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London Photo Fair

Posted on February 17, 2011 by b&b

It’s the London Photography Fair this Sunday 20th February at The Holday Inn, Bloomsbury WC1N 1HT. Hope we can pick up some interesting stuff.

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Covent Garden – Jubilee Antiques Market

Posted on February 7, 2011 by b&b

Monday mornings are often spent searching for material and inspiration in Covent Garden’s Antique Market. If we’re in the right mood we will always find something to provide a new idea for our work – it’s a great source for adding to … Continue reading →

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The Mermaid in The Room of Enlightenment

Posted on February 2, 2011 by b&b

‘The room of enlightenment’ is always the first place to explore when we visit the British Museum. One of our favourite objects is the ‘Mermaid’. A strange mixture of monkey and fish stitched together by an imaginative 18th century oddball to bring … Continue reading →

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Fox shoots man

Posted on January 15, 2011 by b&b

Here’s another gem from Reuters: MOSCOW | Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:47pm GMT MOSCOW (Reuters) – A wounded fox shot its would be killer in Belarus by pulling the trigger on the hunter’s gun as the pair scuffled after the … Continue reading →

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The ‘Hitler salute’ Finnish dog

Posted on January 7, 2011 by b&b

While sifting through the BBC  News website I came across this gem. ” A Finnish dog which gave Nazi salutes so annoyed Germany’s World War II government that it launched a campaign against its owner. Tor Borg’s wife had reportedly given … Continue reading →

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New Years Parade – London 2011

Posted on January 5, 2011 by b&b

Searching for the start point We arrived early as usual to watch the parade build. It’s facinating watching such an assorted and often unexpected group of people,  coming together to create an extraordinary event. We spent a lot of time … Continue reading →

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A doodlebug crashed here

Posted on December 29, 2010 by b&b

While helping my father create an account of his childhood during the second world war we spent Boxing Day morning walking around the village taking reference photographs to illustrate his memories. The snow was still heavy on the ground and … Continue reading →

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Walter Potter in the Museum of Everything

Posted on October 21, 2010 by b&b

Last week we visited the latest and possibly the last exhibition at the Museum of Everything. This show was based on Peter Blake’s extraordinary collection assembled throughout his career. Amongst the array of fascinating objects and images we were most … Continue reading →

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1066 again

Posted on October 15, 2010 by b&b

It’s the middle of October and the Normans have arrived……again!!  We have been going to the annual  1066 reenactment at the site of the original battlefield at Battle Abbey in Sussex for nearlly 10 years now. We continue to attend … Continue reading →

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..and around the corner.. it’s….Russell Brand?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by b&b

A while ago we were walking back along the South Bank after visiting Tate Modern when we stumbled across an excited crowd. We were carrying our camera’s as we’d been out photographing details to complete our work. The option of photographing some people in a … Continue reading →

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