PHOTOGRAPHY
I was at a restaurant last night and was struck by the elegance of my waitress, who had floral face paint on one side of her face. Turns out she is a ballet dancer and had been rehearsing for the Notting Hill Carnival before her shift. I also like the interplay of the dots … Read more
Last week I posted an image in “seeing patterns at the V&A” which included a camouflage patterned tree trunk. I thought I’d bring together a few of my other camouflage oriented images! Here’s another abstract from the V&A series: A torn poster abstract which suggests camouflage: Some more images featuring camouflage tree trunks – can you … Read more
I was searching through my photo catalogues just now for a particular image using the keyword “hat” when I came across this image of my late paternal grandmother, known to her grandchildren simply as BIBI (traditionally Farsi for lady, but in our community used for grandmother). I’d forgotten about this image, which I’d taken back … Read more
Here are some pictures of José that I took yesterday in London when I bumped into him at an outdoor dance event. I’ve seen José around the British salsa scene for decades; like me he is a veteran salsero! Originally from Sierra Leone but London based, he is always impeccably dressed. He designs his own … Read more
I was in two minds about visiting this exhibition but I’m really glad I went. I found the staging of the exhibition imaginative but best of all were the clothes themselves. So groundbreaking, decorative and humorous – I actually found myself cackling with laughter and gasping with admiration at some of the pieces. You’re allowed … Read more
This woman was changing into heels on Friday night on the corner of Frith Street. it almost looks like two different people but it’s one woman, different shoes: Here’s a photo I took a few years back of a friend of mine changing from her work clothes to her salsa dancing outfit:
I am partial to interesting tights as some of my friends and family know … this evening I managed to snap this woman as she was getting off a Northern Line train; she was donning a rather fetching pair of Paris skyline tights:
Jen and I both turned up in Japanese toe socks for our Afro Cuban dance class yesterday;
This was one of a group of mannequins in a shop window in Brixton market; it was the lashes that made me settle on this one. I like the ambiguity of this image – it could be almost be a pastel or watercolour, or a faded picture of a 60s fashion model:
I’ve been thinking about rituals, initially concerning festivals. That led to thinking about the ritual of henna painting on hands and feet … which then reminded me I have quite a few images I’ve taken of feet! Here are a few of them: