Street photography, as I understand it, is more about an approach than having to be strictly shot in the streets. It's a wonderful combination of hard work, sensitivity, awareness, alertness and plain old good luck.
#87862 Large statue breathing fire at "Showtime", part of the London 2012 Festival of Arts to celebrate the London Olympics. A family fun spectacle including dance, painting, music, acrobatics and some large mobile dynosaurs walking amongst the crowd. On Blackheath Common, Saturday August 4th and funded by the Mayor of London and Arts Council England.
#87829 Rufio Summers, singer, performing at "Showtime" (organised by Lyrix Organix), part of the London Festival of Arts to celebrate the London Olympics, Blackheath, August 2012. A family fun spectacle including dance, painting, music, acrobatics and some large mobile dinosaurs walking amongst the crowd. Funded by the Mayor of London and Arts Council England.
#78605 Ros Davies dancing with "Nellie" while other members of The York Street Band play, York, March 1979. Sarha Moore and Ros Davies went on to play in The Bollywood Band, and Ros also joined the Grand Union Band, in London. Anthea Gomez went on to write and play music for the theatre and then BBC Drama before changing direction.
#75998 Elegant bridge in a storm, Wester Hailes, Scotland, 1979. John Walmsley was Photographer in Residence at the Education Centre for three weeks in 1979. The Education Centre was, at the time, Scotland's largest purpose built community High School open all day every day for all ages from primary to adults. The town of Wester Hailes, a few miles to the south west of Edinburgh, was built in the early 1970s mostly of blocks of flats and high rises.
#75933 Derelict telephone box, Wester Hailes, Scotland, 1979. John Walmsley was Photographer in Residence at the Education Centre for three weeks in 1979. The Education Centre was, at the time, Scotland's largest purpose built community High School open all day every day for all ages from primary to adults. The town of Wester Hailes, a few miles to the south west of Edinburgh, was built in the early 1970s mostly of blocks of flats and high rises.
#75841 Balancing on his "Grifter" bike to get a better view, Education Centre, Festival & Gala Day, Wester Hailes, Scotland, 1979. John Walmsley was Photographer in Residence at the Education Centre for three weeks in 1979. The Education Centre was, at the time, Scotland's largest purpose built community High School open all day every day for all ages from primary to adults. The town of Wester Hailes, a few miles to the south west of Edinburgh, was built in the early 1970s mostly of blocks of flats and high rises.
#75821 Little lad joining in with the military band, Festival & Gala Day at the Education Centre, Wester Hailes, Scotland, 1979. John Walmsley was Photographer in Residence at the Education Centre for three weeks in 1979. The Education Centre was, at the time, Scotland's largest purpose built community High School open all day every day for all ages from primary to adults. The town of Wester Hailes, a few miles to the south west of Edinburgh, was built in the early 1970s mostly of blocks of flats and high rises.
#75769 Leaping from a rock. One of the kids from Wester Hailes on a visit with Youth Workers to the beach near Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, 1979. John Walmsley was Photographer in Residence at the Education Centre for three weeks in 1979. The Education Centre was, at the time, Scotland's largest purpose built community High School open all day every day for all ages from primary to adults. The town of Wester Hailes, a few miles to the south west of Edinburgh, was built in the early 1970s mostly of blocks of flats and high rises.
#75763 Kids from Wester Hailes taken by Youth Workers on a visit to Tantallon Castle North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, 1979. John Walmsley was Photographer in Residence at the Education Centre for three weeks in 1979. The Education Centre was, at the time, Scotland's largest purpose built community High School open all day every day for all ages from primary to adults. The town of Wester Hailes, a few miles to the south west of Edinburgh, was built in the early 1970s mostly of blocks of flats and high rises.
