I’ve known Tony since I was a kid, spent hours in his bookshop picking up Thelwell cartoons and old pulp fiction. He is a proper book dealer, specializing in Russian History and Culture, amongst other subjects, but as he once said to me, he has the luxury of having a bookshop as his office. This picture was made around 1993/4 looking into his office. I keep meaning to drop him a note.

He’s not open much anymore, but you can hopefully catch him sometime at 30 Staines Road, Twickenham TW2 5AH. He might be the last of the absolutely independent bookshops in London.

EVERYTHING

I wandered around the RFH with my old pal Mandy, showing off the scope of #humanity present in the wonderful building, and indeed, capturing the evolution of lives in one picture, from the #smooching #couple to the aspiring #dancers.

I used this picture in my LIoP talk a few weeks later when explaining how to improve pictures through complexity.

6:52 PM

#EVERYTHING: wandered around the RFH with my old pal Mandy, showing off the scope of #humanity present in the wonderful building, and indeed, capturing the evolution of lives in one picture, from the #smooching #couple to the aspiring #dancers.

It is not widely known or reported, but the Leica Q2 has some hidden extra pixels.

#SPOTTHEPEACOCK: never would have thought a #peacock could walk past almost undetected. #wildlife #forest #hawaii

5:49 PM

#SCROUNGER: met up with #AthenaStevens after her latest @scroungerplay to talk about the life-changing powers of an #Olivier nomination, the state of the #theatre industry and opportunities for writers and disabled creatives. Great conversation derailed slightly by floods of football fans - i should have checked that Chelsea were playing at home… to be continued, full article soon. #londontheatre #olivierawards #playwright #director #actor

#SCROUNGER: met up with #AthenaStevens after her latest @scroungerplay to talk about the life-changing powers of an #Olivier nomination, the state of the #theatre industry and opportunities for writers and disabled creatives. Great conversation derailed slightly by floods of football fans - i should have checked that Chelsea were playing at home… to be continued, full article soon. #londontheatre #olivierawards #playwright #director #actor

7:04 PM

#SPOTTHEPEACOCK: never would have thought a #peacock could walk past almost undetected. #wildlife #forest #hawaii

2:11 AM

#2020: we’re six days in and I’m wondering whether the Mayans were just out by eight years. I had extremely low expectations for this year and just as well. I’m reading other countries’ news websites to get a better perspective on things and it works. In the meantime, here are some facepalms taken during the #Shhh series that currently serve as error images on my website. #facepalm #doh

#2020: we’re six days in and I’m wondering whether the Mayans were just out by eight years. I had extremely low expectations for this year and just as well. I’m reading other countries’ news websites to get a better perspective on things and it works. In the meantime, here are some facepalms taken during the #Shhh series that currently serve as error images on my website. #facepalm #doh