n7 project ( friend of agent y )

i'm currently in the middle of an n7 project which i hope will result in an exhibition

later in the year.

it's a series of portraits of people who live and work in n7.

here's a sneak preview of the project, which will include a half-length 

and full-length portrait of every subject.

let me introduce you to a friend of agent y.

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self-portrait in sp3

sp3 ?

why not ?

on a glorious day in the great british summer ( leave it )

 i had a road trip to wiltshire.

in a shock move i treated myself to an outdoor self-portrait.

hanes x supreme t-shirt

stüssy x dickies trousers

elephant print nike air force 1's

oh... and a new haircut !

bringing heat to the streets of n7

re-laced to n7 specifications, it's time to debut the camo vac-techs.

problems !

iphone on location

since i bought my latest iphone cover i'm always on the lookout in cafes and pubs

for a table with similar wood. during a shoot on friday i found a table top that was

the closest thing i've seen so far...

... so far.

er...

a diamond jubilee effort from banksy

www.picturesonwalls.com

the london coffee festival

a few weeks ago now, i headed out east for the london coffee festival.

here, in no particular order, are a load of snapshots from the time i spent there.

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these are some of the judges at the barista championships.

i doubt they had much sleep that night.

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like a magpie, i was attracted to all the bright shiny things on display

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er... some stickers

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keep cups were representing in a big way at the london coffee festival.

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a load of lads watching a roasting.

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some lads making my first coffee of the day

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the special limited edition ( leave it ) london coffee festival keep cup

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mmmm... coffee !

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glasses for a short latte

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this was the side of the roasting machine... great stuff.

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i wish this was a scratch 'n' sniff blog

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another shot of the limited edition ( leave it ) keep cup

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what a sensible slogan.

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people making decent coffee

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maverick coffee making at the barista championships

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a barista being watched from all angles

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just before the moment i discovered n7 only has one rated coffee venue.

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bags !

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somebody making me a flat white.

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not roasting coffee beans, but roasting a hog.

good lad.

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bags !

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nice machine

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another nice machine

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er...

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making a flat white for me

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my flat white

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oh dear... somebody making me another flat white

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oh dear... my next flat white

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a genius at work

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and here preparing his signature drink

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wait for it...

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it was round about now that the barista informed the judges that his 

signature drink "is all about two visits to the cup"

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the visits to the coffee cup were interspersed with a sip of freshly squeezed grapefruit

juice and also, well i don't want to give too much away but let me just say that

star anise was mentioned...

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after milking the applause ( leave it ) the barista was interviewed.

i must say he was top man.

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the essentials for making two visits to the cup

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personally, i made one more visit to a familiar cup... a takeaway flat white.

but by now i had the right old 'hattie jacques' so i fled the london coffee festival

and headed over to 1948 with two mates.

it was a great way to spend a friday afternoon.

suus

did anybody out there watch eurovision 2012 on saturday ?

i'm a big fan of it to be honest. although there are a lot of rubbish songs

on the night, i always find one or two gems each year that make it onto my 

iphone playlist.

my favourite song this year was "suus" by rona nishliu ( albania )

interested ? then check out the video below...

sure, i'd have preferred a slightly more pretentious video, and i think the lesson

learned from it is that it's difficult to chalk onto a mirror.

still, i really like the song, it's a real grower and rona has got a fantastic hobson's.

if it was bjork singing it in english i think it'd be a hit, so give it a chance

and listen to an albanian girl singing her heart out.

nice one rona.

and the vote just in from n7... albania 12 points.