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Category Archives: 1960s London
A look back into the days of old England!
During my recent visit to the UK, I was walking around downtown London taking shots with my film cameras, when I came upon some very odd looking street lamps. Little did I know that I was looking at lamps that … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras, journaling & writing, vintage camera reviews
Tagged lamps, lights, london, street
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The magical 60s…
The 60s were a time when people from almost everywhere were driving VW buses through the then peaceful mountains of Afghanistan and chanting in ashrams in India! This little silly post was inspired by a dream I had a few … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras, journaling & writing
Tagged 60s, afghanistan, ashrams, bus, dream, harley davidson, india, peaceful, VW
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Another attempt at movie making!
As you may know, I have been trying to make inroads into getting together my very own moving picture collection, but, alas, so far, I have only been able to knock up very amateurish conglomeration of still photos coupled with … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, art, cine film, film noir, journaling & writing
Tagged 60s, clips, film, moving, photos, picture
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Lord Snowdon…extraordinary life..exceptional photography!
Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones is a name that many people, if asked, would admit to not knowing. By definition, and the propensity of the English aristocracy to imbibe in lengthy, hyphenated names, some people will readily acknowledge that the name … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, art, black & white photography, Classic film cameras, journaling & writing
Tagged 60s, english, family, lord snowdon, margaret, photography, princess, royal
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Tony Ray Jones…documentary photographer
It’s not often that we get to hear of photographers who have made such a huge mark on the genre, in such a short lifetime, than Tony Ray Jones. He was born in 1941 in Wells, Somerset, UK. Completing a … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, art, black & white photography, Classic film cameras, For book lovers!, journaling & writing
Tagged england, photographer, street, tony ray jones, uk, USA
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The picture that became world famous…
Isn’t it surprising how a single photograph, be it digital or film produced, how that shot can capture the minds and attention of multitudes of people, sometimes even of the whole world? Such a shot is one I want to … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, black & white photography, Classic film cameras, journaling & writing
Tagged 60s, affair, call-girl, christine, hippy, keeler, profumo, shots, soviet
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Arrived in the land of James Bond….!
Greetings to all my readers from sunny (!) England….! First thing I overheard a couple saying was, as usual with the British, a comment about the current weather….”Ooh, it’s rather brisk out, innit?” I shall be here for Xmas and … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras, film noir, journaling & writing
Tagged cameras, england, friend, keep, lodon, offer, parliament, spy, weather, westminster
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Everyone wants a James Bond camera now..!
Hot on the heels of my article about 16mm subminiature cameras, there’s been a huge response from readers asking if I have any for sale! Well, there’s good news and bad news….bad news is I don’t have any at the … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, best film cameras to buy, black & white photography, Classic film cameras, film noir, journaling & writing
Tagged 16mm, camera, film, james bond, man from uncle, miniature, spy
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Let’s all walk down to the record shop….!
I know this has nothing at all to do with photography, but as a user of, shall we say, old technology, I still hanker about the old days whenever I pull out my collection of vinyl LPs and EPs! It … Continue reading
David Bailey….who’s he….?
I think we’ve talked about David Bailey a few times here, but you know, it’s surprising the amount of times whenever I’m with friends and the talk gravitates to photography, that when the name David Bailey comes up, there are … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras
Tagged 60s, anti-war, celebrities, counter-culture, david bailey, heydays, janis joplin, jimi hendrix, photographer, ravi shankar, the beatles, yogi bhajan
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