Category Archives: Covent Garden

Camera obscura….

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

On reflection, I have spent a lot of my life in camera obscura. A computer screen is my main illumination on this grey and rainy Sunday morning. This is where I work on my pictures and where I write. Darkened … Continue reading →

Posted in "Frenzy", 2012, 70's, Advertising, Alfred Hitchcock, Art photography, Autumn, Camera Obscura, Covent Garden, Digital photography, Drinks, Excellence, Excess, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, lifestyle, Markets, Memory, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, The Globe, The Royal Opera House, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 27 Comments

The tomatoes are very nice, sir, if you like them…..

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Frazzled brains and frazzled eggs. I dimly remember this advice being offered to me by the   genial proprietor of the “greasy spoon”, in deepest Covent Garden, circa 1980, as I stared blankly through eyes weakened by drink and drugs … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Covent Garden, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Prosciutto, Toast, tomatoes, Writing | Tagged , | 39 Comments

Days of wine and posers..

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I’m feeling enervated. I know that I’m enervated because I remember the day, and nearly the hour, when the meaning of this word was made clear to me. Once upon a time there was a celebrated watering hole in Covent Garden … Continue reading →

Posted in 70's, Alistair Little, Covent Garden, Crayfish, Digital photography, Food and Photography, Food photographer, oysters, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments