The Barber of Seville by Opera Lyrica
Fuji X100S, 1/18, f/2.8, ISO 6400
Bidding farewell to Lady Thatcher
Above all the political analyses, the eulogies and the 'ding dongs', a plain but potent statement by the Bishop of London at the funeral ceremony spoke the loudest to me: 'Lying here, she is one of us, subject to the common destiny of all human beings.' It is a timely reminder that even the
Tribute to Salgado’s ‘Genesis’
aka 'Everything looks better in B&W', born of a running gag between me and a photographer friend when we went to see the Genesis world premiere at the Natural History Museum. I had a free guest pass sitting in my wallet from years ago. Ten years ago maybe. It had gone flimsy and was frayed
Feathers, feathers, everywhere
World Pillow Fight Day (whoever comes up with these things?) at Trafalgar Square. Silly good fun. Lovely weather. Difficult to believe that it was snowing just two days ago. My camera got bashed by an errant pillow while I was shooting, which made the screen hit hard against the bridge of my nose; for
Easter egg roll
I've had quite enough of puns today, thank you very much. Easter on Primrose Hill, nothing too eggxotic, but still, quite an eggstraordinary eggsperience! There was the Eggscalibur in the fancy eggdress competition, eggxhilarating games like eggxtreme egg rolling and three-l-egged run - oh you're in the way, better make an eggscape! All rather eggcellent,
Little India during Deepavali
In the past, I could always rely on good and likeminded company while going on photographic prowls. When I was back in London a few weeks ago, I tried doing my walkabouts solo (more a force of circumstances than preference then), and I find that it's unlocked a level of confidence that's allowed me
Operation Vendetta
George Orwell's 1984 leads to V for Vendetta leads to a bunch of Guy Fawkes-masked activists marching on the Houses of Parliament from Trafalgar Square this 5th of November. Lots of discontent, it seems, about the government's failure to serve its people, the dismal state of the economy and the environment. Also something about