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Ms Maurice at Woolwich Works – November 2021

28 Sunday Nov 2021

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Ms Maurice, led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, at Woolwich Works, November 2021

Down to Woolwich on the 54 bus on a Wednesday evening for Woolwich Works’ ‘W.Led Jazz Series‘. To say that a new, and very well-appointed, venue programming interesting jazz acts in Woolwich is a surprising and welcome development for 2021 would be a wild understatement. I was particularly keen to see Ms Maurice, led with a confident presence by Sheila Maurice-Grey of Kokoroko, Nerija, and other important groupings from the current London jazz scene. This particular band sounded to these ears heavily inspired by In A Silent Way-era Miles Davis – never a bad thing in my view.

Also on the bill, Juanita Euka who brought some serious rhythm playing, excellent dance moves and a very fine green jacket; plus Rosie Frater-Taylor who did some impressive scat singing over her guitar solos.

Juanita Euka at Woolwich Works, November 2021
Rosie Frater-Taylor at Woolwich Works, November 2021

The view from St. Luke’s in Charlton

21 Sunday Nov 2021

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St. Luke’s Church in Charlton opened their tower to visitors a few weeks ago as part of Charlton’s Horn Fair weekend celebrations, so I took the opportunity to take the camera up there for some views I’d never seen before. It was good to be reminded just how many trees there are in the area, but it also brought home just how much the view of the O2/Millennium Dome has been obscured from this direction by development on the peninsula.

Evening strolls on the Charlton borders – Winter 2020

27 Sunday Dec 2020

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Some photos taken on evening strolls after the work from home shift, coming up to Christmas 2020. A strange time, all round, but we’re keeping safe, staying local, and all those important things. I hope you’ve had a peaceful end of year. Here’s to going slightly further afield at some point in 2021.

  • East Greenwich skyline after dark
  • Backwall Tunnel approach after dark
  • Chinese restaurant at Christmas, Blackheath Standard
  • Charlton Road
  • Sun-in-the-Sands subway portal
  • St. John’s Church, Blackheath Standard
  • Highcombe allotments, Charlton

Anthony Braxton ‘Standards’ at Cafe OTO – January 2020

24 Friday Jan 2020

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This week I was lucky to see Anthony Braxton performing at a sold out Cafe OTO, the last night of a three show residence in which he performed standards with a quartet.

It was a great experience, and a treat to sit so close to the musicians and watch them interact through the songs. Not every piece worked, but even those that didn’t had something interesting going on, and those that did – particularly Eddie Harris’s Freedom Jazz Dance – were pretty sublime.

The quartet was:

Anthony Braxton – saxophone

Alexander Hawkins – piano

Neil Charles – double bass

Stephen Davies – drums

Street portraits – November 2018

06 Tuesday Nov 2018

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Fujifilm, Hyde Park, london, Niall McDiarmid, street photography, Street portraits, Twins, V&A

South Kensington street portrait - November 2018
I spent a fun day on Saturday taking part in a street portraiture workshop run by Niall McDiarmid at the V&A. These are the three best shots I got when he sent us out into the street in the afternoon. Now I just need to go and shoot a load more to build up my portraits portfolio.

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Blackheath Fireworks – November 2018

04 Sunday Nov 2018

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Blackheath, Blackheath fireworks, Greenwich council

Blackheath fireworks are one of the highlights of the year in this corner of south-east London, with people streaming towards the heath from all the surrounding streets. This year’s display was particularly good, helped by drier, warmer weather than usual. Let’s hope it’s the last year in which Greenwich Council doesn’t pay its fair share of the costs. Thanks to Lewisham Council for organising it.

‘Extinction Rebellion’ protest, Parliament Square, London – October 31st 2018

03 Saturday Nov 2018

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I called by Parliament Square on Wednesday having seen a few tweets about the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protest gathering there. The sun was out, and it seemed to be a good chance to take some more portraits. It was an interesting crowd – I got the impression that there was probably a significant link back to the Occupy movement, plus the established Green Party and anti-fracking groups. My main motivation was to get some more portrait practise in, but it was interesting to see what looks like the start of a new direct action movement. The speakers I saw included TV presenter Julia Bradbury, Clive Lewis MP, and the writer George Monbiot.

A bigger edit of my Extinction Rebellion pictures can be found here.

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Ali Baba’s Ice Cream Van, Giffin Square, Deptford – October 2018

14 Sunday Oct 2018

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More of that Saturday afternoon autumn light in Deptford, this time in Giffin Square just off the High Street. Today’s started as grey and damp as can be, and it’s almost impossible to imagine that the light looked like that yesterday.

All photos shot on a Fujifilm XT20 with XF35mm f1.4 lens, in case you’re interested in that kind of thing.
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More of my Deptford pictures here.

Hats and heads of Deptford High Street – October 2018

13 Saturday Oct 2018

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A quick Saturday afternoon walk around Deptford on a day that combined nice autumn light with weirdly warm temperatures. Lots of people out and about and, as ever, lots to catch the eye on Deptford High Street.

Campaigners in Parliament Square – October 2018

11 Thursday Oct 2018

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Women's Pension Rally Parliament Square 2018

Marchers on their way to the women’s pension rally in Parliament Square on 10th October 2018

I realised recently that I really want to add to the portraits in my portfolio, which obviously means actually taking photos of people. Taking photos of demonstrators feels a little like doing street portraiture on easy setting, but maybe I shouldn’t get so hung up. Anyway, walking through Parliament Square on my way to Westminster tube I shot these in the space of about 5 minutes. I should go there more often, really.
Anti-Brexit Campaigner outside the Houses of Parliament
Anti-Brexit Campaigner outside the Houses of Parliament
Anti-torture protestor in Trump mask in Parliament Square

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