travel photography

Candles, incense and ceremonies

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I was reminded today of a photograph I took this time seven years ago. It was on a trip to Cuba with The London Lucumi Choir, and we visited the Rincón Sanctuary 25 miles outside of Havana. On December 17th each year the larger annual pilgrimage takes place and thousands of people visit the former … Read more

Ways of seeing architecture

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I was walking around the City of London yesterday, catching sight of The Shard from different angles and positions. Here’s an image I took of it’s partial reflection in an more geometric building: In the picture below, New York skyscrapers are reflected in a car bonnet: The next picture was taken at The Barbican earlier … Read more

Some portraits from New Orleans

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Here’s a picture of a waitress taking a break at Café du Monde: And here’s the barman at a fab restaurant called Kingfish. In addition to the background bottles I like the juxtaposition with the TV monitor and the text caught on screen from a retro TCM film. As opposed to the previous pictures which … Read more

the eyes have it …

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Here are some photos I’ve taken that combine graffiti or advertising imagery with an outdoor natural setting. The faces all have striking blue or green eyes. The first two images were shot in Ibiza:   A surreal distortion – I think I saw this in London’s Westbourne Grove during carnival: The photo below was taken … Read more