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Seen in... Kensal Green, London



Cowboys n' Crutches in the Wild West.. well West London. I caught this gentlemen waiting for a bus in Kensal Green. I guess he had to use another means of transport other than his trusty horse today. His sandals probably a substitute for his usual cowboy boots, while on the mend from his injury.

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Part of my Seen In...London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Seen in..... Soho, London - Headless



Shot in the New Year during an evening street photography workshop on a night with the most awful weather—heavy rain, sleet, and cold winds! Without an umbrella to shield her from the pouring rain, this headless illusion, as seen in this photo, proves to be a clever & practical tactic!

Captured with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX9 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25mm F1.8 lens.

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Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing street photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Seen in... Notting Hill, London



The British term fly tipping is derived from the verb tip, meaning "to throw out of a vehicle", and on the fly, meaning "on the wing" – to throw away carelessly or casually.

'No Fly Tipping' signs are rare in London, but some of the original signs still remain like this faded council one, just below a more recent one above it. Located on the wall of this quiet residential road in the Notting Hill area.

I'm not sure why the sign is still there, but I found it humorous that of all the places on this road they could have just dumped this mysterious suitcase, they chose to leave it right under this No Fly Tipping sign! :-)

Taken with my Apple iPhone SE.

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Part of my Seen In...London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Pedley Street / Fleet Street Hill

I've always found this gritty urban location (just off Brick Lane), in Bethnal Green/Shoreditch, London interesting. One of the reasons is that each time you visit you more or less get a new photo because the street art and graffiti changes so often! Also, depending on the time of day, the light and shadow changes the image and its fun to experiment with different perspectives under this quiet, cobbled railway arch.

This arch way has a notorious East End history going back over a century (some pretty grim!), but in a way that is why many areas of East London have so much character. I wouldn't be surprised if Jack The Ripper frequented this underpass!

1st photo - 1968 (unknown), 2nd photo - 1987 (unknown), last photo is mine taken in 2017.







Last time I visited area in 2019 during a photo tour, the footbridge and the tunnel arch were boarded up and unaccessible to the public, due to local area clean up/improvements with a new block of flats going up nearby. Any 'clean up' won't last very long, graffiti wise!

Seen in..... Notting Hill, London

Sunset is one my favourite times to take photos. Long shadows, perfect light and silhouettes make a scene come alive when converted to black and white.

Taken with my Apple iPhone SE .

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Seen in.... Notting Hill, London - "I Can't Breathe"

Large billboard up in Notting Hill.
Simple design, but so powerful.

"I can't breathe"

"Eric Garner (1970 - July 17, 2014)
George Floyd (1974 - May 25, 2020)"

Eric Garner died in the New York City borough of Staten Island after Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, put him in a chokehold while arresting him. Video footage of the incident generated widespread national attention and raised questions about the appropriate use of force by law enforcement.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes while he was handcuffed face down in the street.


Black Lives Matter, anti-racism protests across all 50 US states and around the world continue to take place, keeping the narrative alive, asking for change and justice for George, Eric, and the many other black lives that have died during police custody. But of course, this topic delves much deeper than the recent killing of George Floyd. He was the catalyst for all the anger around the world to say "Stop, we have had enough!" - enough of this continuous, systemic and general racism towards people of colour. All we want is racial equality. No justice - no peace.

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Seen in.... Notting Hill, London - Protest for George Floyd

A wall graffiti scrawl with the simple statement 'Protest for George Floyd' on a freshly painted green wall.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes while he was handcuffed face down in the street.

Some may will argue, George Floyd was no saint, however in that moment in time, if one cannot see that his death was one of sheer, blatant police brutality and a lack of accountability, (one of many), than ALL of humanity has no hope. No justice - no peace.

Black Lives Matter, anti-racism protests across all 50 US states have been taking place, as well as around the world in solidarity, including London this week.

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Seen in..... Bloomsbury, London



On a clear, crisp Winters day, there's always some good Winter morning light to be had if you look out for it. Just wear gloves!

