Women Paint “Stockings” on Their Legs at a Store in Croydon, London, 1941
Wallace Carothers produced the first nylon fiber in 1935, but it was the 1939 World’s Fair that first introduced the nylon stocking to the public. It was marketed as a fabric made from “carbon, water and air.“ Cheap and durable, better in appearance than silk, nylon soon became the material of choice for manufacturing women’s stockings. Continue reading »
Candid Photographs of The Rolling Stones Performing at the Alexandra Palace in London, 1964
Frank Monaco
The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave took place at the Alexandra Palace in London on June 26, 1964. Organized by The Rolling Stones’ fan club, the show coincided with the release date of the band’s hit “It’s All Over Now”. The Stones joined a blues-rich bill that featured John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Alexis Korner, and Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions. Continue reading »
Fascinating Photographs of Old Shopfronts Taken in the East End of London in 1988
“In 1988 these ex-shops didn’t have long left. Long after the interiors had turned to dust, what you see are pretty much their last appearances on earth.” Continue reading »
London in 1982: Among the Sloane Rangers, New Wavers And Everyday People
Sunil Gupta (born 1953) is an Indian-born Canadian photographer, based in London. His career has been spent “making work responding to the injustices suffered by gay men across the globe, himself included”, including themes of sexual identity, migration, race and family. Continue reading »
London During the Blitz Through Powerful Color Photos
A bus is laying inside a huge bomb crater in a London street after heavy German air raid bombing attacks during the Battle of Britain, October 15, 1940
Born 1912 in Evanston, Illinois, American photographer William Vandivert work for the Chicago Herald Examiner from 1935. He joined the Life magazine team in London in 1938 and was one of the few photographers who were working in color photography before the Second World War. Vandivert made color photo report in Paris in the summer of 1939. He was using Kodachrome. The following year he photographed in color the Blitz in London. Continue reading »
These Colourised Photographs Show How People Took Shelter in The London Underground in The 1940s
According to Lottie Cutcher, a photo retouch magician: “My name is Lottie, and I love looking through old photos. For my day job I work in costume, so I’m passionate about social history and getting the colour accurately matched. I recently started colourising black and white photographs to bring out how the scene would have actually looked at the time the picture was taken. I think black and white photographs have a beautiful style of their own, but colourising them helps the pictures feel relevant and relatable today, and gives them more context in the real world. Continue reading »
Edwardian London as Seen Through the Eyes of an Unknown Russian Tourist in 1909
London entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of the largest empire in history, but the new century was to bring many challenges. London was the largest city in the world from about 1825 until it was overtaken by New York City in 1925. Continue reading »
Winners Of The London Street Photography Festival 2021
Under 21: 1st Place By Mardin Ahmadi, Iran
Here are the winners of London Street Photography (LSPF) 2021 in the categories of Under 21, London Photo, Photo Series, and Single Photo. The winners were announced on the 29th of August on LSPF Youtube Channel. Congratulations to all the Winners. Continue reading »
Amazing Single Photo Finalists Of London Street Photography Festival 2021
Ulysses Aoki, Japan
Here are the 40 Single Photo Finalists Of the London Street Photography Festival (LSPF) 2021. Winners will be announced during LSPF Live on the 29th of August on our Youtube channel. Continue reading »
Stunning Finalists Photos Of London Street Photography Festival
Miguel Fernandez Blanco, Spain
Here are the 10 London Photo Finalists of the London Street Photography Festival (LSPF) 2021). Winners will be announced during LSPF Live on the 29th of August on our Youtube channel. Continue reading »
Extraordinary Aerial Photographs of London From the 1920s Taken by Alfred G Buckham
Creating spectacular images in the face of technical and physical adversity, Captain Alfred G Buckham (1879-1956) was the foremost aerial photographer of his day. Between 1908 to the early 1930s, Buckham created aerial portraits that are awe-inspiring, poetic and works of technical brilliance. Continue reading »
“Sweeteens”: Young Londoners Enjoying Freedom after the Lockdown
Made from photographs taken in May of last year, as the UK’s first lockdown began to ease, photographer Laura Jane Coulson’s new book, Sweeteens, is a love letter to freedom, youth, and the green spaces of London. The book immortalizes friends of the photographer, mostly young people, enjoying these precious moments of freedom in such an absurd time. Continue reading »
Swim 115 Feet Above London in the World’s Only See-Through Sky Pool
Suspended 35 meters above the ground, between two new residential buildings in London’s Nine Elms business district, the highly-anticipated Sky Pool makes you feel like you’re swimming through the sky. Continue reading »
Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902
Men sleeping in Green Park.
