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 briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera…
Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019 Read More
Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to visit the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on a glorious late autumn afternoon. Here’s some of the things I saw on my walk …
In photos: The faces and sights of the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan Read More
It may only be the middle of November, but all of London’s main Christmas street lights have now been switched on, and this short photo series shows off the displays …
In photos: London Christmas lights and markets – Regent Street, Leicester Square, Carnaby Street and Trafalgar Square Read More
Every Sunday afternoon, various rockabilly dance crews in matching outfits gather by the Harajuku entrance of Yoyogi Park to enthusiastically dance to 1950s rock‘n’roll music. Their energy, passion and dedication …
In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan 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
Last Saturday, the Fero Arts Collective, Zero_LDN and ReSpace Projects hosted an Open House event at Gillett Cubed, which included a sustainable fashion catwalk. The fashion show was curated by …
In photos: Gillett Cubed – Open House and sustainable catwalk, Dalston, 26th Oct 2019 Read More
Another great art show hosted at The Store X The Vinyl Factory on The Strand, United Visual Artists: Other Spaces, is an audio visual assault on the senses – and …
In photos: United Visual Artists: Other Spaces – an audio visual treat at 180 The Strand, London Read More
By Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan police had made over 1,600 arrests at Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests, with many of that number put into custody after the police imposed a section …
In photos: Extinction Rebellion activists defy protest ban and pack out Trafalgar Square, 16th Oct 2019 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
Rarely has a trip to a tourist attraction disappointed as much as my recent visit to the ‘Narrowest Street In The World’ in Reutlingen, Germany.
A disappointing trip to Spreuerhofstrasse, the ‘Narrowest Street In The World’ in Reutlingen, Germany Read More
Following on from my set of photos taken around Exarchia at night, here’s a selection of images showing off some of the abundant street art in the area:
In photos: Street art, slogans and anarchist graffiti in Exarchia, central Athens, Greece 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
Fresh from a BBC6 radio session in Maida Vale on Thursday, the Monochrome Set played a sold-out album launch party at the Lexington in Islington, north London. We were launching …
The Monochrome Set and support at the Lexington in Islington, Sat 28th Sept 2019 – photos Read More
Last weekend, I was wandering around the Athens Exarchia neighbourhood late at night, enjoying some of the bars and taking in the sights. Here’s some photos from my nocturnal travels:
In photos: Exarchia, Athens at night – street scenes, bars, street art and rooftop views Read More
Brixton-based fashion activists Fero Arts Collective hosted an open house and sustainable fashion show in Dalston Gillett Square recently. Photographer Viola Spanu was there to capture the action:
Dalston Open House: Fero Arts Collective fashion show with Zero London, 8th Sept 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
Bewildering, beautiful, absurd and entertaining, the Colony Sound installation at the Marlborough Gallery in London is an absolute delight.
Art: Colony Sound at the Marlborough Gallery – a trip through a dystopian, cold war alternative universe Read More
It’s not every day you come across a tree named after the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, but that’s what happened to me yesterday when I was walking along Euston Road in …
Help save a tree called Benedict Cumberbatch in Euston, London 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
After jumping on the wrong train, we found ourselves with an hour to kill at the Sardinian town of Macomer in the province of Nuoro – and it turned out …
Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses – in photos Read More
As some of you may know, I’ve been documenting the street preachers of Brixton for some time, and given that most of them employ unfeasibly loud speakers to bellow out …
In photos: The street preacher of Shepherd’s Bush, west London Read More
Here’s a small selection of photos of Camden Lock at night – all taken on the rather remarkable Huawei P30 phone which uses exceedingly clever technology to produce stunning low …
In photos: London’s Camden Lock late at night, taken on the remarkable Huawei P30 phone Read More
This set of photos was taken late at night around the Amsterdam red light district, and also in two bars we visited in the area: the Excalibur bar and the …
Amsterdam red light district, heavy metal Excalibur bar and the San Francisco nightpub – in photos Read More
This was rather unexpected: travelling to Cardiff Central to get a train back to London last week, I came across the sight of two gleaming steam engines ready to pull …
The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station Read More
Inviting passers-by to “sample life on Mars ahead of the new major exhibition at the Design Museum,” the Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up proved rather a baffling concoction, with very little …
Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019 Read More
I was back in New York earlier this year, and took this series of forty photographs showing some of the street art and scenes around Soho and the Bowery.
New York street art and signs – SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos Read More
On the last day of our US tour, the band’s driver – the ever-accommodating Steve Michener – took us up to Griffith Park, where we were able to enjoy commanding …
In photos: The Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California Read More