Monthly Archives: October 2012

Reverie

Cambridge to London: sleep, or musical reverie, descends minutes into the journey. Photo: 09.20 Cambridge to King’s Cross, October 2012

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Ely lines

Photo: Ely railway station, October 2012

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Ely

Silent figures wait for a train.  They are apart, yet together in this shared space.  They embody the isolation and ennui of waiting, of the pause before moving on to new places.  Moving on to new relationships, perhaps. Photo: Ely … Continue reading

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Pampas

“A grass (Cortaderia selloana) of southern South America, having silvery plumes and growing in large clumps more than three meters (ten feet) tall.” “…found herself on the end of some unwanted advances from swingers after putting two pampas grass plants … Continue reading

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Limbs

Photo: Oxford Street, London, October 2012

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Barbican 2

Arthur Scargill has a flat in the Barbican paid for by the National Union of Mineworkers. Photo: Barbican, London, October 2012

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Barbican

Long time since I’ve been to the Barbican.  Had quite forgotten what a dramatic place it is. Went to see ‘Everything was moving – photography from the 60s and 70s’.  Fine work illuminating two decades.  Well, some fine work, for … Continue reading

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Street photographers

Ramilles Street, a few yards away from the Photographers Galley, fashion students persuade passersby to have their photograph taken.  A reminder of the ‘photograph yourself’ session organised by the St Matthew’s Photo Workshop (forerunner of the Cambridge Darkroom) in 1979 … Continue reading

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Discount

Photo: Oxford Street, London, October 2012

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Be prepared

I’ve put this picture up for three reasons.  First, despite the quality, it reflects my ongoing fascination with the way coffee shops are used.  Second, it shows the benefits of always carrying a camera for those unexpected pictures.  Third, if you are … Continue reading

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Waterstones

Coffee in Waterstones, Cambridge.  An elderly man and a young woman sit reading quietly. Three ladies use free wi-fi to buy books from Amazon.  A child chatters away to her farther in high tones; he looks dreamily at the waitress. … Continue reading

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