Cancel Brexit

In the right-side window, the sign says 'Cancel Brexit'. A flat in Peckham, Asylum Road, SE15. As Brexit's moving onwards and Flickr changing means more photos here - which might work, as a kind of photo blog diary - here is a post from June 6th. Cancelling seemed unlikely, still probably does, but not as impossible as it did, listening now to the lack of support for the PM's draft bill, and as nobody really wants No Deal, do they? 

London Minute #3 - A pilgrimage...

Hopefully an LRPS project coming soon but for now the Old Kent Road as it is, a Christmas season very short partial walk/pilgrimage from London Bridge to the OKR and the pilgrim mural on the Civic Centre/church.

(If not playing - https://youtu.be/7AOEzfzpVyY)

London Minutes

The 'ideal' Dogme -
1) Shots should be 1, 3 or 6 Seconds - either combinations of these or all same (e.g. 20 shots 3 seconds each). 1 shot of 60 seconds also allowed.
2) As far as possible, edit 'in camera'.
3) Minimal, preferably no use of filters and non-natural sound.
4) Minimal, preferably no use of artificial light (especially set-ups) or staged scenes.
5) Should be shot in one day.
6) Try not to add a commentary, let the video speak for itself. Just show.
The reality -
1) Camera doesn't always stop exactly at whole second (and neither does real-life) so as near as possible to it.
2) 'As far as possible...'
3) Unless really enhances, but should be avoidable.
4) See 3).
5) As near as possible to same day and time.
6) At very least no spoken commentary.

#1:

So basically one-minute videos of London, aiming to just show what is happening, just hopefully give the feel of it.

Welcome

Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog. This will, as you've probably guessed, be about the Old Kent Road and especially what's happening at this important time for the area. The OKR of course has a rich history, has always been a culturally prominent place and now may be undergoing a change that will transform how the area is seen for many (many) years. Actually, scratch that – it's already been undergoing that change for a while.

This blog will take more than one view of the regeneration/land-grab (depending on your point-of-view). I've been here a few years now and of course like most here been aware of what a great part of the world we are in; the general depiction of hooligans, Del Boys and last place on the Monopoly board was something we had to sometimes fight, sometimes embrace and sometimes defend against during this time. Now we are apparently part of a 'destination' so can be proud of this – our - part of the Greatest City In The World ™ .

We are aware of course we're all supposed to post about only the good things: being here now, eating and buying. That will feature – it's not like there aren't many great things to do and this looks set only to increase in the near future. The improvement of an area will hopefully bring added benefits to quality of life in perhaps more substantive ways too. It would be dishonest however to ignore the problems that also inevitably come and if nothing else the one thing the posts will aim to be is honest. This is an area myself and others here have been a part of building up to this turning point in a part of the city we may however be increasingly distanced from. Let's hope not, but will the changes gentrify in the worst possible ways? Will people be forced out? Will we lose history and character, or keep it only for the sake of the most shallow image and as a cultural selling-point, rather than out of respect? There will certainly be some more changes, but most hope for the better and not only the super-rich.

There will also be posts about the surrounding areas. The OKR like much of SE15 is extremely well connected. Cycling, public transport or a walk can take you to an amazing variety of fantastic places and we shall also visit our neighbours, with their varying character; places like and including Greenwich, Peckham, Lewisham, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Bermondsey and Surrey Canal New Bermondsey...

Whatever is happening here, this is a blog about it, a part of the history of this historic part of London.

Thanks again for visiting, hope you enjoy it.