#73734, "Scallop", a sculpture to celebrate Benjamin Britten by Maggi Hambling. Made specifically for this site on the Suffolk coast which inspired so much of Britten's music. The phrase, "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" (pierced through the steel against the sky), is taken from Britten's opera "Peter Grimes", which was itself based on a work by the Aldeburgh poet, George Crabbe.
#70875 The first verse from the poem, 'The Listeners', by Walter De la Mare on a Premier Inn, Guildford, Surrey.
#70863 "The Surrey Scholar". Sculpture by Allan Sly FRBS (www.allansly.co.uk) in the High Street, Guildford, Surrey. Presented to the borough to celebrate Guildford as a place of culture and scholarship by Professor Patrick Dowling, Vice Chancellor, on behalf of the University of Surrey, May 2002.
#4619, Street renamed and shown in Armenian and English close to The Lord Byron School, Leninakan (now Gyumri), Armenia. At 11.41am on the 7th December 1988, Armenia was devastated by an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale. It is thought a minimum of 30,000 people died. The epicentre was near Spitak (pop. 30,000) which was almost totally destroyed. Not far away was Leninakan (pop. 240,000) where 70% of all buildings were left either collapsed or unsafe. 31 of the 37 schools were destroyed. The British Government paid for, and British companies equipped, a new school to replace one which had taught in English. It was designed by the Dept. for Education and Science's Architects & Buildings Branch. The management contractor was John Mowlem working with consultants, Buro Happold, Building Design Partnership and Gleeds. These photos were taken shortly after it was officially opened by British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
#124660 An effigy of the British Prime Minister, Theresa May MP, created by Brexiteers (in favour of Brexit) who demonstrated daily outside the Houses of Parliament while Members of Parliament debate the options open to them inside the Chamber, Monday 1st April, 2019. Brexit means Britain leaving or exiting the EU.
#124541, 'Bollocks to Brexit' banner at the Pimlico Plumbers building seen by millions as their trains approach Waterloo station, London. 23rd March 2019 there was an anti-Brexit march to Parliament Square, London. A million people of all ages marched demanding a 'People's Vote', a second referendum, ('Put It To The People!') to decide if Britain was to leave the European Union (EU) or not.
#124540, Caricature of Theresa May, Prime Minister, at the anti-Brexit march to Parliament Square, London, 23rd March 2019. A million people of all ages marched demanding a 'People's Vote', a second referendum, ('Put It To The People!') to decide if Britain was to leave the European Union (EU) or not.
#121376 Tourists imitating, 'Sir John Betjeman' statue by Martin Jennings at St Pancras International railway station, London, 2016. Betjeman, a poet and founder member of the Victorian Society, led the fight against plans to demolish the station and the attached Midland hotel. Success! It was renovated (on time and on budget) and is now the London terminus of the Eurostar cross-channel train service to Europe. This photographer frequently pops in for a coffee just to look and admire.
#120067, One of the Sisters harvesting the grass for silage on the farm at Ladywell Convent, Godalming, the Motherhouse of an International Catholic Religious Congregation – The Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood. Young women from all over the world come for their Novitiate Formation and it is from here that sisters are missioned to Africa, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, USA and many other places.
#62070 Old and new engineering. The London Eye on the Southbank of the River Thames in London seen from Waterloo station at dusk. The present Waterloo opened in 1910 replacing a confusion of three separate stations all on much the same site. The London Eye stands 135 metres tall and carries 3.5 million visitors each year. Conceived and designed by David Marks & Julia Barfield, it took 7 years to design & build and involved products made by specialists in 5 countries. It was originally sponsored by British Airways, who ran it from 2000 until 2005, when it was known as the Millenium Wheel.
#012505, Bryntaf Cemetery, Aberfan, Glamorgan, South Wales, 1975. The Aberfan disaster happened on 21st October 1966 when a colliery spoil tip, after a period of heavy rain, slid down the hillside and demolished buildings in the town including Pantglas Junior School, where the day had just begun. It killed 116 children and 28 adults (109 children and 5 adults at the school).