Tag Archives: Black and white travel photography

The Accordion Player of Paris- Black and White # 27

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  Still on my blog break,  I was strolling around Paris and paused on the Pont des Arts bridge. Sitting, playing his well-loved accordion to lover’s placing locks of love on the bridge, his music drifted across.  So here’s  my … Continue reading

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Seattle- early morning- Black and White # 28

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Just a quick hello on my blog break.  I was out and about with the new camera!  In the past I’ve used my iPhone..(yup amazing it’s a phone and a camera!) and my trusty Leica Digi-Lux, a little point and … Continue reading

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Black and White#23 Snow on Alki Beach

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It’s hot right now. 90 plus degrees and  I am not a happy camper, I prefer cooler temperatures. I love the sun, but melting in it? Just not for me. So I found a rare shot of snow on the … Continue reading

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Black and White #22 Three Chimneys in Kent

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We left the city for a Sunday Roast out in the Kent Countryside and I spotted these Three Chimneys. I wanted this photo to look like the ones you find in those old black and white books- Travel England on … Continue reading

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Black and White #19 A wooden horse of Litho

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I had the funny feeling someone was watching me. I was somewhere in Lithuania, when I looked up, and saw the cheeky chap watching me. Upon closer inspection this horse turned out to be carved from wood.  A Lithuanian art … Continue reading

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Black and White # 11 Clock Tower

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I shot this leaning out the window of a car.  I love the ornateness of the Sheerness Clock Tower.  Off the end of those curved hooks in 1902 hung fabulous lamps. It was erected in honour of King Edward VII and Queen … Continue reading

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Black and White- #7 Battersea Power Station

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Battersea Power Station, so old, and now so modern. I wanted to capture the feeling of London back in the early 1900’s with this photograph. This power station is no longer in use, and was due for demolition a few … Continue reading

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Black and White #6- London Old and New

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I was heading away from Spitalfields Market on my way to Sandy Row when I looked up to see the old advertisement on the brick building, and above it, almost bursting out of the roof, a modern skyscraper gleaming in … Continue reading

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Black and White #1 The London Eye

This photo, raindrops and all,  spurred me on to challenge myself to a weekly post of black and white photographs. I love Black and White and just haven’t done loads over the years, somehow always choosing colour. I suppose I … Continue reading

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Black And White #2- Lamp post in the sun

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In my last post of Tales from the City I mentioned I wanted to have a go at black and white photography this year as a personal challenge. Last week it was the London Eye, and this week a Ketchikan … Continue reading

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