WALKING THROUGH THE SCENE OF A PANDEMIC
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METIN.
From early morning he peddles through to the afternoon the evening rush hour and into the night to make ends meet as the Covid 19 Pandemic continues and the 2nd Wave gathers. You may recognise Metin if you've ever shopped in Omega, Cartier or any of the other swanky shops of Bond Street but when the pandemic struck and being only on the standard 'Zero' hours contract that these shops seem to employ he was soon made redundant without the option of furlough quickly loosing his rented apartment and forced to stay with friends sleeping on floors until he was able to find work on a shared ride on a West End Rick Shaw in early September. Now working everyday to cover his £18 a night hostel fee, enough for food and have a little left over to set aside and save he says of how this will soon pass "I was in the Turkish Army for two and a half years I've had worse, this is life." Regents Street London 18.47 Wednesday 21st October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
VICTORIA.
After being out of work before and going into lockdown self taught artist Victoria decided to start her own business weaving her designs by hand and today seven months later 'Feral Fibres' ships globally. Below the Wishing Trees Avebury Wiltshire14.26 Monday 19th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ROY.
Silbury Hill also known as The White Pyramid 12.53 Monday 19th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JENNY & JAY.
Bubble couple Lansdown Burial Ground and Beckford Tower near Bath 16.33 Sunday 18th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
NICHOL.
Shop assistant somewhere in Somerset 16.45 Sunday 18th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
TOM, OLIVIA, JOHN & HUGH WITH THEIR DOGS ROSA & BASIL.
Sunday walkers Pipely Wood near Bath 13.59 Sunday 18th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
GOLFERS.
Near Bath 13.54 Sunday 18th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ZACK & MARIA.
Night golfers.Lansdowne near Bath 18.36 Saturday 17th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
KIERAN.
Woodsman from Bristol working Pipley Woods Lansdowne near Bath 16.54 Thursday 15th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SARAH AND LITTLE ONE.
River Sheppy Lower Godney Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels Somerset 13.55 Sunday 11th October during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
ZED PHOENIX.
Sheppy Inn Lower Godney Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels Somerset 13.55 Sunday 11th October during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
BEN.
Shop assistant somewhere in Somerset 19.32 Tuesday 13th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MILES.
Gardener near Lansdowne on the outskirts of Bath 16.54 Thursday 08th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
RICHARD.
Lansdowne Golf Course on the outskirts of Bath playing solo 15.57 Thursday 08th October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN OUR MIDST 11.
Red and Amber but without an end in sight still no Green. Regents Street at Piccadilly Circus London 19.28 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN 01
Piccadilly Circus London. 19.34 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN 01
Piccadilly Circus London. 19.34 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN OUR MIDST 10.
Oxford Circus London 18.50 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN 03
Regent Street London. 19.18 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN 04
Oxford Circus London. 19.06 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THOMAS. BUS DRIVER THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
As I've seen him many a time over the last few weeks Regents Street at Oxford Circus London 19.06 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS WITHIN OUR MIDST 13.
People return masked and wander back into the streets of the abandoned metropolis filling its veins while the virus still lurks within it's midst and the second wave begins to ebb at its shores. Piccadilly Circus London 19.37 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
WELCOME TO LONDON 2020.
The world famous Oxford Street London 17.23 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DIEGO & BRIGITA
With the continual opening up of lockdown bicycling is encouraged and with courtesy of the government I use my bike maintenance voucher PX6-DPA-ABT at the wonderful London Bike Studio based at Glading Terrace Stoke Newington Clapton N16 7NR London 12.39 Wednesday 30th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MIKE.
Attending the scene of a sad traffic accident between a London bus and woman in her 80's earlier in the day at 15.29 and now working into the night on the Scanning Team of the Met Police pin pointing and recording the scene in minute detail. Oxford Circus London. 19.15 Monday 28th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SWANA.
Taking part on the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride and riding for those gents amongst us who have been dealt a tough hand in life. In particular, money is raised through the charity ride to fund cutting-edge research into prostate cancer, mental health and suicide prevention programs, as part of a greater mission to support men’s health globally. These funds are invested by Movember, which is the world’s largest men’s health organisation. Leadenhall Market Gracechurch Street Langbourn London EC3 14 21 Sunday 27th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
AND JESUS SAID...
Speakers Corner Marble Arch Hyde Park London W2 16.00 Sunday 27th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ZELJKA.
The best fish & chip shop in West London 'Quality Fish Restaurant & Take Away' Richmond 17.59 Saturday 26th September 2020 as numbers continue to rise once again as the second wave begins to take hold and london gets added to the watchlist during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JOEL & LALA.