In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still the largest in the world. In a book that became to be known as The People of the Abyss he described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. Continue reading »
London in 1979 Through Fascinating Photos of George Kindbom
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. The city stands on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea. London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. Continue reading »
London: Stunning Photographs By Clement Merouani
According to Clement Merouani: “I’m Clement Merouani, a French Art & Creative Director based in Paris.
I love trying out new things, exploring various styles and techniques, and delving into them through an emotional and aesthetical lens. I try to create powerful imagery by focusing on composition and editing. Continue reading »
Legendary London’s Thinnest House is for Sale
Unique, beautiful, stylish and quite probably the thinest house in England. So much more than a home.
Unique is an oft over-used word, especially by estate agents. Perhaps this over use is why it feels so completely inadequate when it comes to describing this genuinely individual property which, despite its surface oddness is actually very easy to live with. Continue reading »
Sony’s Iconic PlayStation Shapes Take Over London Tube Station for UK PS5 Launch
Alex Davidson/Getty Images
Sony has taken over Oxford Circus Tube station in London to mark the launch of the PS5 in the UK. The marketing stunt will last for 48 hours at Oxford Circus, and sees the Tube station rebranded with PlayStation shapes throughout. The walls of the tube station have changed, alongside the decorative roundels for the four station entrances at street level. Continue reading »
Vintage Photos Capture People Wearing Masks During the Great Smog in the 1950s
Bettmann
In early December 1952, a thick layer of smog–a combination of cold weather, windless conditions, and sulfurous acidic smoke arising from the abundant use of coal–settled over the British capital. As London had already been infamous for its heavy fog, there was no panic. Continue reading »
Amazing Then-and-Now Photos Show How London Has Changed From Between the 1920s and 2010s
Charlwood Street
The 1920s in Britain, also known as the ‘Roaring Twenties’, was a decade of contrasts. The First World War had ended in victory, peace had returned and with it, prosperity. Continue reading »
Graphic Artist Camille Walala Unveils Les Jumeaux Street Artwork In Colourful New London Fabulous Style
Two pedestrian crossings and a building facade in London’s White City district have been given a new lick of paint as part of one of Camille Walala’s characteristically vibrant public art installations, called Les Jumeaux. Continue reading »
The Tiny Island Housing London’s Last ‘Coronavirus-Free’ Community
Aaron Chown/PA
Home to 100 people, Tagg’s Island has remained covid-free during lockdown – and wants to keep things that way, as the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on London. Continue reading »
Going Down The London Underground In The Later 1980s
Paul Baldesare was taking photographs on the London Underground between 1987 and 1990. He was drawn to recording life on the Tube network. Is that you or someone you know shoegazing or reading the adverts, keeping senses working under-time and waiting to exhale as you or they rode the Tube? Continue reading »
London-Based Artist Thomas Duke Recreates Film Scenes Set In London And Beyond
London is full of famous film sets, and many of them are iconic. Take the bench scene in Love Actually for example, or Mary Poppins flying over the Thames. Continue reading »
Wonderful Vintage Photos Documented Everyday Life In London In The 1930s
Londoners in bathing suits taking advantage of a heat wave at Hyde Park lido, 3rd June 1933. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Continue reading »
