I recently headed down to London, not entirely, but somewhat on the pretense of a business trip. I'd love to get into something media related, or photography based, or just something creative, and the company I work for has a division that does this (based in London) and were exhibiting at a media show. So with my bosses permission in the genuine hope of networking I headed down. I also had my camera with me.
After a good hour of walking around and saying hello and meeting with the 2 guys on our media stand, I headed back to Kings Cross (On a very rainy day) in the hope of heading out to shoot. However inspiration didn't grab me! I wanted to go to Tower bridge but the tube wasn't straight forward and I admit I was nervous about getting lost. The weather was awful too, but I had hours to kill.
I did get some good shots at the Graffiti tunnel but I didn't want to stray too far. Kings Cross was good for some shots, but my mojo kicked in across the street at St Pancras. I wandered and got shots of the station and people and the big clock there as well as some nice restaurant signs but my biggest draw was a young guy playing the piano. Its a thing in St Pancras and I'm sure celebrities like Gary Barlow have done it.
The guy in question though was fantastic and had a growing crowd around him, he could play and sing! It was like being in an impromptu flash mob, or a scene from the Kids from Fame! (80's reference there!)
It was a genuinely happy moment on a very rainy Wednesday in London
Whilst walking on the upper floor too I managed to get the next shot, it was a different guy to the one above and coincidentally drew no crowd at all, but I just loved the angle, and the different levels it showed with the stairs. I want to say M.C Escher-esque but I might have my references mixed up there..
And finally some random St Pancras shots to help set the mood..
As a photographer I try to mix what I do in my shots, I've done still life, some macro work, lightpainting and I enjoy a good model shoot. If you'd like to check out any of my other work I'm on Facebook, or you can find me on Instagram under neilru75
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Thanks very much for looking
Kind Regards, Neil