Brazillian Bossa Nova drifts on the chilled late afternoon breeze from the arches below Lime house DLR Station as Joel and Lala forget the world beyond and dance the afternoon away into the falling light of night, Lime House Basin and Dock East London 18.01 Tuesday 22nd September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MEMIK.
He tells me of the Coronavirus hoax and how the world is being duped by the hidden dynasties vying for control of the nations of the world by releasing a pandemic to strike fear into the hearts of its leaders while being nothing more than in reality a disease akin to flu. Mile End Park East London near the towpath looking towards Canary Wharf 17.28 Tuesday 22nd September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ANDREW.
Restoring a Double Camping Skiff dating back to 1888 and originally built by John Salters of Oxford. Strange to think what this innocent little boat tucked away on the side of the Thames here has witnessed in its time, two World Wars and the previous Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 to1920 caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. Richmond Bridge Boathouses Richmond 17.33 Monday 21st September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
PEACE FAR FROM THE COVID MASSES.
Paddle boarders along the Thames from Richmond to Kew before sunset 18.27 Monday 21st September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 (Dedicated to my father a fellow photographer and his love of landscapes) -
THE DAY ENDS THE UNWANTED VISITOR COMES THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES.
Kew 19.26 Monday 21st September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE DAY ENDS A PANDEMIC CONTINUES.
Somewhere in Kew South West London 19.26 Monday 21st September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
EVENING COMMUTE.
Waiting for the next train Kew Gardens Station 19.29 Monday 21st September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
BUS STOP.
Roseberry Avenue opposite Sadlers Wells Theatre London 20.10 Thursday 27th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MIKEY.
The best herbs in East London Columbia Road Flower Market 16.00 Sunday 20th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
KEITH.
Taxi driver and weekend helper in his Gambian finery Columbia Road Flower Market East London 16.05 Sunday 20th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
CARINA & MARCO.
Brick Lane 17.34 Sunday 20th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
KATHERINE.
From Iran and out celebrating her birthday on the Victoria Embankment opposite the Whitehall & Victoria Gardens 18.38 Sunday 20th September during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
Lightsaber and sanitiser at the ready beneath the statue to the Boudiccan Rebellion not the Alliance to Restore the Republic rebellion. Westminster Bridge 19.18 Sunday 30th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
A TOURIST RETURNS.
Westminster Bridge looking towards Parliament undergoing restoration 17.37 Tuesday 15th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LIVERPOOL STREET UNDERGROUND LOOKING ALONG OLD BROAD STREET.
Deserted but for a single commuter London 19.41 Monday 14th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ADAM.
On his yearly pilgrimage to honour his mother and thank those that fought, laid Down their lives and survived at the Monument To The RAF Airmen of the Battle Of Britain on the 80th Anniversary 16.51 Tuesday 15th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ZOMBIE PUNK & SPIKE
Model and local Canden Town celebrity Zombie Punk with his tattooed left eye and split tongue with Jake aka Spike lead singer of Punk band 'Antythority Punx' 17.35 Camden Lock Camden Town North London Sunday 13th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
COVID BORN.
Regents Park beside the Band Stand on their first outing to see live music since lockdown lifted 19.30 Sunday 13th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
PADDY HIS ROLLS ROYCE AND THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS.
After what's already been a strange year the Pandemic Proms comes to an end as Paddy and his group come to celebrate and say thank you to the EU for helping fund music and the arts in the UK for over the last 40 plus years. With an Orchestra of just 65 down from the usual 300 and singers standing in the stalls to ensure Social distancing rules they played to a hall empty of flags and without an audience joining in and singing along and in a reversal of an earlier BBC decision whereupon the words were thought too Imperialistic for this day and age sang Rule Britannia and Land Of Hope And Glory. Later South African Soprano Golda Suchultz said after that she sang them as a tribute to the Windrush Generation, Migrants and those that have come to Britain. Kensington Gore outside The Royal Albert Hall 19.35 Saturday 12th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
RACHEL & CHRISTINE.
Thanking the EU for the music outside the Royal Albert Hall 19.32 Saturday 12th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MERRY-GO-ROUND.
At the beginning of Lockdown and the Merry-Go-Round that was to follow during the months ahead and still continue on a deserted Queens Walk 17.58 Wednesday 25th March at the beginning of the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 in the UK within sight of Parliament. -
THE END OF ART THE END OF THE WORLD.
Tate Modern London from the Millennium Bridge 15.32 Monday 30th March during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
WATERLOO STATION.
Central London 12.36 Thursday 07th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
PLATFORM 8.
London Bridge mainline station, deserted and I'm alone once more 15.50 Sunday 24th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
BLACKFRIERS PIER.
