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Same Lens, different camera

Copenhagen

"Stop!"

Having stopped i'm quickly flanked to the left and right by two rather large unfriendly looking gentlemen,

"Why are you running?"

such a question would be strange in any normal high street but this is far from that. I'm standing in a ex military base called Christiania in the Danish capital city Copenhagen. The base was occupied 35 years ago and has since then established it's own independent community with its own rules. On the main street shops sell many varieties of wares and large mean looking blokes surround burning oil drum fires selling marijuana enforcing their own rules and regulations. Unbeknown to me (who had forgotten a skateboard) there is no running permitted in the street to avoid gun shootouts between rival gangs. In the cafe we ate organic vegan food then visited a bar and the free skatepark, a rather large and challenging double bowl.

A weekend in Copenhagen was a great experience. For me the city seemed mysterious, with a reserved but powerful feeling, inoffensive architecture, incredible food with vibrant arts and culture. i'll take another opportunity to thank my hosts until we meet again...

Blood

the blood clinic feels a bit like Dracula is hiding around the corner....!

More Snow

snow, makes even the bins look nice.

Christmas

6 smiley faces on cars later, and i finally got it out of my system. a real white Christmas in England, pretty difficult to top that.

Spooky

the other night i had a walk home in the freezing fog. it was the type of weather you wouldn't be surprised being murdered in. spooky

22˚C

a decorator with a beer perches in a window the temperature a steady 22˚C as Melbourne gears up for summer.

Bike Lane

Lead

They used to drop lead from this tower, and by the time it hit the ground it had become a perfectly formed bullet. Now the empty factory is encased in a shopping mall.

younger

photographers are getting younger. at an event last week i watched a young girl with a camera upside down an inch from her face taking a picture of herself then looking at the result, i was thinking to myself how great it is that the new generation is growing up with digital photography.

Rainy Day

back in the rain after 2 months without it.

20 below

A woman with a 'festive size' bottle of booze and a street vendor, temperature -20˚c. Christmas Day, Changchun, China.

Wall-aye

well, maybe a little bit a nuisance, 'chi yo' 'chi yo'