Our first date

It has been a long time since I showed the Contax some love. I’ve finally been on my first photowalk of 2013, and sent off my first batch of film to the lab. This included a few captures from our first date! (Shot on the Contax 645 using Fujicolor Pro 400H film and a 80mm f2 lens.)

We sat on the pavement of Columbia Street Flower Market and listened to the hypnotising voice of Brooke Sharkey.

We wandered through East London, stopping wherever we felt like it. Spitalfields City Farm, Brick Lane, Pizza East, a random cider festival…

Before I knew it, a brunch date had turned into 14 hours together. And the rest, I suppose, is history.

And, because I can’t get enough of the vibrant sights of this part of London, here are a few more shots I took with my iPhone.

Geek Out

Well done, Siebe, you chose the wettest weekend in the wettest April since 1910 to visit London! As we walked through the rainy streets of Brick Lane, an unexpected ray of sunshine came along in the form of Tom.

What a damn small world we live in. Tom was only in the city for one day, and Siebe was only in the country for one weekend… yet somehow one recognised the other, and it turned out they already follow each other on Twitter. Cue a photographers’ geek out.

London Coffee Festival

Yesterday I went to the London Coffee Festival in the Old Truman Brewery. Wow. There was so much to see, learn and taste… it was a little overwhelming! Too bad the lighting was awful for photos, but I did the best I could.

Look, it’s Siebe!

Street Art of Brick Lane

Brick Lane and its surrounding streets are a photographer’s dream. I’ve yet to build up the courage to photograph the eccentric Shoreditch crowd, but yesterday I took a quick stroll and snapped some street art that caught my eye.

Update: The artist behind the first piece below (my favourite) is Cosmo Sarson. And the last piece is by Milo Tchais. Hats off to you, sirs! 

“Take my picture!” – sure, Smiley Man With Beercan.