What would normally be rush hour at the Thames Clipper river boat gate central London deserted 18.59 Monday 27th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE ANCHOR BANK SIDE.
Friday night and this favourite among office workers and tourists alike stands deserted at the beginning of the weekend London 20.57 Friday 26th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DEAR EVAN HANSEN WE MAY NOT BE BACK FOR A WHILE.
Noel Coward Theatre.St. Martins Lane 19.26 Saturday evening 04th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DOLLY.
Down from Scarborough and brandishing a wad of Extinction Rebellion Bank of Climate Catastrophe 10 Year notes. Many of the campaigners said they are demanding “a plant-based food system as a means to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis and reduce the risk of future pandemics”. Below the Equestrian Statue Of Charles 1st at the top of Whitehall Trafalgar Square London 14.10 Thursday 03rd May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JILL.
Extinction Rebellion Pacifist Protester taken away in the back of a Police van 14.24 Thursday 03rd May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SYED.
Angels Corner Mini Market Copenhagen Street Islington London 10.02 Sunday 06th September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
TIK TOKERS DAN SRAGG & DAVE.
Welcome to Jurassic Park or more commonly known as Trafalgar Square London 13.05 Thursday 03rd September during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020
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THE CLOUD TRAVELLERS.
Judith Hope on the left and her Cloud Traveller walk about puppets. Little Angel Theatre Islington London N1 12.22 31st August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JENNY.
Do you believe in Unicorns..? On her first family day out since going into lock dow as the Bank Holiday comes to a close I notice the wearing of face masks has become few and far between, please let's not have history repeat itself so soon. Castle Hill Windsor 17.07 31st August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
RENE & CHRISTINE.
Trafalgar Square London 16.08 30th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MARGARET. FOR CHADWICK BOSEMAN AND WAKANDA
Two days after Chadwick Boseman dies from colon cancer Trafalgar Square 15.51 20th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. THE LAST SUPPER.
Viewing resumes with social distancing and masks at the Tate Modern and Warhols Last Supper now reopened. 16.09 Saturday 28th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SERGE.
Buying flowers for his wife on the anniversary of their engagement, married in January he says that lockdown in many ways haa been the perfect honeymoon. Angel Station London 20.27 27th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ISSAC.
The Foxglove Liverpool Road Islington on the last Wednesday of the governments 'Eat Out To Help Out' initiative 19.47 26th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
BILLY BOOTS.
Closed until 07th of July after the lockdown business is still slow and sporadic here at Billy Boots Cabman's Shelter & Cafe one of only 13 of these Victorian institutions left in the whole of London. As the Pandemic took hold Billy fell back on his pension as staff were furloughed and at present won't be coming back anytime soon. He thanks the Lord above that as the restrictions lifted Construction Workers were able to return to work in higher numbers and at a faster rate than the Cab Drivers with their fallen demand reported in the news today the 26th August from the London Licensed Taxi Drivers Association that their Taxi fleet has declined by over 2,000 drivers over the months of the pandemic with reported takings down between 80-90%.
Construction sites will come and eventually go while the traditional clientele of Taxi Drivers now bring their own packed lunches each day and with the cafe having to observe the Social Distancing rules and only able to fit four customers at a time the days ahead will be tough but I feel and am sure Billy Boots will be tougher and see these days of the pandemic through. Thurloe Place Knightsbridge near the Victoria & Albert Museum 16.41 24th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MR. BILLY BOOTS.
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SOMEWHERE ON THE NEAR BURNT HILL TRAVELLING WEST ON THE M4.
Green foliage and a grey sky are the only company apart from the occasional other car on the M4 at a time of day that would normally see weekend traffic across all three lanes 17.53 Saturday 18Th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE VIRUS IN OUR MIDST.
With the virus now in our midst even walking these familiar streets one feels exposed, exposed as if the virus is in the very air I now breath. Gerard Street China Town Central London. 18.32 Saturday 04th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
NOW PLAYING
Now playing at the ODEON Leicester Square the disaster movie no one wants to see 19.16 Saturday evening 11th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
SHAFTSBURY AVENUE LOOKING TOWADS COVENT GARDEN AND THE WEST END 18.06 SATURDAY NIGHT..
Looking across the A40 towards the end of Endell Street to the left and Neal Street Covent Garden off Shaftesbury Avenue to the right when normally these roads would be filled with evening traffic pouring in to the restaurants, bars, theatres, movie screens and clubs of Londons famous West End all but 500 yards or so away 18.06 Saturday evening 04th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
REGENT STREET LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE CORNER WITH VIGO STREET W1.
Deserted and silent 18.41 Wednesday 06th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
TELEPHONE BOX CAMBRIDGE CIRCUS.
