Paddington Station then and now
I took a photograph in Paddington Station a few days before coming across one taken from almost the same spot 35 years earlier, in 1982.
Video: Meteor Crater V2 (00:52)
This is a re-edit of a video I made in 2010, which I never felt was right, and the music really annoys me. It's a bit tighter than the original, but to get a real feel for this amazing place, check out this Smithsonian video.
Battersea Arts Centre
Last night, went to Battersea Arts Centre to see a new film called Sea Sorrow, the directorial debut of Vanessa Redgrave, which highlights the plight and courage of refugees.
The Lion of Knidos: the completion of a personal 27-year journey
I went to the British Museum yesterday. In the Great Court, the very first monumental sculpture you encounter is the magnificent Lion of Knidos.
Weighing more than 7 tons, this colossal lion comes from a tomb in the ancient city of Knidos, a coastal city in south-west Turkey. The tomb stood on the edge of a cliff overlooking the approach to Knidos harbour. The building itself rose some 18 metres, and its pyramid roof was topped by the lion.
Why is there a pair of scissors in this phone box?
Walking back from the post office in Streatham, I glanced into this very urban phone box and spotted a pair of scissors in there.
The crystal-clear Azmak River in south west Turkey (video 03:40)
This is a film of a short boat trip on the beautiful Azmak River in Akyaka in the Gulf of Gököva in Turkey.
Exquisite drain (video 00:14)
This channel for guiding rainwater into a little drain is in the Imperial Harem complex in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Dervish (video 03:20)
The Mesale café in the Arasta Bazaar in Istanbul. The band assembled first, tuned up and then started playing some sublime music. Then the Dervish came up and performed his whirling dance.
Highbury Station Road: changes over time
I happened to be meeting a friend for lunch outside Highbury and Islington Underground Station last Friday and had some time to kill, so I walked round the corner, where it was less busy, looking for something to photograph.
I remembered taking a picture years before in Highbury Station Road - when I was still new to photography and still thought HDR was the best thing ever. This is the photo I took then. I was deliberately aiming for a spooky, timeless feel.
Daily photo diary from Turkey, September 2014
These are the 17 photographs I uploaded to my daily photo diary on Blipfoto from my trip to Turkey in September 2014.
Garden room project
The removal of this old toilet and it's cistern marks the beginning of the work to convert an ugly area of the house into a modern, useful space.
A boat trip from Oxford
Last Sunday I had the great pleasure of being invited along on a boat trip down the River Thames - a celebration of my partner's uncle's 80th birthday.
We set off at noon from Folly Bridge in Oxford, passed through two locks, sailed as far as Abingdon, turned round and came back.
My part of London as it used to be
One of the old favourites on my bookshelf is a book I gave to my father many years ago and ultimately inherited, the Village London Atlas: Changing Face of Greater London, 1822-1903 (The village atlas), by the Village Press.
A boat propellor stirs up the seabed (video 00:36)
In June 2013, we took a day-boat to Sedir Island, also known as Cleopatra Island. After some time exploring the island, the boat readied for the journey back. As it turned in the water, it's propellor churned up the shallow, sandy seabed…
Merton Abbey Mills
I went for a a wander by the River Wandle at Merton Abbey Mills. A Wandle Wander. Merton Abbey Mills is a former textile factory in the parish of Merton in London, England near the site of the medieval Merton Priory, now the home of a variety of businesses, mostly retailers.
A ferry trip in Istanbul (video 01:54)
This is video of a trip across the Bosphorus from Karaköy in the north-west across the straits to Kadiköy in the south-east. Made mainly with an iPhone 4S, in April 2014.