andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
Months ago, I entered a streetphotography competition. I didn't win one of the prizes. I did receive a voucher to use for the excellent blurb self publishing service. Most importantly, I received feedback from the judges on each photo submitted. A humbling and important part of moving from taking snapshots to having my images taken … Continue reading faces on the street
I will be away from Belgrade over the next few weeks spending time in the sun with my family! Starting with a road trip through Europe from Belgrade to Salamanca, Spain. I will post some images from the trip at some point, and I have more than a few sets of images of Belgrade to … Continue reading holidays and a road trip!
Sometimes, especially when the weather is hot, the Nikon stays at home and I rely on my iPhone, which indeed is exactly how this blog began. Each weekend, the instagram team set a photographic challenge. This weekend's challenge was #lowdownground. The goal to capture photographs from the lowest vantage point possible; low down on the … Continue reading #lowdownground
The Belgrade metro has been a dream since the 1950s. In 1995, the station below Vukov Spomenik opened. Whilst the metro remains an aspiration, the station is very real. And very impressive. Easy to miss, there are no signs at street level to alert you to the beauty that lies below. In an earlier post, … Continue reading vukov spomenik stanica
Fear. Most of us live our lives mercifully free from fear. Every now and then maybe we meet a situation that reminds us that the world is challenging, edgy, and sometimes not what we expect. In search of the only underground railway station on belgradestreets I picked, at random, one of the many stairways down … Continue reading what lies beneath
I have always loved books, reading and losing myself in a good bookstore. One of my earliest memories of childhood was my first visit to a library, being captivated by the rows of books. Their colours, the smell of the books, magic, mystery and marvels awaiting the opening of the first page. The bookstores that … Continue reading књижаре
Life on belgradestreets is as much about music as it is architecture, graffiti and cafe life. Belgrade and those who live and work here know how to party. Music of every shade is alive and well in venues all over the city and further afield. These images, captured on my iPhone and published originally on … Continue reading zaz
May has been a busy month on belgradestreets and as the month comes to a close, I am looking forward to sharing more images with you in June as the Summer approaches. Perhaps sensing the uncertainty which has surrounded the outcome of the recent election, the weather has swung wildly from hot sun to turbulent … Continue reading clouds
Graffiti is a hallmark of belgradestreets. Not just the streets, sometimes it seems that any vertical surface is pressed into service as a canvas to express someone's ideas. I captured these images during my visit to the station on Saturday. I feel they deserve a post of their own, I hope you agree. The messages … Continue reading возови и графити
Flower power still has meaning. All week there have been plants and flowers for sale in Manjež. A park which, if you have seen some of my earlier posts, you may know is one of my favourites here on belgradestreets. I don't feel this post needs too many words, I just wanted to share some … Continue reading a little colour
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