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ginza people

these photos were taken in 2010 just before christmas. for anyone coming from the west or ‘christian’ countries, the celebrations may seem a bit odd, especially

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east end

eastending

a winter stroll in london’s east end from whitechapel through aldgate and back

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pier

a look at royal wharf pier, the longest pedestrian jetty or pier and the newest on the river thames

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venezia

having an early autumn break in one of my favourite cities in the world.

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southbank

southbank <p style=“text-align: left;”>a short visit to the tate modern on friday after a very short haircut. i don’t mean the time i was at

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pompidou panorama

there was a time when photography in art galleries was very strictly controlled and usually forbidden. with the widespread use of phone cameras these prohibitions have been largely abandoned.

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hackney walk

starting from stratford westfield shopping centre, then across the olympic grounds and over to the complex of waterways comprising the lea river basin, the hertford

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asia

kyoto international conference centre

located in the north west of kyoto, the kyoto international conference centre (国立京都国際会館) is an arresting and dramatic design, foregrounds a modernist approach to technique and

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lee ufan museum

while visiting naoshima earlier this year i visited the purpose built lee ufan museum, designed by tadao ando

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