I have the weekend off, so I have been able to do my own thing on this rather beautiful but chilly day! Onto the DLR I hopped to get myself into central London to do some shooting. The problem with taking photos in London is that there are so many things to take photos of I need to plan what I am actually going to focus on photographing.
My focus for today was South Bank skate park; a skate park which has interested me over the years, it has been something I've always wanted to delve into... so today and last wednesday were perfect times for me to delve away!
Daniel was just mending his bike when I asked him for his portrait, he was doing some pretty sick moves before I took this photo though ('scuse the street lingo!).
After spending a bit of time meeting great people and taking photos at the skate park I headed down the embankment; I was astonished to find a number of people clutching Ice Creams, it was such a cold day.. far too cold for Ice Cream!
Jubilee Gardens (a green space next to the London Eye) has had a make-over and I have never really had the chance to walk through it, so I had a nosey and then perched upon a small hill and watched the Street Performers from afar. I was quite disappointed with two performers who's act was the Cha Cha slide and the dance to Gangham Style, not overly original... it was great to see people joining in though!
Westminster Bridge was crammed, but amongst all the hustle and bustle I found this man pushing a cart full of souvenirs he had been selling.
Thought I'd check out Parliment Square to see if there were any protests going on, and indeed there was one small protest about wanting Democracy in Lybia. The passion and enthusiasm of the people protesting and shouting the chants was quite inspiring.
After my little photo-journey around Southbank/Westminster I headed to Kings Cross to meet Sarah Page, a friend of mine who is a Photographer/Filmmaker, she was in London for the weekend filming part of a documentary she was making. It was great to meet up with her and catch up with all she's been doing and I was able to share with her a little about what I've been doing.
London can be such a lonely place despite the fact it is full of people, so it has been nice to see a familiar face!