At the beginning of lockdown between Soho & Covent Garden where Charing Cross Road crosses Shaftsbury Avenue in the heart of Londons West End 17.31 Wednesday 25th March at the beginning of The Great Global Pandemic of 2020 in the UK. -
STANDING ON FRITH STREET LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS SHAFTESBURY AVENUE INTO CHINA TOWN
Standing on a silent Frith Street looking south as the sun sets across Shaftesbury Avenue into China Town and a deserted Gerrard Street which would on any normal night be full with the Friday night crowd 19.47 Friday 29th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW ALL BETS OFF.
Casinos and the Cine World Cinema complex Leicester Square still closed and boarded up. 22.10 Friday 26th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD PALACE THEATRE SATURDAY MAY 09TH 2020
Saturday evening with the accursed virus in our midst and Londons Theatre Land closed down 21.43 Saturday 09th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
AND ON THE 91ST DAY.
Book Of Mormon Prince Of Wales Theatre Oxendon Street near Leicester Square closed and boarded up. 22.21 Friday 26th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
CHARLOTTE STREET.
Fitzrovia just north of Oxford Street London 17.10 Thursday 27th August during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
GURU KALAKALA
Oxford Street East 18.23 22nd August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
BJORN & LAURA.
Bjorn from Norway and a Neurology student at Kings College London with his Spanish girlfriend Laura a Front Line Pharmacist who worked tirelessly between shifts and hospitals through out peak of the pandemic here in the UK. Oxford Circus 18.59 22nd August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
CLARA & RANATA.
Both from Brazil and working in the healthcare sector having met up for a girls day out. Oxford Street East 19.09 22nd August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
TWO HAIRDRESSERS.
Goodge Street London 17.52 Thursday 27th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
FOR THOSE ALONE WE CAN BE TOGETHER AGAIN.
With people returning to Oxford Street those alone in the crowds before and through the pandemic can now feel together within the masses. Distance may still be there burden but proximity to others is their realised friend. Oxford Street London 17.41 Saturday 03rd October during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
AFTERNOON DREAMS OF TRAVEL CHERISHING TRAVELS PAST.
As a child plays airports with his City Lego set on a rainy day in deepest Somerset while miles away in an office somewhere in Switzerland decisions are being made behind the scenes and a few days later on the 22nd August STA Travel has become the latest travel firm to fall victim to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, which grew out of a student travel business and specialised in trips for young people, including gap years and volunteer projects, has today ceased trading immediately closing more than 50 shops across the UK.
The firm announced through a statement on its website that customers with bookings would "Receive further communication in the coming days and sorry to everybody for the inconvenience and the limited information available at this time," About 500 UK jobs are now thought to be at risk as a result of the firm's failure. The firm's parent company Diethelm Keller Holding Ltd based in Switzerland, said the pandemic had "Brought the travel industry to a standstill". Meanwhile in Bath, Luca's gone for his dinner. Lansdowne on the outskirts of Bath on a rainy day 18.59 19th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ON LEAVING GREAT PORTLAND STREET.
On the Circle Line travelling east Via Kings Cross 13.33 21st August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LONDON PADDINGTON.
Lunchtime and near deserted on a Friday when usually these platform would be swarming with commuters and travellers getting away early for the weekend 13.13 21st August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE WAITING ROOM.
A picture and the yellow and black tape says a thousand words in the waiting room at Bath Railway Station 11.35 21st August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MUSEUM PEACE - LOOKING BACK 4 MONTHS
I walk alone though streets barren of the familiar and wonder just where did the mundane but warm and familiar normality of life go. Standing in silence, no airplanes overhead no cars or people on the streets not even the lightest birdsong but just the sound of an alarm from a skeletal building devoid of its toiling contents echoing in the distance. Another chapter written into the history of the British Museum that opened before the 13 colonies of the United States agreed on the Declaration Of Independence and the young Mozart visited and walked around it's vast halls of wondrous treasures. The British Museum at the junction of Great Russell and Museum Street 17.41 Saturday 11th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020
Now as I look the museum is still closed and due to reopen after being closed for 165 days the longest time in its peacetime history with timed tickets booked on-line with a one way system in place on Thursday 27th August 2020 from 10.00 -15.00 on the 27/28th August and then from 10.00 - 17.00 on the 29th August. With social distancing there will now only be 2,000 visitors given access each day, a considerable drop from the normal 17,000 and upwards. -
THE EYE IN THE STORM
The London Eye near the Riverside Building County Hall Bishops SE1 deserted, silent & still 19.41 Wednesday 06th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JIMMY & PATRICK.
Nearing the end after walking the Cotswold Way for the past week on their staycation 14.54 Saturday 15th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ANDREW.
A Field in England. Saturday 15th August during the great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ASH.
