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![I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/berlin-photos-dec-2017-20-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification")
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification
Posted on Friday, Mar 17, 2017 | 1 CommentI enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […] -
The Monochrome Set at the Cardiff Globe – in photos
Posted on Thursday, Mar 9, 2017 | No CommentsLast weekend, I returned to my hometown of Cardiff to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Globe, on Albany Road. I had a splendid time! -
![The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/leipzig-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti")
Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti
Posted on Friday, Mar 3, 2017 | No CommentsThe second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, […] -
Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken during a recent train journey from Brussels to Utrecht at the start of my December tour with the Monochrome Set. -
Slow-moving, compelling cinematic visions with Amie Siegel: Strata at the South London Gallery
Posted on Monday, Feb 20, 2017 | No CommentsCurrently on show until the 26th March 2017 in Camberwell’s South London Gallery is some compelling work by New York-based artist Amie Siegel. -
Some people really want to believe: Conspiracy Week at the Photographer’s Gallery, London
Posted on Monday, Feb 13, 2017 | No CommentsAs part of #ConspiracyWeek, London’s Photography Gallery is hosting a series of events until the 19th February 2017, exploring the increasing confusion between fact and fiction in a post-truth world. -
![Suburbia has always filed me with fear: growing up in north Cardiff I used to dread the silence and monotony of suburban Sundays, where every shop was closed and the […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/braintree-deep-dull-surburbia-13-115x115.jpg "Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks")
Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2017 | 1 CommentSuburbia has always filed me with fear: growing up in north Cardiff I used to dread the silence and monotony of suburban Sundays, where every shop was closed and the […] -
Putney at night: river views, Putney Bridge, the Half Moon and street views
Posted on Thursday, Feb 2, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of night-time views of Putney in south London, taken on a chilly Friday night at the end of January. -
![Reminiscent of the some of the best old pubs in Brixton before gentrification struck, the Star & Garter is a wonderful community pub in the multi-cultural area of St Pauls in […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bristol-star-and-garter-01-115x115.jpg "A night of reggae at the Star & Garter, St Pauls, Bristol – in photos")
A night of reggae at the Star & Garter, St Pauls, Bristol – in photos
Posted on Monday, Jan 30, 2017 | No CommentsReminiscent of the some of the best old pubs in Brixton before gentrification struck, the Star & Garter is a wonderful community pub in the multi-cultural area of St Pauls in […] -
![I meant to post these pics from the Imperial War Museum ages ago (they’re from June last year), so apologies for the delay. It’s a great museum to visit anyway, […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imperial-war-museum-anti-nuclear-01-115x115.jpg "The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos")
The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos
Posted on Friday, Jan 27, 2017 | No CommentsI meant to post these pics from the Imperial War Museum ages ago (they’re from June last year), so apologies for the delay. It’s a great museum to visit anyway, […] -
Photos of Cologne, Germany: The Rhine, King Georg bar, pipes, bins and a near-arrest for a heinous crime
Posted on Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a short series of photos taken around Cologne/Köln, the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). -
![Last week we went along to check out the Winter Lights Festival at Canary Wharf. Sadly, we made the mistake of arriving on a Saturday which seemed to coincide with […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/winter-lights-london-01-115x115.jpg "Winter Lights festival in Canary Wharf: crowds, selfies galore and disappointment")
Winter Lights festival in Canary Wharf: crowds, selfies galore and disappointment
Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2017 | 2 CommentsLast week we went along to check out the Winter Lights Festival at Canary Wharf. Sadly, we made the mistake of arriving on a Saturday which seemed to coincide with […] -
![After posting up a collection of night scenes, capturing a crap busker, documenting a great night out on the town and extolling the virtues of a local cafe, here’s my final set of […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/edinburgh-fifty-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle")
Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle
Posted on Sunday, Jan 22, 2017 | No CommentsAfter posting up a collection of night scenes, capturing a crap busker, documenting a great night out on the town and extolling the virtues of a local cafe, here’s my final set of […] -
![Last month, I was travelling across Germany by train with The Monochrome Set, and although my hopes for Christmas card scenes of snow that was deep and crisp and even were […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20170321090150im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/frosty-scenes-germany-01-115x115.jpg "Frosty scenes across Germany – 13 photos of a chilly Europe")
Frosty scenes across Germany – 13 photos of a chilly Europe
Posted on Friday, Jan 20, 2017 | No CommentsLast month, I was travelling across Germany by train with The Monochrome Set, and although my hopes for Christmas card scenes of snow that was deep and crisp and even were […] -
Venice in 100 photographs: architecture, canals, rivers, gondolas, sunshine and colours (Part 2)
Posted on Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s the second set of my series of 100 photos taken around Venice: