What do all the picture taking guides always give as their first rule? Always carry your camera. And now there’s no excuse as everyone has a smartphone. Okay, I know not everyone has a smartphone. There are still tribes in Norfolk that have never been exposed to civilisation and so only have original Nokias – … Continue reading Ghost dog
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Woman at Western Wall, Jerusalem
I was 18, a callow youth, instead of now, a callow adult. It was 1975 and I’d spent 3 months on a kibbutz – it’s what we did before they invented gap years – with other volunteers from all over the world. Our last week was for us, and we hitch-hiked south and made it … Continue reading Woman at Western Wall, Jerusalem
Skateboarder at South Bank
There’s a place on the South Bank in London, just near the National Theatre where the skate-boarders go. It’s nearly always busy, every inch decorated by graffiti. The day I went a man was over-painting a wall – tattoos, straggly hair, low slung trousers, numerous spray cans at his feet. ‘Can anyone do that?’ I … Continue reading Skateboarder at South Bank
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