new facades
I like the current Nespresso ‘Cubanita’ themed illustrations; here is a detail of one seen yesterday in Knightsbridge with reflected architecture … And here’s a facade I took in Bermondsey a few weeks ago:
Mish Aminoff
Choir people
I’ve been taking pictures of the choir I sing with, The London Lucumi Choir for several years now. Many of these albums are on Facebook, the most comprehensive of which is the album choir people Here’s a new picture of Charlene at yesterday’s rehearsal. Her dress caught my eye, as did the stained glass of the … Read more
Sculpture, fragments and foliage
This week I took some close ups of sculptures near the Tate Modern; I also liked the bright yellow of the autumn leaves just seen in the background. The artist is Emily Young: Here are a couple of other images I’ve taken where sculpture and foliage interplay: In the next picture I was drawn … Read more
skulls, skeletons and fashion
Here’s a picture of a cyclist I took recently: And here are a couple of pictures from 2011 of a fabulous Soho regular whose fingers are adorned with multiple skull rings. I believe she goes by the name Garbo Garbo:
The iPhone 6 and Dziga Vertov
Yesterday I was walking in London WC1 when I saw an advert for the new iPhone 6 on a building facade. Above the advert a man was suspended by ropes; he was tiny in comparison to the phone. This reversal of scale reminded me of something – images employed by the Soviet filmmaker Dziga … Read more
nature and sculpture in London
I was walking in Hampstead Heath yesterday when I saw a heron in the middle of one of the algae-covered ponds, standing completely still and immobile. It was so still for so long that at one point my initial excitement turned to disappointment as I wondered if it was a new sculpture installation that I … Read more
Rainbow flags and man mermaids in New Orleans
I was only in New Orleans for a few days but it struck me as a friendly and accepting place. This extends to it being gay friendly, if the amount of rainbow flags in evidence is anything to go by. Here are a few images from my visit. I particularly like the mermaid doll … Read more
some mannequins in Miami
The last photograph was taken at the Miami Dolphins NFL match. The other images show that all genders are represented with shiny lips and that for women ubiquitous breast implants appear even on mannequins!