Category Archives: documentary photography

Street photography London – hipstamatic style !

Tweet I’ve always loved the retro look so I was really pleased when a colleague told me about this really cool i phone application – hipstamatic So I tried this out on a recent trip to London and I love the results and unpredictability of it. Even the most boring looking scene can look interesting....

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Leica documentary photography

Tweet What better way to spend a cold, grey November afternoon than doing some street photography. I recently purchased the Leica Summilux 25mm 1.4 lens with an adapter to fit my Lumix G1. Below are some shots I recently took on a visit to London’s Science museum with the kids. I love the Lumix camera...

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The Gentlemen Danes

Tweet Very few are aware that the town of Reading hosted approximately 900 prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars between 1807-1809. About two thirds were from Denmark and were ‘fortunate’ to be held in Reading with a fair amount of freedom. The alternative was usually a rotting prison ship. During this time they integrated...

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