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https://www.urban75.org/blogStreet photography, art, travel, protest, seaside, railways, rainy days, London, NYC, Wales and more Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:36:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-photos-central-london-2018-01-32x32.jpg https://www.urban75.org/blog32 32 12562677 In photos: Le Tigre play Carling Academy in London,14th October 2004 https://www.urban75.org/blog/le-tigre-london/https://www.urban75.org/blog/le-tigre-london/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.urban75.org/u75blog/?p=735 Just over 20 years ago, I saw the absolutely wonderful Le Tigre perform at the Carling Academy in London. I’ve just unearthed my review from the night – along with …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/le-tigre-london/feed/ 1 735 In photos: a night time walk along the Thames Path in Rotherhithe, south London https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-night-time-walk-along-the-thames-path-in-rotherhithe-south-london/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-night-time-walk-along-the-thames-path-in-rotherhithe-south-london/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:00:12 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=34475 The Thames Path is a long distance walking trail, following the river for 185.2miles (298 km) from its source in the Cotswolds, through rural countryside before heading into the hustle …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-night-time-walk-along-the-thames-path-in-rotherhithe-south-london/feed/ 0 34475 Vinyl galore at Kellys Records in Cardiff Central Market, South Wales https://www.urban75.org/blog/vinyl-galore-at-kellys-records-in-cardiff-central-market-south-wales/https://www.urban75.org/blog/vinyl-galore-at-kellys-records-in-cardiff-central-market-south-wales/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:00:50 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=34348 It’s been over ten years since we last sung the praises of Kellys Records in Cardiff Central Market, and it’s great to see the place riding the wave of the …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/vinyl-galore-at-kellys-records-in-cardiff-central-market-south-wales/feed/ 0 34348 Fifty photographs of Ramsgate, Kent in winter – architecture, great bars, the beach and the harbour https://www.urban75.org/blog/architecture-great-bars-the-beach-and-the-harbour-fifty-photographs-of-ramsgate-kent-in-winter/https://www.urban75.org/blog/architecture-great-bars-the-beach-and-the-harbour-fifty-photographs-of-ramsgate-kent-in-winter/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:20 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=34317 Ramsgate is a small town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England, and back in the 19th century it was a hugely busy seaside resort. The impressive booking …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/architecture-great-bars-the-beach-and-the-harbour-fifty-photographs-of-ramsgate-kent-in-winter/feed/ 0 34317 In photos: pubs, rugby, night scenes and fog – Cardiff at the end of December 2024 https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-pubs-rugby-night-scenes-and-fog-cardiff-at-the-end-of-december-2024/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-pubs-rugby-night-scenes-and-fog-cardiff-at-the-end-of-december-2024/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:36:18 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=34135 Here’s a selection of scenes captured around Cardiff over the Christmas period. Above: a foggy street in Rhiwbina. Crossing into Newport. In the distance can be seen the Newport Transporter …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-pubs-rugby-night-scenes-and-fog-cardiff-at-the-end-of-december-2024/feed/ 0 34135 Brutalism, tall towers and exposed concrete: the Barbican at night (20 photos) https://www.urban75.org/blog/brutalism-tall-towers-and-exposed-concrete-the-barbican-at-night-20-photos/https://www.urban75.org/blog/brutalism-tall-towers-and-exposed-concrete-the-barbican-at-night-20-photos/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:35:32 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=34006 The Barbican complex comprises of around 2,000 upmarket flats, maisonettes and houses, as well as the Barbican Arts Centre, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Barbican public library, …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/brutalism-tall-towers-and-exposed-concrete-the-barbican-at-night-20-photos/feed/ 0 34006 I’m Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective at the London Barbican Centre https://www.urban75.org/blog/im-not-okay-an-emo-retrospective-at-the-london-barbican-centre/https://www.urban75.org/blog/im-not-okay-an-emo-retrospective-at-the-london-barbican-centre/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:33:14 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=33926 This small but entertaining exhibition at the Barbican is definitely worth visiting if, like me, you have a soft spot for emo culture (well, I was a bit of a …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/im-not-okay-an-emo-retrospective-at-the-london-barbican-centre/feed/ 0 33926 An evening photo walk in London from Bethnal Green to Warren Street via Shoreditch https://www.urban75.org/blog/an-evening-photo-walk-in-london-from-bethnal-green-to-warren-street-via-shoreditch/https://www.urban75.org/blog/an-evening-photo-walk-in-london-from-bethnal-green-to-warren-street-via-shoreditch/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:00:47 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=33860 On a chilly and wet evening last week, I embarked on a bracing walk from Bethnal Green in east London to Warren Street. Here’s 40 photos from that walk: Heading …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/an-evening-photo-walk-in-london-from-bethnal-green-to-warren-street-via-shoreditch/feed/ 1 33860 Today is your last chance to dedicate an illuminated rose at the Ever After Garden in Grosvenor Square, London https://www.urban75.org/blog/today-is-your-last-chance-to-dedicate-an-illuminated-rose-at-the-ever-after-garden-in-grosvenor-square-london/https://www.urban75.org/blog/today-is-your-last-chance-to-dedicate-an-illuminated-rose-at-the-ever-after-garden-in-grosvenor-square-london/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:00:27 