On the morning bowling alleys in England opened again with the one ball and washed ball policy. Bath 10.47 just 13 minutes before opening time Saturday 15th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JAIME.
Walking tour guide Bath Abbey 12.33 waiting before
a near deserted Abbey during what would normally by now be the peak of the holiday season. Sunday 16th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
CHARLIE & TRUFFLE.
Lansdown Woods NR. Bath 15.40 Friday 14th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ZAC.
Guitarist with The Proclaimers and his beloved Martin & Morris Minor. Pipley Barn. Lansdown Woods NR. Bath 17.39 Sunday 09th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SOMEWHERE DEEP IN THE SOMERSET WOODS
The band played on. 16.47 Sunday 09th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
FACE MASKS AND THE WILL OF GOD WILL SAVE US ALL.
Marius Arian Vlasin the Preacher Man I'd met on a near deserted Westminster Bridge and St. Thomas Hospital praying for Boris Johnson now stands to continue spreading his message of redemption and blessing those prepared and trusting in their faith enough to not wear a face mask. Oxford Circus Underground Station 19.16 Tuesday 04th August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ADONIS.
Back working after furlough at 'The Gourmet Goat' the best food stall in the whole of Borough Market. Borough Market Bermondsey London 15.32 30th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ADBDUL.
Back working after furlough at 'The Gentleman Barrista'. Borough Market Bermondsey London 16.19 30th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE MARKET PORTER.
Borough Market Bermondsey London 20.25 Tuesday 19th August during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
DUE TO CORONAVIRUS THE ROSE AND CROWN WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
The Rose & Crown 47 Colombo Street South Bank SE1 16.19 Thursday 16th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
TIME CALLED FOR NOW.
The Shipwrights Arms. 88 Tooley Street London Bridge Bermondsey London 20.06 Tuesday 19th August during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
LAID UP PLEASURE BOATS AT THE SOUTH BANK AND FESTIVAL HALL LOOKING TOWARDS THE LONDON EYE AND PARLIAMENT FROM WATERLOO BRIDGE.
In silence but for the cold wind and the siren of a distant Ambulance 15.59 Thursday 17th April during The Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE SILENCE BENEATH.
Piccadilly-Northern-Victoria Line interchange. Kings Cross Underground Station 23.26 Saturday Night 01st August during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE WORLD ON HOLD.
With Falmouth near empty in what should be the height of the holiday season the worlds largest private residential ship 'The World' with it's 165 residencies sits grounded quayside with nowhere to go as countries around the globe close down their borders. Falmouth Harbour 17.06 22nd July 2020 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MATT.
The humble and enchanting Flushing to Falmouth Ferry begins operating once again across the harbour as a once glamorous Cruise Ship sits idle port side discharged of it’s crew and now a museum piece of the recent past being seen as one of the route causes globally for not checking but helping spread the virus now in all our midst. After two months completely ashore Matt now hopes that as life returns the only waves he’ll have to deal with are the aqua blue ones moved apart by the bow of his beloved boat the 'Miranda'. Falmouth Harbour Cornwall 16.34 Wednesday 22nd July during The Great Global Pandemic Of 2020 -
THE VIRUS COMETH.
As a sea fog descends and with the virus in our midst the harbour front of St. Ives remains near deserted in what wold normally be the height of the holiday season. Local business's hope for a miracle and the tourists to return while many locals wish for a quieter summer without the risk of infection or further lockdown. St. Ives Harbour 21.45 16th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ISABELLE & OLIVER.
A Pandemic Love Story. Back Road West 18.59 23rd July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
STEVEN.
The Dragons Hoard collectors shop Tre Pol Pen Street St. Ives 12.52 25th July. I even found myself a Corgi Starsky & Hutch Ford Gran Torino here for a fiver which sits proudly on my shelf at home as a reminder of my childhood Saturday Nights when the prospect of these pandemic days was way off in the distant future when that grown child would come back home to Cornwall for a Staycation and to see his beloved parents during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JAMES.
Aboard 'SS695 Keriolet' at the evening landing of the days catch having been out since 03.30am alongside Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 18.47 21st July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MATTHEW.
Lobster Fisherman at the landing area Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 20.33 20th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ANTHONY.
Landing Mackerel Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 20.51 22nd July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JOHN & SON RYAN.
From one generation to the next. the son once a carpenter now following in the footsteps of his father becoming a fisherman at the landing area Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 18.59 24th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DANIEL.
Lobster Fisherman and crew member on 'SS695 Keriolet' St. Ives Harbour 18.39 20th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
T, A & F.
Local kids seaward side of Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 19.24 21st July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LUKE.
New local of 16 years originally from Essex. Under the viewing canopy on the seaward side of Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 18.57 20th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SAM & FRIEND.
