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2 weeks of nationalism, day 8 when we go to Hyde Park for fish chips and flags where the long distance runner wins
We choose the big screens as this saturday night’s high. This time the West-End looks like under some kind of tourist riot, when even the crowd with sandals and white socks flock to London you can tell there’s something wrong. Their high is to cross the streets like Lemmings, flags on their face or some [...]
Two weeks of ferry wheels – day 7 where we find a fair of times gone by, we follow the river Lea and we find Leyton in better shape than the West-End
Chill in the Park, drink cold beers and watch sport are some of Londoner’s favourite leisures. In search of the “ultimate British experience”, we head to Victoria Park, one of the only place in London where without tickets you can have some sort of “Olympic experience”, alongside with James Boris Johnson Bond stuck in [...]
2 weeks of misjudgement, day 6 when the churches asked not to die during the Olympics, the West-End is a ghost town and in general shit always resurface
London is more liveable than we thought it would be, things are running smooth, everybody is having a good time taking pictures with one-eyed mascottes next to a battleship. Since we talk about misjudgement I’ll try to concentrate all the shit into this post. TRANSPORT Some weeks ago Boris Johnson and the TFL [...]
2 weeks of sponsors – day4 Where we try to get a closer look to the stadium, we can’t avoid Westfield but finally we find a hint of what the olympic spirit is all about
Not a chance to get near to the olympic park (“if you have tickets take the right. No ticket: left”) since we decided to report for the 2 weeksproject without buyin ANY ticket, the best view available for us is a ridicolous “viewing platform” in Westfield shopping centre from where you can see a wonderful [...]
2 weeks of debauchery, day 3. In the East-End night where nobody sleeps, a transexual hisses, speakeasies thrive and in general “life is sooo good”.
The light hit me hard, but not as hard as the children’s song form the house on the other side of the road: “If you’re happy raise your hands on the old farm children’s song..” The worst soundtrack for an horrible hangover. I prepare coffee and some Rodinal to develope the films, that somehow I [...]
2 weeks of law and order. Day 1
Opening ceremony’s day, 27 July 2012. Let’s have a close look at this “inclusive” and “innovative” olympics. Let’s see if public transport is a nightmare. Let’s see find out what the olympic spirit is. The media team of 2weeks is ready to go. I was expecting the worst but Central London in the morning is [...]
The 2 weeks madness project. Day 0: Warm-up
No press pass, no digital camera, no contacts, no iphone, not a clue. Even with one or more from the above list, a 2 weeks event will be damn hard to cover even if you have some serious journalistic skills, a consistency in what you do and a good grasp of English. No ticks on [...]
Don’t get hurt. Some legal rights of photographers in London
If you’re crazy enough to try to take pictures during the olympics, some information on your rights can be handy. Like this bust card I found on Metro in may. small recap: on public land you can do all the pictures you want and nobody can ask you to delete them. Try to film the [...]
My livingroom is a darkroom
Do prints, dry prints, frame prints, go to Bristol, bring a map
Londons. Do we live in the same city ?
We asked some Londoners aged 20-30 what the city means to them Here are the answers Expensive Craig, 26 yrs Multicultural Patricia, 22 yrs Tangled Paulina, 25 yrs Opportunity Ruta, 22 yrs Crowd / Fashion Rosyani, 27 yrs Opportunity Ayha, 19 [...]