The Snapping Bishop

Chinese New Year ‘09. ‘street’ (Set 2/3)
First set;  (1/3) Titled. What is ‘Street Photography’?
Third set;  (3/3) Titled. Free Hugs Anyone.
I realised something this morning whilst editing shots for this post: one of the things that intrigues me about this genre of photography is the unintentional fact that many people may not ‘get’ why I [...]

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Chinese New Year ‘09. ‘people’ (Set 1/3)
Set two. (2/3) Titled. ‘Street’ Photography and Perspective.
Third set; (3/3) Titled. Free Hugs Anyone.
This first set of three sets contain shots picked for their aesthetic values, clean and clear (before the snow). The first five or so shots below can be, and are labeled as a ‘Street Photography’ [...]

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I wonder if there are any adults left in the world who haven’t heard of a place called Trafalgar Square? As a Londoner I find that question very intriguing! I heard it said recently and this simple idea left such an impact on me, especially considering it may nearly be true to some degree, that [...]

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Hastings, a seaside town in East Sussex, UK.
Okay, I admit I’ve become obsessed, No not with Hastings although I have fallen for the place before, with its fine old town center, classic seaside house frontages and a wonderful 1930s styled promenade. Which was very special at the time with the locals, because it incorporated [...]

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A wander through London on a cold wet Saturday.
Its grey, its wet, the sunlight is non existent and a cold wing is blowing in from the Artic …. not a ideal day to attend a meeting with other photographers for a wander and jabber down through London last weekend. …As expected, the weather paid its [...]

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Oooh those little photons …  
Low winter sunlight, its a gift from the gods isn’t it. If I could chose what weather to have any time I wished it would be low evening sunlight, forget your sunsets and sunrises, defiantly rule out mid summer days, then there’s dappled cloud with sun rays; Oh okay, thats’s pretty [...]

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