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The London Traveler

June 22nd, 2008

Interview: Ralf Obergfell on the Routemaster

Following my report on ‘Last Stop’, Ralf Obergfell’s exhibition of photographs on the last eighteen months of the Routemaster’s service for London Transport, I had the chance to interview the photographer about his work.
LT: When did you first encounter the Routemaster bus? How far back does your fascination with it go?
RO: I first saw the […]

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May 6th, 2008

Shoot London

18th May will see the Shoot London event taking over Tate Modern for the day.
Shoot Experience runs  photographic treasure hunts around London (and in other UK locations, like Liverpool). This one’s booked out already, though you could book yourself and friends on Shoot London Lite. You’ll follow clues around the South Bank to find ten […]

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May 4th, 2008

Photos of Industry - Ed Burtynsky at Flowers Central

Regular readers of this blog will know I’m fascinated by industrial buildings and landscapes, like the old railway stations of London or the two great ‘cathedrals of power’, Bankside and Battersea power stations.
Ed Burtynsky is another person whose heart beats faster when he sees a huge industrial building or landscape. He’s a photographer who spends […]

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March 31st, 2008

Underexposed - Black British actors at the NPG

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery shines a light on black talent in the acting profession with photographic portraits of thirty black British actors. They’ll be shown on a plasma screen in the Ondaatje wing of the NPG from April 4th to June 8th; admission is free.
Photographer Franklyn Rodgers has a distinctive, […]

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