Taken with a Lumix Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic 20mm pancake lens.

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Be Kind - Seen in London, just outside St. Paul's Cathedral.

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Amazing sunset in London yesterday evening!
Viewed from a Greenwich rooftop terrace looking out to Canary Wharf.

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Jesus selling The Big Issue!

New street art piece seen in Soho, London during a recent workshop.

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

If you are a local around the Paddington/Notting Hill area you may have seen this charismatic musician playing his double-bass on the streets. I'm not really one for taking photos of 'street performers' and musicians playing as such. I much prefer candid shots of interesting people like that when they are 'off-duty' as it were.

I have seen him walking around the neighbourhood with his double-bass only a handful times over the years, but have only ever caught a photo that I liked once before in the Portobello Road area and that was in 2011! Today was a lovely warm, sunny day in London - is Spring really finally here? On my stroll across to Notting Hill Gate, I decided to change my usual walking route to follow a sunnier path. As I turned a corner, who do I see walking up the road towards me?! Armed with just my iPhone I took the opportunity to grab another shot. I love when those moments of fate happen.


Portobello Road, London 2011

Part of my Seen in... London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Earlier in the week when the snow was fresh, I decided to venture over to Primrose Hill, in NW London and get some photos and video footage. It felt like I was late for the party as it looked like most of the locals had taken the day of work and school to play in the snow!

Within 5 mins of arriving at Primrose Hill, I could not feel my fingers or my toes. It was pretty painful, but I didn't want to go home. Only problem when its so cold that you have no sensation in your fingers AND you're wearing gloves, is that it is impossible to work your camera!! I wasn't sure if I was even pressing the shutter button at times, so keep trying several times until I think I did!





Luckily I had my iPhone with me which was easier to work in the below zero freezing conditions. Though at one point I thought its battery had died from the cold, after a while of taking some photos and video, as it wouldn't turn on. Only to find when I was back on a bus home decided to come back on with 41% battery life still remaining! Arghh!!

After about an hour and a half, I decided it was time to go home and warm up before hypothermia set in and my fingers fell off! As much as snow in London is beautiful to look at and great to take photos of, I am very much looking forward to the Spring and some warm weather!

The gloves are off in Soho...well, one of them anyway! Sometimes its good to see the world from a different point of view.

Part of my Seen in London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Just a typical afternoon in Soho, London!

Part of my Seen in London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Yesterday's surreal red sun and orange skies over the UK were quite amazing weren't they?! I put my camera white balance on 'daylight' and took a photo out of my window of the orangey sky around 3pm.

Weather experts say it is caused by ex-hurricane Ophelia pulling air and Sahara dust from southern Europe and Africa.

No Sepia was used in the making of this photo!

Part of my Seen in London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Gentrification Zone - Seen in Soho, London 18/09/17

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Seeing red in rainy Chinatown, London. Don't be afraid to go out in the rain and take photos, you just never know what you may find! Taken during one of my recent Soho workshops.

Part of my Seen in London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Seen in Soho, London - I had to get a candid close up, to highlight this interesting guy's face piercings. His whole outfit was quite unique.

Someone online asked me 'Why didn't you stop him and ask him to pose for you?' I'm not a 'stop and ask for a portrait' kind of street shooter. There are posed street portrait photographers already out there, that is their style and that's great. However, I prefer not to disturb people out in the street. Candid portraits shows someone's natural character and soul of a person, which can be lost when someone is conscious or shy in front of a camera.

Part of my Seen in London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!

Another boiling hot day in London, another workshop! This cat just lay there chilling outside this convenience store in a really busy part of London. Loads of people were walking by, some even stopping to pet it. Kitty didn't even flinch or react like it was thinking 'I can't be bothered, its too hot!' of which it was, a sweltering 32C!!

Seen in Soho, London. Part of my Seen in London Series, an ongoing photography project - snapping my visions of London and the people who live in it one click at a time!