Boasting a natty funicular railway, a knackered castle, a bustling fishing fleet, shedloads of boozers and some stunning historic architecture, Hastings is well worth a look around. Here’s a set …
Sixty photos of Hastings: Old Town, beach, boats, shops and historic architecture Read More
Last month, I caught the Eurostar from London via Rotterdam to play a show in The Hague with The Monochrome Set. I was rather taken by both The Hague and …
50 photos: Views around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station Read More
I was last in Oxford in March last year, and posted up a comprehensive selection of 80 photos showing off the city’s architecture, fog, frozen canal, and church tower views. …
In photos: A quick look around the streets of Oxford, England Read More
After my previous attempt to get to Amsterdam was thwarted by heavy snow and cancelled flights, I finally made it over the Netherlands’ capital and grabbed some photos on my …
Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, street scenes, bikes and an old submarine Read More
I took a photographic stroll around central London a while ago, walking from Oxford Circus down to the Portrait Gallery and then back past Covent Garden and Bloomsbury up to …
Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos Read More
I first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed …
In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019 Read More
I was back in Paris a few weekends ago, playing a show with The Monochrome Set at the Petit Bain, a floating 45-meter-long floating cultural venue. Here’s some pictures from …
In photos: Paris, street art, architecture and The Monochrome Set Read More
Here’s a short selection of photos taken around central London fifteen years ago, back in October 2004.
London 15 Years Ago: Rain, a Banksy in the street, Le Tigre and Centre Point, October 2004 Read More
Situated 110 miles north of Munich, the Bavarian city of Nuremberg hosts several universities and a thriving arts scene. Infamous for hosting major Nazi rallies (and the site for the …
In photos: Nuremberg architecture, castle, squares, station and street scenes Read More
I was back up in Bristol playing a show on the weekend, and although my time in the city was brief, I managed to grab some photos on my travels:
Bristol photos: street art, station, gigs, pubs and rain Read More
I’ve just come back from another tour of Germany with The Monochrome Set, and as usual I was doing my best to document my travels. Here’s a selection of photos …
Night rain in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany in photos, autumn 2019 Read More
The capital city of Sardinia, Cagliari is an attractive port dominated by its hilltop Castello, a medieval walled quarter situated high over the rest of the town. Here’s some photos …
In photos: a walk around the ancient Sardinian city of Cagliari Read More
An hour-long wait for a connecting train to Amsterdam gave me chance to take a quick wander around the streets of Brussels and grab some photos. Here’s what I saw:
In photos: a quick walk around Brussels – stickers, street art and architecture Read More
Situated on the slopes of Monte Ortobene, Nuoro is the sixth-largest city in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy with a population of around 36,500.
Fifty photos of Nuoro, Sardinia: landscapes, street scenes, architecture and street art Read More
On show at the Natural History Museum until January 5th 2020 is this spectacular, illuminated replica of the Moon, with a diameter of 7 metres.
Museum of the Moon and other great things to see at London’s Natural History Museum – in photos Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken around Penarth Promenade, pier and beach last week. It’s a place I’ve been visiting ever since childhood, and it was lovely to see both …
Penarth promenade, pier and railway station in photos, south Wales Read More
La Mercè is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, and a major part of the festivities is the parade through the streets of papier maché “giants” …
In photos: The parade of giants, La Mercè festival, Barcelona, Spain Read More
We were in Barcelona last year for the Monochrome Set show, and the next day we witnessed a host of fascinating public events taking place around the city centre as …
In photos: The Castellers and scarf-wavers of Barcelona’s La Mercè Festival Read More
Last Saturday, I went for a leisurely perambulation around central London, looking at some art and architecture along the way. Here’s some photos from my travels:
London photos: Royal Academy, Mayfair, Soho, William Eggleston exhibition, street views and more, May 2019 Read More
Housing the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world,” Kew Gardens is a botanical garden founded in 1840, and can claim to be of London’s top tourist …
Fifty photos of the wonderful Kew Gardens including the Palm House, treetop walkway and amazing plants Read More
Contemporary British installation artist Mike Nelson has transformed the grand spaces of the Duveen Galleries at the Tate Britain into ‘something between a sculpture court and an asset strippers’ warehouse.’ …
In photos: The Asset Strippers installation by Mike Nelson at Tate Britain Read More
With each fresh new luxury development adding a new slab of ugliness, the Vauxhall skyline has become a hideous, shiny mess, dominated by the thusting phallus of the ridiculous St …
In photos: the unspeakable ugliness of Vauxhall’s St George Wharf riverside development and tower Read More
I’ve long been fascinated by the BT Tower, and back in March 2004, I was lucky enough to get a trip to the top of this Grade II listed structure. …
In photos – a trip to the top of London’s BT Tower in March 2004 Read More
Here’s a selection of London scenes photographed over a decade ago. Above, you can see the much-missed Astoria Theatre which was cruelly flattened to make way for CrossRail. Read more …
Lost London: photos of The Astoria, 12 Bar Club, Denmark St and street scenes, Nov 2008 Read More
Last weekend, I paid my second visit to Sheffield in recent times and once again failed spectacularly to see anything of what I know is a most excellent city.
A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019 Read More
Easily my favourite exhibition of the last twelve months, Doreen Fletcher’s Retrospective showcases a stunning collection of urban street views painted around east London.
Must see: Doreen Fletcher’s incredible East London urban street paintings at the Nunnery Gallery, London E3 Read More
Taken at the end of a chilly January, here’s a selection of photos taken around London’s West End.
A walk around the West End: street art, signs, galleries and a busking drummer – in photos, Jan 2019 Read More
Here’s a hefty collection of 90 photos taken on the streets of Barcelona, with scenes of street art, market life, graffiti, shoppers, street performers and more.
Barcelona street photos: graffiti, market life, street art and architecture Read More
The remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier have been doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel after a series of unexplained fires followed by storm damage made all …
In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018 Read More
First 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.
PsychoBarn installation by Cornelia Parker at the Royal Academy, London, Nov 2018 Read More