{"id":14381,"date":"2014-04-21T12:08:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T11:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=14381"},"modified":"2014-04-21T12:08:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T11:08:53","slug":"snapshots-from-the-streets-of-soho-london-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/snapshots-from-the-streets-of-soho-london-april-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-01.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selection of photos taken around Soho this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Above is a close up of a display of postcards being sold on Oxford Street, featuring such tourist-pleasing stalwarts subjects\u00a0as Buckingham Palace, Princess Di and Harrrods department store.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-02.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street cleaners stop for a chat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-03.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photographers&#8217; Gallery, which was showing the nominations for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mappeditions.com\/publications\/deutsche-borse-photography-prize-2014\" target=\"_blank\">Deutsche B\u00f6rse Photography Prize 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-04.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A visitor checks out the work of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lorna_Simpson\" target=\"_blank\">Lorna Simpson<\/a>, an American\u00a0photographer whose work explores\u00a0<span style=\"color: #515151;\">\u00a0themes of gender, identity, culture, memory and body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-05.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardmosse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Mosse<\/a>&#8216;s striking landscapes shot\u00a0on discontinued military surveillance film show scenes of\u00a0Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-06.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/snapshots-from-the-streets-of-soho-london-april-2014\/photographers-gallery-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photographers-gallery-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;URBAN75.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photographers-gallery-2014.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photographers-gallery-2014.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" width=\"620\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photographers-gallery-2014.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photographers-gallery-2014-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The star\u00a0of the show for me was the wonderful collection of photographs by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Deakin\" target=\"_blank\">John Deakin<\/a>, showing fashion shots\u00a0and\u00a0Soho characters of the 1950s and early 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/snapshots-from-the-streets-of-soho-london-april-2014\/john-deakin-vogue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/john-deakin-vogue.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,377\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/john-deakin-vogue.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/john-deakin-vogue.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" width=\"620\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/john-deakin-vogue.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/john-deakin-vogue-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>[John Deakin, Portrait of Francis Bacon, 1952]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also painted portraits in a naive style, although they were very much under appreciated by his peers at the time.<\/p>\n<p>A chronic alcoholic, Deakin died in obscurity and poverty in 1972, but his reputation has since grown considerably. [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Deakin\" target=\"_blank\">&#8212;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-07.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the bookshop downstairs. It seems that old Polaroid SX-70 cameras are now worth a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-09.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old fashioned shop front, Soho.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-10.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street sign\u00a0and stickers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-11.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crossrail gate.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-13.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lampost and chain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-14.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hats, Earlham Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-15.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Still hanging on to life in the face of the digital download revolution is Fopp Records.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-16.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Battered road sign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-17.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mannequin in shop window, Soho.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-18.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Checking directions, Soho.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-19.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Covered sign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-20.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soho Square in bloom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-21.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rockers take a break, Soho Square.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-12.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soho Square scene.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-22.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Table tennis game in progress in Soho Square. Find out more here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/more-tennis-tables-appear-in-london-public-parks-thanks-to-ping\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">More tennis tables appear in London public parks as Ping! pushes on<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-23.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bicycle with eyes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-24.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vince was here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-25.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sign for La Capannina, which describes itself as &#8220;one of London&#8217;s oldest gentlemen&#8217;s\u00a0clubs,&#8221; offering\u00a0&#8220;exotic hostesses and seductive dancers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-26.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking a photo, Old Compton Street, Soho.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-soho-snapshots-27.jpg\" alt=\"A series of snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Metal signs showing the outline of an ape and a bird now\u00a0hang from the the pub formerly known as the Marquis of Granby. 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