London Photo Walk Ready Steady Pro & The Guild of Photographers
Twice a year I put together a photowalk in London. I love the place and am there every week, but there is nothing quite like getting together with a group of like-minded creatives and walking the streets with your camera!
On April 18th this is exactly what we did, with members of the Ready Steady Pro and Guild of Photographers communities invited we had 26 participants on the day, making for a relatively large crowd!
We lost half the group for a short while and decided to make a coffee stop. This was about half of the cameras that were there on the day! (Interesting to see so many mirrorless cameras eh!)
Thanks to everyone that came, I had a blast and loved meeting so many new people and making new friends. Of course, it was great to also catch up with some more familiar faces too.
In terms of photography it probably wasn't a vintage day for me personally as I spent so much time chatting with other people on the walk. Settings, gear, creativity and tips: so many people wanted to know so many things! To see my photographs scroll to the bottom of this post, but I really wanted to share some photographs from some of the photographers that attended on the day. Be sure to check them out online and show them some love!
(All of these photographs have been used with the permission of the respective photographer. Please respect copyright laws and do not use, reproduce or modify these photographs in anyway without first seeking approval from the photographer in question):
Copyright Katy Memon
Copyright Katy Memon
Copyright Joseph Zee
Copyright Glenn Parker
Copyright Paul Gray
Copyright Paul Gray
Copyright Paul Griffiths
Copyright Tony Jones of Oakhouse Photography
Copyright Tony Jones of Oakhouse Photography
Copyright Eric Pang
Copyright Eric Pang
My Photographs
Here are a small selection of my own photographs from the day:
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London Street Photography with Ready Steady Pro
This past Sunday 26th October I made my way into London to meet up with some wonderful photographers and members of the Ready Steady Pro community for a walk around England's capital with the cameras.
We hold regular walks in various locations and photowalks are a great way to get to know more photographers that are otherwise profile pictures and banter over the internet.
So, we met in Leadenhall Market and after a few introductions we set off on our route
This is the Lloyds Tower, just outside of Leadenhall Market. Very Swanky!
Sometimes you just get busted taking someone's photograph. Damn!
"In Rememberence" - The Tower of London - the ceramic poppy display as a tribute to those who laid down their lives for us.
Love Lock - A now common practise on the railings of bridges all over the world
So, if you're interested in joining a photowalk just head on over to Ready Steady Pro and join us! You can also subscribe to this blog for updates and announcements for new walks.
The next walk is Manchester on November 22nd!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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!