andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
Belgrade has earned its reputation as one of the party capitals of Europe. The EXIT festival, floating night clubs, dancing until dawn. Not only the very young know how to party on belgradestreets. This weekend there were various fairs, festivals, parties and other organised events filling the streets. For me this set of impromptu images, … Continue reading no jacket required
Summer left, the rain poured down, autumn loomed. And err....then summer exploded back onto belgradestreets. Where else does the temperature bounce around between 11C and 33C in the space of a few days. Anyone remember the Danube freezing when we hit -25C and then only four weeks later it was t-shirts on for 24C? Where … Continue reading manjež defies the fall
September 2012, marked one year of belgradestreets. This post is a thank you to those good people at Komshe who have recently published my book, belgradestreets, which features images taken from this blog. I would particularly like to thank Branko Andrić, the Managing Director of Komshe d.o.o. for backing the idea, and taking the book … Continue reading sometimes dreams come true
No day on belgradestreets is ever the same as another. Never boring. There is always something to catch the eye. Sport plays a great part in the life of those on belgradestreets. Most of my posts have some element of planning, however rudimentary. This post was prompted by a blocked road and a growing sense … Continue reading 15 beogradska rolerijada
A couple of weeks ago I dropped my gorgeous (and uninsured...) Nikon D700 just a few centimetres on to a stone floor. The sound of breaking glass was not great. My heart missed a beat or two. Thanks to the great people at Refot here in Belgrade, I was distinctly relieved (classic British understatement perhaps...) … Continue reading studentski trg
One year ago, 5 September 2012, I posted a single image to a new blog, belgradestreets. Thanks to you, those who read, like, and comment, on my posts, belgradestreets has altered my view of the world. Given me a new creative outlet. Changed my life. Always interested in blogging and photography, I had never chanced … Continue reading one year on belgradestreets
Building on two previous posts, "faces on the street" and "summer's almost gone". Each image spoke to me about transition. From summer to autumn. From youth to old age. From ancient to modern. From happiness to anguish. Life, in all its complexity. On belgradestreets.
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…
"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
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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