Down for a staycation at his parents house in town with a group of friends diving off the seaboard side of Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 18.41 23rd July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE JOY OF STAYCATION..
Diving from the original lighthouse on Smeatons Pier St. Ives Harbour 18.37 21st July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JAWS SOCIALLY DISTANCED.
Porthmoer Beach below the Tate Gallery as things slowly start to try and return to normal. with indoor cinemas still closed this I'm sure will soon become the healthier option during the remaining weeks of summer if the heart rate can take it. St. Ives 21.28 19th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
COLIN.
Harbour hand back at work now that fish are once again able to be landed and transported for sale. Having spent lockdown at home he now walks too and from work each day cautiously and with an element of fear of the virus still present as the recently lifted restrictions bring the holiday & staycation crowds back to the once deserted and picturesque streets of St. Ives. Smeatons Pier in the harbour 14.50 19th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
GARY.
One of the most active fishermen based in St. Ives just after landing the days catch from his boat 'SS252 Bethshan' 21.03 17th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
STUART.
Fisherman & Lobster catcher extraordinaire St. Ives Harbour 15.02 19th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LAURIE & OCEA.
Father and daughter and both ardent local surfers from Redruth who unlike certain government officials remained inside and out of the sea for the duration even through outside the UK experienced record breaking amounts of sunshine during the lockdown months of April and May . Just saying Mr. D Cummings. Porthmoer Beach St. Ives 18.16 18th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JONOTHAN & DAUGHTERS.
Back surfing after isolating just up the road. Porthmoer Beach St. Ives 20.06 17th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
EMILY & STUART.
Furloughed, decompressing taking a long weekend away from London and in love as much as ever after living together for the first time as the lockdown took hold. Porthmoer Beach St. Ives 19.55 17th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ALFIE & KATE.
Locals staying safe and protected now the tourists have started to return to the deserted streets of St. Ives. Quay Street St. Ives harbour 21.12 16th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LAURENCE.
Back home to where he grew up, isolating and looking after his parents taking some daily exercise and downtime building stone sculptures on a near deserted Porthmoer Beach in a fashion that reminds me of Andy Goldsworthy in one way and of the sculptures of local artist Barbera Hepworth in another. St. Ives 20.06 15th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
CHERRY.
Train manager on a deserted platform 4 at London Paddington ready to leave on the GWR 15.02 London to Bristol Temple Meads as passenger numbers still remain sparse as lockdown eases. 14.48 14th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JAVIER.
Back serving at Cafe Boheme Old Compton Street Soho 17.44 13th July as the hospitality sector begins the long haul of recovery during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MAURICIO.
Liberation Day with an £11 haircut and a £3 wash at Mr. Toppers 160 Tottenham Court Road 15.59 13th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LUNA BASHU AND THE NHS.
At a closed London Zoo 17.53 12th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
SUPERSTAR H8.
At a flash GTR Cartel gathering Waterloo Place with the Edward VII Statue and Duke Of York column beyond silhouetted against the light of a full Buck Moon 23.01 05th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
WHAT SOCIAL DISTANCING.
Standing amongst the crowds on the junction of a pedestrianised Frith and Old Compton Street on the day bars and restaurants are once again allowed to open and the amassing crowds on the streets of Soho bring shock and disbelief in the local and national news headlines & bulletins that following evening and into the next day. Soho 19.36 04th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JOE.
On the day bars and restaurants opened socially spaced with a booked table at 'G-A-Y' on Old Compton Street Soho 19.55 04th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MICHAEL.
Standing on the doorstep of 'Any Amount Of Books' his and the last standing rare, hard to find, antiquarian and second hand bookshop on Charing Cross Road which just re-opened 3 weeks before when others didn't as leases ended and businesses gave up on the challenge of carrying on through the Covid 19 Pandemic. 19.28 04th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
WE'LL BE BACK.
Silence has fallen beneath the undercut where usually these graffitied columns echo with the sound of polyurethane wheels gliding across the concrete as skateboarders pull Ariels, Toe Flips, Kick Flips, Ollies, Nollies while grinding their trucks. South Bank Skating Area 18.31 04th July during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MONDAY BLUES.
A deserted Old Compton Street just days after mid-summer 19.27 29th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
A MEETING OF INNOCENCE,
Is this where the 2nd Wave begins. St. Mary's Churchyard Islington London 13.33 28th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MARCO & RYAN.
Soho Square in the heart of London's Soho on the day that would have seen 'Pride 2020' revellers in their masses partying and sashaying away throughout the area. Saturday evening 27th May 19.27 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DYLAN.
