Photo Diary 2010 | Day 46

City Road, EC1 | East London
Typical Monday after work urge to get home as soon as possible.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 45

Bayswater, W2 | West London
We had a great day and a relaxing evening.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 44

I had a good old butcher's around the National Portrait Gallery with some friends today. Then had pub lunch - cheesy chips and a pint, yummy! To finish off with a portrait of my own.

Trafalgar Square, WC1 | West London
Nicole

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 43

Home, W2 | West London
Today Sara and I planned to watch the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics at 1:30am. She had a flag, I did not. She fell asleep, I did not.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 42

Tabernacle Rd, E2 | East London
After what seems like eternity, the sun popped out today.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 41

Oliver's Yard, EC1 | East London
I love finding little bits of graffiti hidden away down dark streets and allyways.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 40

Home, W2
My life has been monotonous of lately, partly due to the grim weather and partly out of pure laziness. So I've turned to the holy book, Time Out's 1000 Things To Do In London. I must attempt to do one a week.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 39

Shoreditch, Hackney
Out of focus in the east end.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 38

Hyde Park, West London
A quiet walk in the park.Porchester Road, W2
Eagerly waiting

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 37

Home, W2
Due to ill health, Herbert was placed by the window to soak up the sunshine.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 36

Home, W2
Oh dear!

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 35

Moorgate Tube Station, East London
Mirror mirror on the... ah bollocks, there goes my tube.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 34

Home, W2
Today I came home to a funny looking package. As I inspected the bright green pack, the word 'Sverige' on the stamp made my heart skip. The Swedish postage stamp could only mean one thing, it's SNUS!!!! See Day 26 for a bit of background information.

Thank you Jenny, you're a star!

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 33

Home, W2
I feel tired and grouchy, hence the lazy and boring photograph. Goodnight.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 32

After work I made my way to Stratford to spend the night with friends.

Liverpool Street, EC2
The Journey
Stratford, E15
Lola

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 31

Home | W2
Got a bit old skool with the Super Nintendo today. I'm still rubbish at it.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 30

Today's plan: Go to a friend's house for his birthday gathering then to a club in Leicester Square. I realised why I've avoided going out in Leicester Sq for over 5 years.

Home | W2
Sara
Stratford, E15
Birthday boy & his present (framed pictures of his cats).
Leicester Square, W1
Zoo Bar | We were in the club for less than 2 minutes before being kicked out. Guys working in these clubs are way too rude and cocky.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 29

I ♥ Fridays.
In company of friends | Becky, Michelle & Nicki
11:30pm | Café 1001, Brick Lane.
1:00am | Becky - on our way to Fabric, EC1.
I experienced a photographer's nightmare shortly after taking the image above. My fucking battery died! As the night went on I saw things and people that would make interesting photographs, but alas I was unable to capture them.

So I've inserted captions where the photographs would have been, had my battery not died.

4:00am | Inside the Fabric
[Image of the main room inside the club. A sea of people raving to one of the finest jungle DJs, LTJ Bukem]

6:00am | Leaving the club
[Image of Becky, Michelle & Nicki huddled in the cold. It was snowing]

7:00am | Home sweet home, W2
[Image of my bed with Sara fast asleep]

Note to self: ensure batteries are fully charged when leaving the house.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 28

Bayswater | W2
I love how street lights shimmer off the roads on a rainy day.

Andres Fumero | Tell me a story (Jozhy K Remix)

Here's a nice little remix by Jozhy K for you progressive tech-house heads. It's a little on the soft side but it's reminiscent of the period when I first really got in techno and house. Tell Me a Story EP came out on Humano Records a few days ago along with a string of other remixes. Overall a nice tune to end a night of raving to the hard stuff.

Andres Fumero | Tell me a story (Jozhy K Remix)

You can buy it here: 7digital

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 27

Bayswater | The Porchester
I had a crap day, so I went to the pub with Sara. Now I feel a bit better.

