This coming week, Wednesday, 5 September 2012, will mark one year of belgradestreets. It will also see the arrival of a book featuring images of the blog published by my good friends at Komshe. Details of where the book can be purchased will be available soon. For me, it will be a wonderful moment to … Continue reading one hundred posts, one book…
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summer’s almost gone
"Morning found us calmly unaware Noon burned gold into our hair At night, we swam the laughing sea When summer's gone Where will we be" Probably my all time favourite band. The Doors. Once, many years ago, aged twelve, or thirteen, on a school expedition across Europe I fell in love for the very first … Continue reading summer’s almost gone
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under branko’s bridge
Photography can sometimes be dangerous. This post is dedicated to all those photographers who risk life and limb in dangerous conditions to capture the truth. These images were taken on public ground, there were no warning signs prohibiting photography. I had walked many times along the road that leads from the Ušće shopping centre to … Continue reading under branko’s bridge
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bulevar kralja aleksandra
A street that, like many in Belgrade, has been known by many names. Bulevar Oslobođenja (Boulevard of the Liberation) and then Bulevar Revolucije (Boulevard of the Revolution). In the late 1990s, the name was switched back to its earlier form. Or simply "the bulevar" The history of the street's name a pointer to Belgrade's rich … Continue reading bulevar kralja aleksandra
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faces on the street
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
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sime markovića
Four weeks ago, I set off on a road trip across Europe. The night before I left, I enjoyed one of my favourite meals, mešano meso, šopska salata and a chilled local beer (or was it two?). I chose to sit at one of the tables in the street outside the ? kafana, also one … Continue reading sime markovića
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a tram ride around belgradestreets
Most cities now offer an open bus tour of their key sites. Often an adapted red London bus. I've taken them myself, in San Francisco, Vienna... Yet, in my opinion, the best way to see a city is often to take a ride on public transport. Only two weeks ago, on the eve of the … Continue reading a tram ride around belgradestreets
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belgradestreets book…
September 5, 2011 was a special day for me. The image above, park bench, was the first that I tentatively uploaded to what I had decided, ambitiously I thought then, would be a blog called belgradestreets. As the blog has developed a life of its own my feelings for this wonderful city, and its people, … Continue reading belgradestreets book…
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#lowdownground
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
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vukov spomenik stanica
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
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