Shoeburyness (next to Godliness)

Some recent photographs which focus on lines and shapes, taken in and around London.       These shots are possibly more ‘urban landscape’ than street photography, in that there is minimal evidence of people and the compositions rely more on shapes than content.  With the exception of the last one, they were taken with…

The Chickadee and I did a circuit of Myanmar in late September and October.  I will be releasing batches of shots from this trip – here is the first, from the first place we stayed in,  the Myanmar Inle Treasure The Myanmar trip was the first I have ever done with a full-on photography intent. …

Some more London street shots exploring different areas of style – this time looking at the geometric form of the scene.     The weekend of my birthday this summer was pretty busy.  Crazily, the BBC Proms had scheduled three Wagner operas in a row between  Friday and Sunday (and I had signed up for…

Some high speed telephoto shots of the South African’s herculean and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to win the final Test of the series. My chum M*rt*n is, as you would imagine, both a member of Lords, and of the Newlands club in Cape Town.  Newlands has to be one of the most spectacular grounds in the…

On to Mandalay – with some street shots of market traders and world rulers, plus the wonderful U-Bein Bridge         We had heard mixed reviews of Mandalay, and we left the city with mixed feelings. One thing is for certain – it is not the exotic and romantic spot immortalized by Kipling. …

” Today’s photo:  A serious gaze from this boy in the market in New Bagan, Myanmar. I liked his combination of extreme youth and extreme seriousness. There is something quite timeless about him. But not necessarily sad I think – Myanmar seems quite a happy country – at least in this part. I recently posted…