Tina Dico | All I See

To be honestly, there's no real point to this post. This song isn't a new, nor is Tina Dico due to release a new album. I just wanted to share this song.

Tina Dico - All I See

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 26

Home | W2
26 days ago I quit smoking. As the withdrawal of nicotine turned me into an old man with a very bad disposition, snus came to the rescue. Snus is little bag (like a miniature tea bag) of tobacco placed under the upper lip. Once again I'll let Wiki explain:

WIKI: 'Snus is a moist powder tobacco product, consumed by placing it under the lip for extended periods of time. The sale of snus is illegal in the European Union, but due to exemptions, it is still manufactured and consumed primarily in Sweden and Norway.'

Today I was left with one and now none. If I don't get hold of more soon, I fear the old man will return.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 25

Home | W2
This evening I decided to get organised and sort through the random stack of papers in the draws. I didn't get much sorting done. Just ended up looking through old photographs and dodgy sketches.

Sara drew me...
I drew Sara...
and clearly I am far more talented (!)

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 24

Home | W2
Sundays being what they are - to watch a DVD from the comfort of my bed was the plan. Still mellow from just waking up, I made a cup of tea and popped in a DVD. I decided to watch a film from one of my favorite directors, Lukas Moodysson. His films tend to be heavy viewing but are amazing! I cannot recommend Lilya 4-Ever enough. However, A Hole In My Heart (Ett hål i mitt hjärta) was not what I expected and I was not prepared for it at all. I was expecting a quirky love story of some sort. This segment from Wiki pretty much sums it up.

Wikipedia: 'The film has gained some controversy in Sweden due to some shocking and disturbing footage, including closeups of vaginal reconstruction surgery. It has also been reported that some of the violent sex scenes are not just acted out but were actually performed during filming. Also features an anal sex scene without the use of lubrication, a masturbation scene with a toothbrush, and an extended scene about the woman's "smelly vagina".'

Here's the trailer - it's surprisingly subdued.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 23

Nottinghill, West London
It was an easy going Saturday in W1.

The local celebrity | Carpet dude
The friend | Debbie
The friend's friend | Beatrice (Debbie's bicycle)
The coffee place | 12th House
The girlfriend | Sara

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 22

7digital - Shoreditch, East London.
The music industry came to a stand still today as our office experienced a power cut. Well, I like to think it came to a stand still.

The Wildlife Photographer-gate

Scandal shook the world of wildlife photography (!). Jose Luis Rodriguez formerly known as The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 was stripped of his title for (apparently) staging the image that won him the prize. They say the wolf was posing for this picture, basically.
BBC NEWS:The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award has been disqualified after judges ruled that the featured wolf was probably a "model".

Judges had gathered evidence and sought the opinions of wolf experts in order to reach their decision. The experts compared the winning picture to pictures of Ossian, a tame wolf that lives at a zoological park near Madrid called Canada Real.

"You can see several very distinctive markings and the experts all agreed that, yes, it's the same wolf," said Mr Carwardine.

"We disqualified [Mr Rodriguez] and banned him for life from entering the competition again, so I think that sends a strong message."

Mr Carwardine added that Mr Rodruiguez had, throughout the investigation, denied "hiring" Ossian for the photograph. The disqualified photographer maintains that his subject was a wild wolf.

Jose must feel like crap. I imagine, never in a million years did he think the judges would be able to single out the one wolf he used in the image. Harsh luck mate!

It goes without saying that the photograph is amazing, but does this revelation make it less beautiful? Hmm...

- Domesticated Ape

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 21

Porchester Road, Bayswater.
As the traffic light beams red into someone's living room, I pause to question the logic.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 20

Highgate, North London.
Great evening with friends. Kerry and Rocco organised a Turkish themed evening. Gorgeous food, strong/sweet mint tea and a sheesha. Yummy!
Here we have a tube station... yes, another one!