Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Leith Hill Tower by torchlight


A light painted Leith Hill Tower on what was a damp cloudy evening when I left home but turned out to be quite picturesque once I got up the hill.

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Monday, 12 October 2009

Sunset over Molesey

Some photos of a cool sunset over Molesey this evening and also some where I got carried away taking photos of the streams of vehicle lights on the road.













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Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Denbies Vineyard

A few images taken at the weekend at Denbies vineyard, near Dorking.










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Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Just Mono







New guest gallery added featuring work from members of the PhotoPortal.

Umbrellas and the Light on the Stairs.


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Q&A with Enterprise Nation


"Sam Styles considers photography as a hobby. But as he wins Awards and growing acclaim for his work, will this hobby ultimately transform in to a business. Sam talks about his portfolio and how he captured the shot that secured a top prize."

Click here to read more...

http://www.enterprisenation.com/detail/QA_with_Sam_Styles/2994/1.aspx


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Tuesday, 8 September 2009

First steps

Bet you go ahhhhhh :)


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Wednesday, 2 September 2009

The King's Beasts

A selection of images recording the relatively new additions to one of the Palace's courtyards. These painted beasts form part of a traditional Tudor garden created to mark the 500th year since Henry VIII ascended to the throne.



















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Thursday, 13 August 2009

Under the Arches


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Friday, 24 July 2009

Historic Graffiti

Graffiti. Love it or hate it, it's physical proof that makes the saying 'if these walls could speak' more of a fact than a statement because the walls literally do speak. They speak of the people who, with a little bit of time on their hands, decided to leave their mark while considering who would be looking at their name years into the future.

Or was "Bowie '81" actually carved a week last Tuesday by a bored kid with an off piste compass and a damn good taste in music?

The above example probably was. But unfortunately, as Banksy and his many impostors probably know too well, this fact alone assigns graffiti into the category of interesting but unofficial.

Beneath the vandalism lies a human story about who we are, when we lived and where we visited. From the medieval ornate lettering in a sandstone block at the Tower of London to the name, date and hand print in the freshly laid concrete of a driveway. We want to be remembered and we want to remember.





















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Towers of London

Early sunrise behind Tower Bridge after a cool August night in 2006, the city still sleeping and due for another hot sunny day. With the silence of the surrounding city the sun shone through Tower Bridge silhouetting the towers of Canary Wharf setting the scene against the most original tower of all, the Tower of London.


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