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Code For America Summit 2018
May 31 + June 1
Oakland, CA
Drew Bird Photography
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
Have Camera. Will Travel.
drew@drewbirdphoto.com
Code For America Summit 2018
May 31 + June 1
Oakland, CA
Drew Bird Photography
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
Have Camera. Will Travel.
drew@drewbirdphoto.com
Don't know anything about Crown Passage other than it appears to have survived the redevelopment that happened all around it a couple of decades ago. I guess Crown Passage may have been longer in the past though. Located right in the heart of Chelmsford.
Photograph taken in 2019.
I wonder how well German produced cars were recieved in the UK in 1937. The Great War would still have been in many peoples memories and storms clouds for a rematch were gathering.
The address in the advertisement is now a purpose built Aldi supermarket, so German branded items are once again on offer from the same address.
The flying bridge on the restored paddle steamer bulit in 1924.
The Medway Queen is famous for its 7 cross channel trips in the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.
Less famous is that I had a return trip on the Medway Queen in 1963 from Southend Pier to Herne Bay Pier!
Looks like an expensive bit of kit for a cash strapped local authority to be operating.
Priory Park, Prittlewell, Essex.
Borough of Southend-On-Sea.
Code For America Summit 2018
May 31 + June 1
Oakland, CA
Drew Bird Photography
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
Have Camera. Will Travel.
drew@drewbirdphoto.com
A water feature seems to have become almost obligatory in most city and town centres now. Beyond the jets of water is the Old Guild Hall which is dated 1671.
A biker at the BOBMC's Rider Mania in Pokhara, Nepal.
The fellow - a yogi or Shiva devotee - had an interesting assemblage of symbols: dreadlocks, a small Shiva trident, rudraksha beads, and Ibex horns and pelt.
Blue Whistling Thrush bird perched on a tree near Manali, Himachal.
The bird is carrying moss which it uses in nest building during the breeding season.
Bikers and onlookers at Sarabha Nagar Market, Ludhiana during "Citizen for Farmers Ride" in Novermber 2020.
The ride was followed by street performances at the market by various local artists. This was to pull a crowd, as well as spread the message of solidarity with farmers through artistic expression.
Code For America Summit 2018
May 31 + June 1
Oakland, CA
Drew Bird Photography
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
Have Camera. Will Travel.
drew@drewbirdphoto.com
Davian's YJ16 USY completing a 3 point turn on a very busy section of Southend Seafront, right next to the famous pier.
2016 Yutong TC9 midi coach with a 6700c diesel engine.
Schoolboy sitting on the side of a road near Kausani, Uttarakhand.
With an exam sheet board in his lap, this boy was just sitting around and eating a snack. Reminded me of the Beatles song, "I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, I love to watch 'em roll...".
Code For America Summit 2018
May 31 + June 1
Oakland, CA
Drew Bird Photography
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
Have Camera. Will Travel.
drew@drewbirdphoto.com
A worn out book in Pong Lake near Dhameta, Himachal.
This seemingly religious text was - most likely - laid into a river upstream of the lake, and ended up in the open surrounding marshland when the lake waters receded with the onset of winter season.
The true power of any sacred scripture lies in the words it contains and their interpretation. These words outlive the existence of any media, like a book. The sad reality of modern times is that we give more reverence to physical texts rather than the religious and spiritual knowledge and understanding that they are meant to disseminate.
Streaked Laughingthrush foraging on the ground near Kausani, Uttarakhand.
The bird gets its name from the fine streaking around its plumage. It is commonly seen in the lower and mid Himalayan ranges, dwelling in forested areas near human settlements.
Grey Hornbill perched on a tree branch near my home in Ludhiana, Punjab.
Grey Hornbills have become a part of the urban setting around Punjab as they have started to nest in green areas inside cities.
Opened in early 1906 on the then Baker Street and Waterloo Railway which these days is the Bakerloo Line.
People in an autorickshaw on a street in Old Manali, Himachal.
Stuck in the steep and narrow streets of Old Manali, the autorickshaw driver was vociferously trying to get things moving. This got the attention of his little passenger who jumped up to have a look at the excitement outside.
I love the curiosity that children show towards everyday life. We adults on the other hand, engrossed within ourselves at most times, hardly register life around us. Being curious and seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary is a challenge I give myself every time I step out to click street shots.
This is the statue within a monument dedicated to the "Soldier King" of Belgium. It is located at Nieuport, Belgium. H.R.H. King Albert I was King of the Belgiums from 1909 until his death in a mountaineering accident in 1934. A popular King who took charge of Belgium military forces during WW1. There was a small area of Belgium that was not occupied by the Germans and King Albert I was acclaimed for defending it whilst also trying to broker a peace deal with Germany. He was not particularly supportive of British or French ideas of how the war should be conducted.
Rhesus Macaque mother and child in Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab.
This image was taken during dusk when the macaques were gathering back into their group to be secure for the night.
The famous pleasure pier stretching out in to the Thames Estuary has had a railway since 1892. A tramway is really a better description of it. Recent reports in the local press say that discussion is in progress to replace the two current trains and track that came in to service back in 1986.