more n7 sticker art

this is most mysterious... more stickers have appeared on the mean streets of n7

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get in ! coffee... black, like my heart.

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the usual suspects

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careful with that spoon.

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celebrating porridge season

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good boy

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fruity times in n7

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cafe solo por favor

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you know what time it is

( for those who asked for them, stickers will be on their way to you soon )

the emirites stadium.

on my way to watch arsenal v everton yesterday, i took time

out to shoot 21 frames of the emirites stadium...

which i later cobbled together cheaply to make this effort.

i like the emirites stadium.

it's nice and quiet in there, plus they sell good pies.

iphone coffee pic

remember my self-portrait in sw4 a few days ago ?

i mentioned that i was given a coffee that was as dark as my soul.

and i looked everywhere on my camera for a photo of it

( as you know, i always photograph my coffee before drinking it )

but i couldn't find a shot anywhere.

then today i found this shot of it

i had taken a photo of it after all, but with my phone not my camera.

it's a nice enough shot. i guess i just thought that the iphone 4s camera

was good enough for the job of photographing coffee for my blog.

i must admit though, that i feel a bit cheap using my phone and not my camera.

it won't happen again.

ampersand

i spotted this place from the top deck of a number 17 bus yesterday

even though it's in capital letters, i really like the style of this place.

i appreciate the trouble the owner or whoever took to 

write out the words instead of simply using a '2' an '8' and a '0'

but most of all i like the flamboyant ampersand... it's a belter isn't it ?

discussing north london with heath

i met up with my friend heath at melrose and morgan yesterday.

we had important business to discuss.

after the christmas number one, iphone camera quality, holiday etiquette,

american airlines and american tourists issues were sorted, we posed up

for an official end of year north london boss portrait.

heath insisted on having a solo portrait, then let himself and the whole

of north london down by wearing a smile ( of sorts )

lord knows what he was thinking of with the hand gesture too

i decided it was time to step in and show the man how to pose like a boss

textbook stuff from me, but look at heath...

he has not extended his fingers. this is either a schoolboy error or a direct

insult to me.

after quickly reviewing the above image i thought it would make a better

shot if i stood against the brick background with heath against the black.

this photo is pretty much only for the ladies.

it would not look out of place on any calendar representing the month

of december... two miserable blokes staring at you for 31 days...

it's the gift that keeps on giving.

( look at heath's fingers though... why he continued with this 'bent finger'

pose i have no idea... it spoils the whole shot for me and shows either a lack

of experience or discipline... possibly both )

we agreed to do an official portrait to commemorate the completion of

heath's trial period of operating in north london.

i gave him a friendly handshake and we were all smiles.

before he left to go back and pre-order a few thousand music downloads

from amazon, heath insisted on one final shot of the two of us...

you can take the boy out of south london... etc, etc.

self portrait in sw4

it was with a heavy heart that i set off for a shoot in south london on friday.

as ever it was a lovely drive. as ever it was easy to find a parking space

and as ever i was in a pretty miserable mood when i arrived at the location.

still, the place i was shooting turned out to be very stylish indeed.

the chef was a top bloke, as was the manager ( who's name was mark )

my mood also lightened when i was given a black coffee.

( the coffee was a dark as my soul by the way )

typically, after a few minutes i switched the 12 second self-timer on and...

boom !

maharam x nike air force 1's

evisu no. 3 jeans ( with black markings )

supreme x hanes white t-shirt

pantone x uniqlo brown cashmere jumper

standard north london apparel.

footwear battles

there is a pattern emerging on the footwear front every time

i have stel assisting on shoots.

she favours the high heel, i go with a nice af-1.

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