https://www.urban75.org/blog Street photography, art, travel, protest, seaside, railways, rainy days, London, NYC, Wales and more Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:07:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-photos-central-london-2018-01-32x32.jpg https://www.urban75.org/blog 32 32 12562677 https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-blues-legend-bobby-rush-at-the-camden-jazz-cafe-still-rocking-at-92-years-old/ https://www.urban75.org/blog/in-photos-blues-legend-bobby-rush-at-the-camden-jazz-cafe-still-rocking-at-92-years-old/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:57 +0000 https://www.urban75.org/blog/?p=66624 Related posts:

1. London canal walk: King’s Cross to Camden to Regent’s Park with 40 photos and route map
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1. In photos: Dear Earth exhibition at the Hayward Gallery – runs until 3rd Sept 2023
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1. In photos: a walk along the Regent’s Canal from central London to Paddington
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1. Punk 1976-78: Sex Pistols and the rise of punk rock documented at the British Library
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3. Exploring London and the River Thames at the Museum of London Docklands at West India Quay

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1. In photos: The Crash art show in the Q Park underground car park, London
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1. London photos: 25 images shot with the nifty little Olympus 9mm-18mm wide angle lens
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1. In photos: Taylor Swift Songbook Trail at the V&A London – genius marketing and an enjoyable chase around the museum
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1. In photos: a night time walk along the Thames Path in Rotherhithe, south London
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1. In photos: The Crash art show in the Q Park underground car park, London
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1. Chelsea MA Textile Design and Interior Spatial Design show: abstract shapes, colours and forms
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3. Out Of Focus: Photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

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1. Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Part one: Daytime festival scenes around the site in Chepstow, Wales
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1. Street preacher, closed sex shops and street art: Soho photos, October 2016
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3. Punky neon galore at the Lights of Soho, Brewer Street, London W1

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3. Out Of Focus: Photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

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