Debenhams opened on the 27th September 2018 in Watford, which starts the new phased opening of the £180 million extension to the Intu Shopping Centre. The crowds were out in force for the opening, at around 10am there was around 2000 people queuing around the block, one lady was there at 4.30am! The ribbon was…
On a warm summers evening in Camden, we went to a Meetup group organised by London4all. It was a fun competition with some models and taking photos with a film cameras. Below are some of the shots I took with the film camera plus others below with my DSLR. Film was developed in an hour…
On a hot gorgeous day in Cassiobury Park the Morris dancers were out celebrating the May Day bank holiday around the iconic bandstand. The park was packed as the heatwave peaked, it felt like the whole of Watford had come down to the park. Below are some of the photographs I took on the day. There…
Its the start of the peak season of cherry blossom, which is one of the spectacular sights of spring. In Greenwich park at the far end near Blackheath road is the Cherry blossom avenue inside the park. After the amazing heat wave we just had the blossom has suddenly burst out after the every cold…
It was bird spotting morning in Cassiobury Park a couple of weeks ago, over 30 people met up with avid bird watcher Mark Sutton. We did a tour of the park from near the hub, down towards the nature reserve, along the canal and back round to the hub. We managed to spot 27 different…
Its the weekend of the Destination and travel show in London, and its the place to be if you want to find out about the best destinations to travel to this year. There are so many beautiful, amazing places to go to around the world, too many to choose from, a few more were added…
On a cold winters day I ventured into RHS Wisley’s glass house with Surrey Creatives Meetup group, to see some butterflies. It certainly was a lovely experience although coming from the cold to tropical heat of the glasshouse hot. To take photographs you needed to acclimatise as your lenses misted up. It took about 15…
After 2 years of refurbishment the Hayward Gallery is now open for the exhibition of Andreas Gursky. His work is amazingly detailed and very big. The gallery itself is looking splendid and the work fits in beautifully, the top level with the new pyramid roof lights sheds in more natural light. This is mostly always…
Lumiere was back across London last weekend with over 50 installations spread across north and south of the city. It feels like a long time since the last one but it was only 2016. It certainly got the crowds into London from the 17th to 21st January despite the cold & rain. The lights of…
The Winter lights are back on in Canary Wharf just in time to kick out those winter blues. On a very cold evening with a biting wind I ventured out with a few friends to take some pictures of the lights. There are over 30 installations spread out over Canary Wharf. My favourite installations are…