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=33837 Over the festive season each year, Grosvenor Square in the heart of Mayfair is lit up with over 30,000 illuminated white roses. People are invited to dedicate a rose in …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/today-is-your-last-chance-to-dedicate-an-illuminated-rose-at-the-ever-after-garden-in-grosvenor-square-london/feed/ 0 33837 In photos: Frieze Sculpture public art exhibition in Regent’s Park, Autumn 2024 https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-frieze-sculpture-public-art-exhibition-in-regents-park-autumn-2024/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-frieze-sculpture-public-art-exhibition-in-regents-park-autumn-2024/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:11:16 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=33788 One of the highlights of autumn in London is Frieze Sculpture, a free public art exhibition in Regent’s Park, featuring work from leading international artists . This year’s exhibition, curated …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-frieze-sculpture-public-art-exhibition-in-regents-park-autumn-2024/feed/ 0 33788 Walking the River Thames at sunset – Vauxhall to the Millennium Bridge https://www.urban75.org/blog/walking-the-river-thames-at-sunset-vauxhall-to-the-millennium-bridge/https://www.urban75.org/blog/walking-the-river-thames-at-sunset-vauxhall-to-the-millennium-bridge/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=33122 Here’s a series of photos taken during a walk from Vauxhall to the Millennium Bridge, just as the sun was going down. Join the forum chat The River Thames – photos …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/walking-the-river-thames-at-sunset-vauxhall-to-the-millennium-bridge/feed/ 0 33122 In photos: a wonderful autumnal walk from Hampton Court to Kingston alongside the River Thames https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-wonderful-autumnal-walk-from-hampton-court-to-kingston-alongside-the-river-thames/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-wonderful-autumnal-walk-from-hampton-court-to-kingston-alongside-the-river-thames/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:58:04 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=33005 Yesterday, we took a short, three mile stroll alongside the River Thames from Hampton Court to Kingston. We started the journey from Hampton Court station, which is a short hop …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-wonderful-autumnal-walk-from-hampton-court-to-kingston-alongside-the-river-thames/feed/ 0 33005 In photos: Haegue Yang: Leap Year at the Hayward Gallery – runs until 5th Jan 2024 https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-haegue-yang-leap-year-at-the-hayward-gallery-runs-until-5th-jan-2024/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-haegue-yang-leap-year-at-the-hayward-gallery-runs-until-5th-jan-2024/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:00:48 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32845 Billed as a “world of inventive, immersive and multisensory installations and sculptures that weave connections between disparate histories, cultures and traditions,” Haegue Yang: Leap Year is on display at the …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-haegue-yang-leap-year-at-the-hayward-gallery-runs-until-5th-jan-2024/feed/ 0 32845 Leake Street Tunnel, Waterloo – street art archive images from July 2023 https://www.urban75.org/blog/leake-street-tunnel-waterloo-street-art-archive-images-from-july-2023/https://www.urban75.org/blog/leake-street-tunnel-waterloo-street-art-archive-images-from-july-2023/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:58 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32712 Following on from last week’s feature, here’s a set of photos showing the work on display in the Leake Street tunnel back in July 2023. Join the discussion London art …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/leake-street-tunnel-waterloo-street-art-archive-images-from-july-2023/feed/ 0 32712 Photographers’ Gallery London: Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily https://www.urban75.org/blog/photographers-gallery-london-letizia-battaglia-life-love-and-death-in-sicily/https://www.urban75.org/blog/photographers-gallery-london-letizia-battaglia-life-love-and-death-in-sicily/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:00:48 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32723 This powerful photographic exhibition showcases the work of Letizia Battaglia, who documented everyday life, alongside the brutal reality of the Mafia and their victims in Sicily. The gallery website says: …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/photographers-gallery-london-letizia-battaglia-life-love-and-death-in-sicily/feed/ 0 32723 In photos: the remarkable street art on display in the Leake Street tunnel in Waterloo, south London https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-the-remarkable-street-art-on-display-in-the-leake-street-tunnel-in-waterloo-south-london/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-the-remarkable-street-art-on-display-in-the-leake-street-tunnel-in-waterloo-south-london/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:00:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32716 Leake Street (also known as the Banksy Tunnel) is a road tunnel under Waterloo station where graffiti is legal and promoted despite the fact that it is against UK law …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-the-remarkable-street-art-on-display-in-the-leake-street-tunnel-in-waterloo-south-london/feed/ 1 32716 The autumnal magnificence of London’s Regent’s Park in 11 photos https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-autumnal-magnificence-of-londons-regents-park-in-11-photos/https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-autumnal-magnificence-of-londons-regents-park-in-11-photos/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:40:47 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32695 The long, tree-lined avenue in Regent’s Park can be relied upon to put on a