Event: London Street Photography - October 24th
Come and join me in London on October 24th for another great, FREE event!
On Saturday 24th October I'll be joined by a group of photographers from the Ready Steady Pro and Guild of Photographers community as we host the next annual Free Annual London Photo Walk, capturing the sights and sounds of one of the worlds most multi-cultural and colourful cities.
This walk is open to absolutely everyone, it's a public event and you're all welcome to join. I would however ask that you simply register so that we don't set off without you on the day and so that we can exchange contact information should anyone get separated from the group, which does happen. (registration details at the bottom)
In what will be the 3rd year in a row that we've hosted this photo walk in October we are making a few slight changes to the format and the locations we take in as part of our route.
Those wanting lunch may want to get something to eat from Camden before the walk begins. The Worlds End Pub, where we are meeting seems to serve food and is open from 11:00am. You can of course arrange with others in the Facebook Group to meet up early among yourselves, if you'd like?
The Details
Meeting Place: The World's End Pub - Camden
Meeting Time: 12:00
Walk Start Time: 12:30
Coffee Break: Circa 4:30pm
Dinner: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Route:
1. Camden Market and Camden Lock
Starting at (ironically) The World's End Pub in the vibrant & busy Camden area we'll start with a drink and a meet and greet. I'm sure we'll do the "Ooh what are you shooting with" conversation before moving on outside to Camden Market, heading slowly north towards Camden Lock. We'll go at a very steady pace with those wanting to speed on ahead welcome to do so. Camden will give us a great opportunity to get some shots right off the bat in the busy area. It's renowned for it's alternative culture and so should prove to be something slightly different, particularly for those not familiar with that area of London.
After an hour or so at Camden we'll back up again at The World's End Pub to get the group back together before jumping on the tube (which is right outside) before making our way south to Leicester Square using the Northern Line of the Tube:
2. Leicester Square & China Town
Just 6 stops away from Camden we'll find ourselves back on the surface at Leicester Square, heading towards China Town; a bustling and compact area of London that is always sure to provide a photograph or two. Being nearly all on one street, China Town is likely to give around 30 minutes or so of photo opportunities before we're itching to move on. That is of course unless there are some real 'fisherman' among us: those who prefer to sit and wait for that all elusive storytelling moment.
3. Soho
When we get through China Town we'll be heading towards Soho, specifically Berwick Street, which hosts a market every day except Sunday Market: and giving us yet another great chance to photograph people as they buzz around the market unaware of us as we photograph them. Market's always provide a great opportunity and a market in Soho is even better!
4. Carnaby Street (Coffee Stop Circa 4:30pm)
Conveniently, after an hour so in Soho we'll be close to Carnaby Street , which is not only another good spot for photographs, but also, as previous attendees of this walk will attest is an ideal place for our next coffee stop as we take up residence in the basement of 'The Deparment of Coffee and Social Affairs'. These guys sell some amazing coffee and their cakes aren't too bad either. The basement of this little coffee shop offers us a chance to all pull chairs around a table (or rather to pull tables together and completely re-arrange everything!) and take stock of the day so far, talk again about cameras and what else it is we do with our photography.
The length of our stop will be totally determined by the conversation, weather and what the group wants to do.
5. Piccadilly Circus
For those wanting to continue on we'll then head south towards Piccadilly Circus - an area popular among tourists. There will no doubt be selfie sticks aplenty here as visitors to the Capital try to get a photograph of themselves with the famous Picadilliy Lights (or, 'The Curve' as it's now being referred to).
6. Options: Covent Garden, Embankment, South Bank
Our ultimate end destination will be The South Bank, south of The River Thames. If at this point the group would prefer to make a bee-line and head directly to that point we can. Alternatively, we can make our way eastwards towards Covent Garden before heading to Embankment and then over the bridge to South Bank.
7. Food
At this point in the day, which will be somewhere in the region of 6pm - 7pm you are invited to join us for a meal on the South Bank. We'll put it to a vote to decide where to eat.
Interested? Register your place:
You can register your place many ways:
Those who are a member of the Guild of Photographers can confirm their place using the event in the Guild Facebook Group. (The Guild of Photographers is a member organisation requiring registration)
If you'd prefer you can join Ready Steady Pro on Facebook, completely free of charge of course and register your place using that event page
Alternatively, if you're not on Facebook or would prefer not to join either group you can simply complete the form below:
Street Photography Meetup with Ready Steady Pro & One Camera One Lens
The idea of a meet-up has been discussed a few times now in The Ready Steady Pro Community, and we’re finally taking action and getting one organised, so I've teamed up with the guys over at One Camera One Lens to arrange an action-packed day of Street Photography Fun in the UK's capital city: London!
The date: Sunday 27th April.
The Place: London - Outside the Apple Store
The Time: 10:30am. We are going to be there all day though, so if even if you catch up later in the day - that's fine!
Price: It's a free country. We can't charge you to come and have fun with a group of photographers :) All you have to do is get yourself there.
Join Us: See the form at the bottom of this post
The last London Meetup I organised was for The Guild of Photographers back in 2013. It was a great day out with a superb group of photographers. I'm sure this trip will be just as much fun!
What will we be doing? Where will we be going?
The best way to see any city is to walk and wander. Whilst we are drawing up a list of places to go and things to see, it will be a day of street photography where we wander from place to place and photograph along the way. There will be no strict itinerary.
The idea of visiting The National Portrait Gallery to take a look at David Bailey's Stardust Exhibition has been mentioned. Nothing is booked yet though and we'll probably be able to purchase tickets on the day. (tickets available from the Nation Portrait Gallery Website). The best thing to do would be to register an interest below using the form, or join us over on Facebook. If it is decided that we are indeed going to The National Portrait Gallery, we'll either let you know via email (complete the form below), or you'll see the Facebook update on the Event Page.
I’m sure we’ll have a lot of fun and probably a bite to eat too, so, if you’re around on Sunday 27th April come join the meet-up. Would be great to meet some of you for the first time and to meet others again and catch up! More details will be confirmed closer to the time (times and meeting location etc) so be sure to sign up to updates or join the Facebook Events Page to stay in-the-know.
Be sure to check out the One Camera One Lens blog and if you're a believer in creative-eye-over-gear then perhaps the One Camera One Lens Facebook Group is just the thing you've been searching for.
So, for now sign up to keep up to date. More news to follow. Looking forward to meeting you all in London!