Wearing the 'Trans' colours of light blue, white and pink on a near deserted Frith Street in the heart of London's Soho on the day that would have seen 'Pride 2020' revellers partying and sashaying away on these streets. Saturday evening 27th May 18.27 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MICAH 'THE LAVENDER PRINCE'
After the London 'Black Trans Lives Matter' protest when numbers into the thousands against the background of the Coronavirus Crisis gathered in Central London to raise awareness of the discrimination and prejudices faced by the black transgender community. On the steps of 'Blacks' 67 Dean Street Soho W1d 4QH and at the end of the cancelled pride where the few stood in for the many of the year before and carried on the party albeit a small affair into the evening. Saturday 27th May 18.35 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
AHEAD OF THE STORM.
As restrictions begin to lift people collect and bring their own to to the various beer gardens and spaces of their favourite pubs etc. History itself reminds us beneath the Gherkin in the foreground with the Monument to the Fire of London and of the famous last great plague. Beside the Golden Hinde St. Mary Overie's Dock Cathedral St. London SE1 9DE 20.41 26th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DAVID & JULIA.
Social Bubbling on the outskirts of Bath during lockdown 18.06 20th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE BOSS.
The thankful return of the Algerian Coffee Stores Old Compton Street Soho 16.50 15th June the day non-essential shops are allowed to open once more during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LEST WE FORGET.
As things begin to open up will we see a 2nd wave of infection. The Shard London Bridge Southwark London during the Great Global Pandemic Of 2020
Wednesday 01st July and the blue light for the 'NHS' at the pinnacle of 'The Shard' now also no longer shines out into the nighttime sky above London after 'Tower 42' the old 'Nat West' tower just a mile north across the river lost it's blue 'NHS' light and heart atop two weeks before and although he blue light of 42 never returns the blue light illuminate's once more 3 days later on the 04th July as the 72nd Anniversary of the NHS is celebrated and still shine bright as mid August passes.
Tonight the 31st July I look out as I have done now since March and see that blue light wishing in some ways to stay forever as my companion through Covid-19 while secretly wishing for it to be turned off forever so we may emerge into the blue light of day. -
THE CENOTAPH MISSING THE FLAG OF THE UNION.
The day after an attempt was made to set fire to the Union Jack as the few tried to spoil it for the many during the closing hours of the 'Black Lives Matter' protest the previous day. Whitehall 19.13 Sunday 14th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
PAIX.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his (or her) point of view...until you climb into his (or her) skin and walk around in it" To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Parliament Square at the 'Black Lives Matter' protest march during the Covid-19 lockdown 17.04 06th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JAMILA.
'It's about time'. A thought echoed by the many before and now all the more after the shocking murder of George Floyd was filmed by 17 year old Darnella Frazier while taking her nine year old cousin to a local food store in Minneapolis Minnesota. For 10 minutes and nine seconds she filmed until the officers and Mr. Floyd left the scene; the former on foot, the latter on a stretcher. Ms Frazier could never have imagined at that point the chain of events that her video would set in motion. With bravery and at the click of a button on her mobile phone the teen had spurred wave after wave of 'Black Lives Matter' protests not only in the us but across the world.
Protesting against the systematic racism and police brutality at the 'Black Lives Matter' protest march during the Covid-19 lockdown Westminster Bridge 17.04 06th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
TIANNA
Takes the knee during the Covid 19 lockdown in front of Parliament on Parliament Square at the 'Black Lives Matter' march sparked by the killing of George Floyd and protesting against the systematic racism and police brutality in the wake of his death and many others before 17.14 03rd June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
GUY, MICHAEL, JOHNNY & JORDAN
Giving the raised fist. Victoria Street Westminster at the 'Black Lives Matter' march sparked by the killing of George Floyd and protesting against the systematic racism and police brutality in the wake of his death and many others before 16.29 03rd June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
MUTI.
Giving the raised fist. Park Lane at the 'Black Lives Matter' march sparked by the killing of George Floyd and protesting against the systematic racism and police brutality in the wake of his death and many others before 15.53 03rd June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
BRYAN.
Whitehall at the end of Downing Street protesting as the heavens open and emotions raise with disorder taking over at the close of the 'Black Lives Matter' march during the Covid-19 lockdown 18.19 06th June during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
JONATHAN, ELIZABETH & CARER JESSIE.
Isolated at home in SW London on the 10th Thursday of clapping for NHS Heroes, carers and frontline workers 20.01 28th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
BRAD AKA CYBORGAEON & HELEN.
