Spotted in Silver Place, Soho, London was this curious shop window advertising a whole series of body hair removing treatments. Looking on the website of the shop – called X-it! – the full …
Brazilians, Boyzilians, Back, Crack & Sack and more – Soho shop window Read More
Affording fabulous views of Manhattan across the East River, Grand Ferry Park is a lovely place to pass away a few quiet hours and watch the world go by. Located between Grand …
A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York Read More
They’re a common sight in many cities around the world, but when it comes to big displays of sneakers/trainers hanging off power lines, New York does it better than most.
The mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York Read More
I was rather impressed by the Store Street Espresso cafe in Bloomsbury, so was keen to check out their new premises at Continental Stores, on 54 Tavistock Place, WC1.
Store Street Espresso opens up in Continental Stores in Tavistock Place, London Read More
Two cops stand guard around a recently flattened traffic light in the middle of Regent Street, London,.
Oops! Traffic light becomes a cropper in London’s Regent Street Read More
This striking sculpture by the American sculptor Dale Chihuly was first unveiled in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square on the 3rd April 2014, and it’s still attracting attention a month later.
A symphony in glass: The Sun by Dale Chihuly in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square Read More
Here’s a selection of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags spotted on my recent travels around New York. Most of the photos were shot around Brooklyn, although the above graffiti comes …
Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York Read More
Created by the Chilean-German architecture practice GUN Architects, this ‘public pavilion’ called Rainforest stands in the south western corner of Bedford Square in central London.
Intriguing Rainforest pavilion goes up in Bedford Square, central London Read More
Increasingly, lovestruck lovers around the globe have been scrawling their names on to small ‘love padlocks’ and affixing them to popular tourist bridges – and it’s something that isn’t going …
New York City joins the global war on the Love Padlock craze and orders them off Brooklyn Bridge Read More
Here’s a selection of shop fronts and street signs I came across during my many walks around Brooklyn and Manhattan a couple of weeks ago.
Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York Read More
Sit back and watch this incredible footage of a drone cam flying over the tip of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai – the tallest human-made structure in the world.
Video drone flies over the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai Read More
Seen in Brooklyn last week was this desperate confession and apology, posted up in the street. In scrawled text, the author declared themselves to be a “huge asshole” after they cheated on …
A desperate confession and apology in a Brooklyn street, New York Read More
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to stumble across these fantastic sculptures which were on display at the Royal Academy, off Piccadilly in central London.
Lynn Chadwick steel beasts sculptures at the Royal Academy courtyard, Piccadilly, London Read More
I was out and about around Soho, London this afternoon and grabbed a few photos on my travels. All the photos were taken on my trusty Ricoh GR compact camera.
London Soho street photos – graffiti and small details, May 2014 Read More
Taken during a chilly walk in December 2013, here’s a series of twenty photos taken around Cardiff Bay – an area that has undergone dramatic change in the last 20 years. …
A walk around Cardiff Bay, south Wales with photos of the Millennium Centre, Pierhead and Senedd building Read More
A petition has been launched on Change.org to lobby Camden Council and English Heritage to save London’s famous Denmark Street from developers.
Petition launched to save the 12 Bar Club and London’s Tin Pan Alley from developers Read More
This striking piece of graffiti supporting the campaign to reunite 200 kidnapped Nigerian girls with their parents was seen in Morgan Avenue, Bushwick, an area located in the northern part of …
Bring Back Our Girls graffiti by the Bushwick Collective, New York Read More
London’s skyline is changing fast, with a plethora of upmarket high rises set to alter the landscape for ever – and not always for the better. Swiftly dividing opinion is the forthcoming luxury development at …
The Cucumber at 1 Merchant Square is set to be the tallest building in Westminster, London Read More
Billed as the UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics, Comics Unmasked tracks the British comics tradition back from modern works to 19th-century illustrated reports of Jack the Ripper and …
Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition at the British Library, London Read More
On Sunday, April 13th, 2014, we went into town to cheer along a friend who was running his first marathon. Like many of the people running the arduous 26 miles, …
London Marathon 2014 – fifty photos from the day Read More
A huge turnout was seen marching through central London today as part of a Mayday event dedicated to socialist heroes Tony Benn and Bob Crow.
London Mayday march commemorates Tony Benn and Bob Crow – photo report Read More
Inaccessible and run down enough to ward off all but the most hardy hipsters and developers, Red Hook is situated in the south-western corner of the New York City borough …
Red Hook, Brooklyn – street scenes, graffiti and waterfront views Read More
Cheekily often described as as an ‘unorganised coincidence’ of cyclists, Critical Mass has seen a monthly gathering of cyclists pedalling their way around central London, and last Friday’s big ride marked the 20th anniversary of …
Critical Mass celebrates its 20th anniversary with a huge central London ride Read More
Seen draped across the premises of a new upmarket commercial development in Greenwich Village was several metres of bright yellow hazard tape bearing the message, “Gentrification In Progress.”
Gentrification In Progress – New York’s Bleeker Street gets subverted Read More
Located in a dark, curved corridor at the Barbican, Momentum’ is a fascinating installation that makes for a wonderfully disorientating experience.
Swirling mist and strange shifting lights at Momentum at The Curve, Barbican, London Read More
Here’s two great photography books documenting the struggle of working class communities around the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.
Two great social history photography books: The North and Coal Not Dole Read More
I was saddened to hear that the legendary downtown New York art-supplies store, Pearl Paint, has closed down.
New York’s famous Pearl Paint art and craft shop closes for good Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken around Soho this weekend. Above is a close up of a display of postcards being sold on Oxford Street, featuring such tourist-pleasing stalwarts subjects as …
Snapshots from the streets of Soho, London, April 2014 Read More
Running from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District right up to 30th Street, the High Line park follows the route of a disused elevated freight railroad spur on the west side of …
A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York Read More
Last Saturday, I took a trip out to Billericay in deepest Essex to watch a woefully under-performing Dulwich Hamlet lose to the local football team. I didn’t have a lot …
Billericay, Essex, southern England – twenty photos Read More