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Tag Archives: Southbank
Two of the Same
Whatever we photograph, whether it be a Landscape, a Building or something else, you can almost guarantee it won’t look the same when you re-visit. Two years have elapsed since my first view of this building – pictured above – … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture & Buildings
Tagged Architecture, Photography, South Bank, Southbank, Urban jungle
8 Comments
A Patchwork Quilt of Windows
Buildings never look the same re-visited. You visit them a second or third time and you see something completely different. About a year ago I photographed this building and the scene then was all about a vast curve of reflective … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture & Buildings
Tagged Distorted reflections, Glass fronted buildings, London, Photography, Southbank
17 Comments
Umbrellas
There haven’t been many opportunities for image capture this month so I’ve gone back exactly a year for today’s image. It’s raining this morning so it’s apt that the image I’ve chosen features umbrellas – lots of them. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art
Tagged Dan Kitchener, Mural, Southbank, Southbank Arts Centre, Street Art
16 Comments
St Paul’s
Although it is always refreshing to find something new to say about a classic building (click here to view a recent unusual image of St Paul’s), the classic images still remain irresistible, particularly when the light decides tp play ball. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture & Buildings
Tagged London, Photography, Southbank, St Paul's Cathedral, The Millenium Bridge
10 Comments
I’m Looking
There’s only one answer to the request: ‘Look at This’, and that is: ‘I’m Looking’. But what am I actually seeing. This is a boarded up Advertising site (Billboard or Hoarding) on Southbank that someone has painted blue, and now … Continue reading
Posted in Seen on the Street
Tagged Graffiti, London, Photography, Shop windows, Southbank, window display, window dressing
18 Comments
Phlegm at Southbank
Tucked back from the Thames at Southbank, above ground on a walkway behind the QE Hall, you will find a classic work by Phlegm the well-known Sheffield Artist. It’s not easy to photograph, because being above ground it is impossible … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art
Tagged Fresco, London, Mural, Phlegm, Photography, Sheffield Street Artist, Southbank, Southbank Arts Centre, Street Art
14 Comments
Grems at Southbank
There’s a superb new art work at Southbank. You’ll find it on the side wall behind the Mexican restaurant Wahaca. The colours are vibrant, the painting precise, the content fascinating and deftly interwoven. It’s by Grems – a French graphic … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art
Tagged Grems, London, Mural, Photography, Southbank, Southbank Arts Centre
13 Comments
The Visual Backdrop
For 40 years, the Undercroft on Southbank in London has been home to Skateboarders. It’s an iconic site where physical skill meets street art. Recently this site has been under significant threat due to a £120 million redevelopment scheme for … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art
Tagged Graffiti, Photography, South Bank, Southbank, Southbank Arts Centre, Southbank Skate Park, Street Art, Undercroft
15 Comments
Squirrels
I was back in London about 10days ago walking along the Southbank when I caught sight of a new mural on the walls of the Queen Elizabeth Hall. A pair of Squirrels in dramatic pose. Getting into position to get … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art
Tagged Fresco, Mural, Photograhy, QEHall, Roa, Southbank, Street Art, Street Artist
21 Comments
Red Centre
Wherever you go in London you can almost guarantee that a crane – indicating a building site – will form part of the view. Change and development are part of the capital’s everyday life. Southbank is no exception. Walking along … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture & Buildings, London
Tagged Building site, Photography, Southbank, The Colour Red
26 Comments