On Saturday I popped up to the Barbican to have a look at two exhibitions: “Rebel Rebel” which is on until the 26th February, and “More Travels with My Camera” which ended yesterday, as well as take a guided architectural tour around the district.
Read MoreSilhouettes
I have a feeling that I am going to be turning weekend photography trips to London into a thing.
I popped up yesterday with a specific theme in mind, to challenge myself, and to try and improve upon my usual “find an interesting geometric arrangement in a photo”. With that in mind, I sought to discover how the architecture of buildings is reflected in their silhouettes, especially in an urban/street context. This is partly because I do sometimes wonder whether we as architectural practitioners think about the effects of shadow aesthetics on the street setting, other than in a simple “rights of light” legality.
Read MoreWhats next?
I’ve not been able to prevent myself from drawing comparisons with the period of unemployment that I experienced as a university dropout, with the period of unemployment I am now experiencing as a M.Arch graduate. The former isn’t something I tend to speak of at length these days as it was bundled up with a bunch of other concerns that quite frankly are not the majority of people’s business. Why would I compare the two then? I was originally due to give a talk on my experiences as a student at Edinburgh (and subsequent life), so one thing led to another and I started to go down that particular rabbit hole, and here we are.
Read MoreA day off, and a saunter through London
I booked a day off from work on Friday (short-term contract, ends in a couple of weeks, hence no fanfair about finding a position post-graduation yet), and decided to make the most of the beautiful weather, especially since as of Friday morning, the RMT had yet to call off the planned rail strikes.
Read MoreOslo Revisited
Last week I travelled to Oslo for an extended break, and similarly to the previous visit in 2018, I was blessed with some sunny weather (but not too hot!). During this trip, I managed to squeeze in two guided tours, a trip outside Oslo to the Kistefos Museum, a visit to a couple of galleries/museums in Oslo, along with visiting new areas of Oslo itself. At this point, I would not say that I have “completed” Oslo, but I think I’d visit Bergen & Trondheim in the future if I wanted a city break in Norway. One thing I definitely noticed during the trip - I’m not sure whether its a result of post-academic fatigue or something else - but I found it far more of a struggle to get my photographer’s eye into gear, so the photos may be of a lower quality than I’ve come to expect of myself. Despite that, I have uploaded a handful to the Oslo photography page that I feel are good enough for highlighting.
Read MoreDay Trip to London
Whilst the weather was still reasonable, I popped up to London on Saturday to visit both the Astrophotography Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.
Read MoreEdinburgh Revisited
Last weekend I decided to pay a visit to Edinburgh, which I haven’t walked through for around nine years (having lived there for around four). The intent of the visit was partly nostalgia, but mainly to do some more photography and visit parts of Edinburgh that I did not got to visit whilst I lived there. In that regard, the visit was a mixed success, and prompted me to look through my photographic archive to see if there are any older shots I took that may be worth uploading - something to still be decided upon. Meanwhile, I have uploaded a selection of photographs I took on this trip to the Edinburgh photography page.
Read MoreDublin Revisited
I think I may have left a bit of my heart in Dublin. When I was living over there for a brief period last year, I did not get the chance to visit the galleries, museums, or even as many of the suburbs as I originally wished to. In essence, this was due to lockdown restrictions coupled with academic time pressures. Hence, the desire to return and (re)visit parts of Dublin as well as investigate new areas! This did lead to a lot of walking around, managing to clock around 100km of walking over the 5 days or so, despite the sore feet. In addition to these photos here, I’ve updated the Dublin photography page.
Read MoreAutumn in Dublin
I decided to take a couple of hours this morning to walk up to Phoenix Park and back, which coupled with the rather beautiful Autumn morning we had, provided some opportunities for photography. Here are a few shots:
Amsterdam & Zurich
Two weeks ago I revisited Amsterdam, and then got the train down to Zurich.
The Amsterdam leg was mainly so I could see areas I didn’t originally get to when I traveled with the Uni back in 2015. Chiefly among them were the NDSM-Wherf & Eastern Docklands, although I did pop down to see the new …
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