001. They …
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Protest the Pope march, central London – photo report
Here’s a few pics from the protest today as it snaked its way up Piccadilly.
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America in colour: stunning rural photos from 1939-1943
An astonishing selection of colour photographs taken by the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information in rural America during 1939-1943 has been posted online.
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A walk along Lower Marsh, Waterloo, London
I like Lower Marsh in Waterloo. Although it’s smack bang in the centre of London, with the bustling railway station just yards away, it retains a 1960s feel, with traditional …
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Atlantic Road, Brixton – archive photos from 2001
Looking back through my photo archives, I came across these old photos taken of the old ‘Frontline’ in Atlantic Road, Brixton back in 2001 when large chunks of the road …
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Brixton photos: a unicycling busker, street architecture and coffee
You’ve got to give him points for effort here. A unicycling, guitar playing busker wearing rabbit ears sings it out loud outside KFC in central Brixton.
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Endorse It festival 2010 – photos galore!
We had anther magnificent time at the Endorse It Festival last weekend. Here’s a few photos – click on the links at the bottom to see the whole photo feature.
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I’m loving the HTC Desire and Android Vignette app combo!
Apologies for copying this article over from my Wirefresh tech blog, but I’ve been asked a fair bit about what effects I’ve been using on some of my recent uploads, …
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Coney Island archive photos: 1986 and 1999
Dug up from my photo archives is this series of photos of the faded seaside town of Coney Island, Brooklyn, which I visited in 1986 and 1999. I was terrified …
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Greenwich photos, south London
Greenwich is stuffed full of history, has a good market, ace pubs, loads of interesting shops and a fantastic park with great views making it a great cheap day out …
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A walk through the Greenwich foot tunnel
I love walking through tunnels, so here’s a few photos of my wander through the 1902 foot tunnel under the Thames. Running from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs, the …
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A bleak view of Spray View Ave/Beach 35th St, Rockaway, Queens NYC
My Ramones-inspired pilgrimage to Rockaway Beach in 1986 disappointed on several levels – where were the punk rockers? Where were the rock’n’roll bars? – but, undaunted, a took a stroll …
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