Islington Green heading for supplies 19.57 27th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
GEORGE AND HIS FATHER KARL
Meet at a social distance for a catch up and to celebrate Karls birthday with a gift of a new pair of shoes. Brompton Cemetery Fulham Road Kensington SW10 20th May 18.50 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020
Seeing them together they're a reminder of how much I miss seeing my parents. people have asked me over the last few weeks and months what is going to be the first thing that I'll do when all this is over and I tell them without hesitation "i'll be getting in a car and driving to see my parents to give them the biggest hug I think I will have ever given them". -
JAMES.
Having an evening walk heading back home to just across the river Monday 18th May 20.42 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
THE DESERTED CITY.
Old Broad Street & Tower 42 EC2 Tuesday 19th May 18.57 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
LOOKING TOWARDS THE LIGHT FOR THE END.
Mincing lane city of london EC2 19th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
LEADENHALL MARKET.
Deserted in a city deserted 19.08 Tuesday 19th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
BAILED BUT SADIQ FORCED TO HIKE C-CHARGE.
A near deserted Bank Underground Station London EC2 Saturday evening 16th May 19.46 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
VANDAL.
After observing the 'Stay Safe, Stay At Home, Save The NHS" mantra of the last 8 plus weeks Vandal goes skating in the themed yellow of the governments warning signs in Hyde Park on the first weekend after the lockdown is lifted. Sunday 17th May 18.32 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
DAVE.
De Beauvoir Town Islington North london Friday 08th May 16.18 on VE Day the 75th Anniversary of the ending of WW2 during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
SCARLETT.
Where jubilant crowds had celebrated VE Day here 75 years earlier 'CHARITY BEGINS @ HOME' took their place today feeding the rising homeless numbers from the fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the northern terrace to ensure space and social distancing is maintained. VE Day 18.13 Friday 08th May Trafalgar Square London during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
DIANA.
Carer with her St. Thomas therapy dog on her way for a socially distanced VE Day G&T nearby. Diane 81 who lives alone after her husbands passing has now been of work for eight weeks since just before the stay at home directive came in from the government and therapy dogs and their carers were moth balled for the foreseeable future. The continual isolation has taken on an additional dimension for Diana so todays secret outing with a little opportunity for some human contact is coming as a welcome relief. The Imperial War Museum London 17.43 Friday 08th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
ALISTAIR & EDITH.
Look after your loved ones and above all look after the elderly. Great Russell Street London 16.57 Wednesday 06th May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020 -
ALEXANDRA.
Foreign NHS Mental Health Nurse & Techno fan Westminster Bridge 'Clapping For Heroes' 21st May 19.58 21st May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020
In Alexandra's own words;
"I’m here to thank all the NHS workers and key workers for risking their lives during these times, I’m here to apologise in the name of the government for all the families suffering a loss in these trying times, I’m here to thank everyone that claps for us essential workers genuinely and I am here to tell that group of people across the river from us to stop their hypocritical clapping."
"The foreign nurses from this exact hospital we are near have saved Boris Johnson’s life and yet he wants them to pay £600 plus for themselves and each family member here with them for working in the NHS on top of their taxes saying he can’t think of another way to fund the service. I’ve worked in the NHS in the mental health sector for years, there have never been money for our service in their view, even when there was no pandemic! That is his thanks to all of us that risk our lives for others and have no other choice. He doesn’t have money for the NHS but they had £500 Billion to bail the banks out 10 years ago, they had enough money to give themselves the Members Of Parliament a £10 Thousand salary rise each for working from home. Whereas the essential workers get claps and surcharges, pay caps, and get dismissed from the bereavement scheme. We’re good enough to save you but not good enough to deserve safe working conditions or pay. Shame on the government, shame.!"
"Thank you to all key workers, you deserve better, we deserve better.!" -
THE TWEED RUN YEOMANRY ON THE ROGUE RUN.
Horse Guards Parade Whitehall London SW1 on the day the 2020 Tweed Run was supposed to have taken place 16.38 Saturday 02nd May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
IMOGEN.
Kent Ambulance Service serving St. Thomas Hospital on the Queens Walk below and opposite The Houses Of Parliament London Wednesday 30th April 20.10 for the 'Clapping for Heroes' during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
BLACKFRIERS BRIDGE CENTRAL LONDON.
Deserted 19.21 Thursday 30th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
JOHN IN EXILE.
Westminster Bridge 'Clapping For Heroes' 21st May during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020. -
JOHN.
Socially distancing outside of Tesco Metro Islington Green N1 London 18.17 Saturday 24th April during the Great Global Pandemic of 2020.
Most of us by now will have experienced a socially or physically as the WHO prefer to call it, distanced queueing in the new normal or what has now just become normal while entering a supermarket. Although a 21st Century term the distancing measure dates back to at least the 5th Century BC where in the bibles book of Leviticus 13:46 it reads; "And the leper in whom the plague is....he shall dwell alone, outside the camp shall his habitation be". -