breath-taking display every autumn, but you have to make sure you get there at the …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-autumnal-magnificence-of-londons-regents-park-in-11-photos/feed/ 0 32695 In photos: Damien Hirst works up for auction in Berkeley Square, London https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-damien-hirst-works-up-for-auction-in-berkeley-square-london/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-damien-hirst-works-up-for-auction-in-berkeley-square-london/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:05:48 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32660 Briefly on display at the Phillips gallery in Berkeley Square was an exhibition of assorted Damien Hirst pieces, all with suitably eye watering prices. Phillips – who like to describe …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-damien-hirst-works-up-for-auction-in-berkeley-square-london/feed/ 0 32660 Green Park in October: autumn shades, squirrels and an influencer at work – 28 photos https://www.urban75.org/blog/green-park-in-october-autumn-shades-squirrels-and-an-influencer-at-work-28-photos/https://www.urban75.org/blog/green-park-in-october-autumn-shades-squirrels-and-an-influencer-at-work-28-photos/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:00:25 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32645 Yesterday, I took a stroll around Green Park in central London and saw how autumn was slowly taking over this wonderful public space. Here’s 28 photos from my walk: Squirrels …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/green-park-in-october-autumn-shades-squirrels-and-an-influencer-at-work-28-photos/feed/ 0 32645 In photos: a visit to the remarkable Marilyn Monroe exhibition in London Bridge https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-visit-the-remarkable-marilyn-monroe-exhibition-in-london-bridge/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-visit-the-remarkable-marilyn-monroe-exhibition-in-london-bridge/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:55:21 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32580 Yesterday, we attended the launch of Marilyn: The Exhibition in the arches in London Bridge and found ourselves captivated by the rare insights into one of the world’s most famous …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-a-visit-the-remarkable-marilyn-monroe-exhibition-in-london-bridge/feed/ 0 32580 A rainy night in London: South Bank brutalism, Covent Garden lights and central London in 30 photos https://www.urban75.org/blog/a-rainy-night-in-london-south-bank-brutalism-covent-garden-lights-and-central-london-in-28-photos/https://www.urban75.org/blog/a-rainy-night-in-london-south-bank-brutalism-covent-garden-lights-and-central-london-in-28-photos/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:00:28 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32462 October has been producing plenty of rainy days and nights in London, and here’s a sequence of photos taken during a walk from the South Bank up through Covent Garden. …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/a-rainy-night-in-london-south-bank-brutalism-covent-garden-lights-and-central-london-in-28-photos/feed/ 0 32462 Folkestone in 60 photos: beach scenes, Charivari Day parade, boats, bars and night life https://www.urban75.org/blog/folkestone-in-60-photos-beach-scenes-charivari-day-parade-boats-bars-and-night-life/https://www.urban75.org/blog/folkestone-in-60-photos-beach-scenes-charivari-day-parade-boats-bars-and-night-life/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:24:01 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32321 Here’s some more photos from a recent visit to Folkestone in Kent, featuring the Charivari Day parade, beach scenes, boats and bars. Seagulls circle for snacks. Space is an independent …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/folkestone-in-60-photos-beach-scenes-charivari-day-parade-boats-bars-and-night-life/feed/ 0 32321 The awful, advert-blasted, chaotic, over-commercialised death-trap that is Euston Station https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-awful-advert-blasted-chaotic-over-commercialised-death-trap-that-is-euston-station/https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-awful-advert-blasted-chaotic-over-commercialised-death-trap-that-is-euston-station/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14🔞34 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32379 This is the absolute state of Euston Station in 2024, where passengers – sorry customers – are given the stark choice of staying inside and being bombarded by massive video …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-awful-advert-blasted-chaotic-over-commercialised-death-trap-that-is-euston-station/feed/ 0 32379 In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2024 by Minsuk Cho – open until 27th Oct 2024 https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-serpentine-pavilion-2024-by-minsuk-cho-open-until-27th-oct-2024/https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-serpentine-pavilion-2024-by-minsuk-cho-open-until-27th-oct-2024/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:08 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32275 Open until the 27th October 2024, this year’s Serpentine Pavilion was created by Minsuk Cho, a South Korean architect born in 1966. Titled Archipelagic Void, the Pavilion is composed of …
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]]> https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-serpentine-pavilion-2024-by-minsuk-cho-open-until-27th-oct-2024/feed/ 0 32275 See the stunning work at this year’s Portrait Award 2024 at the National Portrait Gallery https://www.urban75.org/blog/see-the-stunning-work-at-this-years-portrait-award-2024-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/https://www.urban75.org/blog/see-the-stunning-work-at-this-years-portrait-award-2024-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:46:07 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=32283 Here’s just a few examples of the remarkable work on display at this year’s Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery Thankfully now stripped of its BP Sponsorship (its full …
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