Tag Archives: Street Photography

Pausing

Posted on Fri, 27 July, 2018 by LensScaper

Our lives seem to be governed by our iPhones or equivalents. They cause us to grind to a halt anywhere and everywhere. Even on a staircase – plenty long enough for me to take this and a number of other … Continue reading →

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Putting one’s feet up

Posted on Tue, 29 May, 2018 by LensScaper

As we get older, any little niche is good for a sit down. This is round the back of St Martin in the Fields church, Trafalgar Square, Central London. No fields near here at all, although I assume when this … Continue reading →

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walking around the perimeter_2

Posted on Mon, 2 April, 2018 by LensScaper

A second image from my recent walk around the exterior of the Shopping Mall. Click here to see the earlier Post. This image was taken primarily to capture the fractured reflections of the facade above the shops. If I had … Continue reading →

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Cigarette Break

Posted on Tue, 18 July, 2017 by LensScaper

Lunch Hour in London is one of the best times to be walking the streets searching for images. Offices empty, cafes fill, the street population is ratcheted up by people talking on the phone, texting on the phone and catching … Continue reading →

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Playing for Life and Love

Posted on Fri, 30 June, 2017 by LensScaper

I heard him long before I saw him – the unmistakable sound of a saxophone, playing a popular tune. The playing was nuanced and well phrased. I was returning to Oxford Street after visiting the Photographers’ Gallery, and as I … Continue reading →

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Framed

Posted on Tue, 27 June, 2017 by LensScaper

Spotted yesterday in central London. I have a question: did this man realize exactly where he was standing when he paused to check a text or look something up on his phone?

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A Questionable Move

Posted on Wed, 3 June, 2015 by LensScaper

I’ve taken far fewer images this year compared to usual, and so recently I’ve been dipping into the archives for images to post. Sometimes an image just comes to mind, or I glance back and spot images that I meant … Continue reading →

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We Differ

Posted on Mon, 25 May, 2015 by LensScaper

Walking around the streets of London, camera in hand, I come across all sorts of little cameos. Some are obvious, some not so obvious. And some are only in the mind of the photographer – the street scenes that create … Continue reading →

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Look! – for critique

Posted on Thu, 11 December, 2014 by LensScaper

I’m putting up an image today for you to critique. It’s an image shot instinctively yesterday in Islington, London. It was a cold, but sunny day, and as I walked southwards the sun suddenly appeared from behind a tall building … Continue reading →

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Poster Man

Posted on Mon, 10 November, 2014 by LensScaper

In the last year or two I’ve taken a keener interest in people on the streets than ever before. In London, large posters are a common sight. They occupy redundant space, and they brighten boarded up properties or the frontage … Continue reading →

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