Cities, towns and mountains
Last weekend, I visited the Cotswolds town of Cheltenham for the first time. I was there for a wedding and took time out to wander around the centre of town. …
Cheltenham town centre, England: twenty photos, including a newsagent full of plastic guns Read More
Last week, the New York Post got in touch to ask if they could licence one of my old photos of Ray’s Pizza in Prince Street, Manhattan New York, a …
Ray’s Pizza, New York: cash stuffed bras, drugs and the mob connection Read More
Easily nudging its way up to being one of my top five gigs of the year was the wonderful show put on by The Lost Cavalry at the launch party …
Lost Cavalry album launch for ‘Three Cheers For The Undertaker’ at the St Pancras Old Church Read More
Tourists prepare to face the rain at Tower Hill tube station.
London photos – September rain, Tower Hill, St Katherine’s Dock and a goldbeater’s arm Read More
I’m really excited to be involved in this new local brewing project, which is the result of a collaboration between BrixtonBuzz.com, urban75 and the London Beer Lab.
Brixton Buzz and urban75 launch three new beers for Brixton on the 27th Sept – and you’re all invited! Read More
Gaze your eyes at the underwhelming spectacle that is the London Stone, a historic landmark to be found in the front of a shop at 111 Cannon Street (opposite the site …
An underwhelming historic attraction: the London Stone in the City of London Read More
Held in a rather stunning squatted building in East London, the excellent Made Possible by Squatting exhibition sets out to challenge the common media myths and misconceptions of squatters.
Made Possible by Squatting exhibition, 15 Dock Street, London E1 Read More
Spurred on by some very flattering words about my photos from a native New Yorker (thanks, Victoria!), I thought I’d share this wonderful sunset I witnessed as I crossed the …
New York sunset: a beautiful sky seen from Brooklyn Bridge Read More
After a rather disastrous coffee at the Speakeasy Espresso and Brew Bar, our quest for a good, strong brew in a pleasant atmosphere had reached critical levels, so we were pleased …
Tap Coffee at 193 Wardour Street, Soho, London saves the day Read More
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 …
The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London Read More
Born Ronald Wycherley in Dingle, Liverpool in April 1940, Billy Fury worked as a deck hand on the Mersey tug boats while teaching himself to play guitar and write songs. …
Billy Fury remembered by Liverpool docks sculpture Read More
Situated 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.
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales Read More
Located high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by …
Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature Read More
Last night there was a ‘Space for Cycling’ demo in central London, which saw Parliament encircled by cyclists campaigning for safer cycling in London.
London Cycling Campaign’s ‘Space for Cycling’ demo encircles Parliament Read More
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 …
Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London Read More
Situated close to the south Wales coastline betwixt Penarth and Barry is the attractive limestone St. Lawrence Church at Lavernock – small church with an interesting link to radio history.
St. Lawrence Church, Lavernock, south Wales, Marconi and the birth of radio Read More
Sixty years ago, the BBC filmed a train journey from London to Brighton and used ‘trick photography’ to condense the entire trip down to four minutes of high speed footage.
Fabulous rail footage: London to Brighton train ride,1953-2013 Read More
As you may know, I’ve been a lifelong Cardiff City fan but that alliance has been torn asunder by the dire rebranding antics of the club’s billionaire owner, Vincent “I’ll …
Cardiff City Bluebirds Unite march Read More
Access All Areas – who have been entrusted to provide after care service for all unclaimed items handed in at the BoomTown festival Tourist Information Point – have posted up their …
View the very long list of phones left behind at Boomtown Festival 2013! Read More
Opening in 1895 in response to the growing popularity of the nearby beach and to service the lively ferry trade to Cardiff, Penarth Pier on the South Wales coast stands 50 feet …
Penarth Pier and the restored Pavilion in pictures, South Wales Read More
Photographed from Lisvane & Thornhill station, north Cardiff, you can see the track dipping sharply into Cefn Onn tunnel, which runs for 2,000 yards into Caerphilly on the other side …
Rails to Rhymney – Lisvane station, Cefn Onn halt and Caerphilly tunnel Read More
Last Sunday we paid a visit to Ross-on-Wye, a small market town (pop: 10,089) in south eastern Herefordshire, England, situated on the River Wye, on the northern edge of the …
Photos of the market town of Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England Read More
Seen on Hanway Street, central London (just off Oxford Street) is this interesting collection of mixed medium portraits, created by street artist Paul Don Smith.
The street art of Hanway Street, London, featuring Ewan McGregor and a Bee Gee Read More
I guess it was only a matter of time, but it was still sad to see that the long-serving JB’s record store in Hanway Street, central London has closed down.
Another West End record store bites the dust as JB’s, Hanway Street, London closes Read More
The disused tube station at Aldwych on the Strand closed nearly twenty years ago, but there’s several videos online showing what life was like on the short branch.
The abandoned Aldwych tube station in London – history and videos Read More
Currently 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.
Stories of Hope – a set of striking images from Lesotho in the Getty Images Gallery, London Read More
Burdened with a mighty hangover from the last night’s over-indulgences, I figured a good strong coffee in a decent cafe would see me straight, but Soho’s Speakeasy Espresso and Brew …
Speakeasy Espresso and Brew Bar, Soho – loud and disappointing Read More
This spectacularly ugly 1960s concrete tower block has been a sizeable blot on the Colliers Wood skyline in south London for years on end, but a promised complete makeover looks set to …
Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower ‘by the end of the year’ Read More
Compiled with the help of folks living at the sharp end of a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood, this guide hopes to let you swiftly identify the tell-tale words, phrases and signs …
The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile Read More
LeeFest was first born back in 2006 when founder Lee Denny decided to throw a party in his parent’s garden after they’d gone away on holiday. It went so well, a …
Photos of Leefest 2013, a small but perfectly formed non-profit festival in the south of England Read More