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A springtime wander through central London — all on foot, no Tube, just sun-soaked streets and a camera in hand.
This set captures a spontaneous Sunday adventure from the Royal Courts of Justice to St Paul’s Cathedral, across the Millennium Bridge to the Tate Modern, with a final stop at the hauntingly beautiful ruins of St Dunstan-in-the-East. Along the way, I experimented with long exposures, began to embrace more candid street photography, and was lucky enough to stumble upon a stunning cultural photoshoot featuring Vietnamese áo dài.
From moody architecture to a posing squirrel with main-character energy, these frames reflect a growing confidence in capturing life as it happens — messy, beautiful, fleeting.
Shot on a Nikon Z6 II. No tripod, no plan — just instinct, light, and a love for the city.
These images were taken shortly after the devastating fire at the Hotspur Press building in Manchester—a place that holds a deep personal meaning for me.
When I first picked up a camera, this was one of the buildings I returned to time and time again. The layers of texture, faded signage, broken windows, and sheer presence made it the perfect subject to experiment with. I practised framing, light, long exposure, composition… I learned to see here.
Hotspur Press shaped the way I shoot. It helped me find my photographic voice.
This building is a big part of where I am today.
To see it damaged like this is heartbreaking—not just because it’s visually iconic, but because it feels like a piece of the city’s soul has gone up in smoke. Manchester’s industrial heritage is slowly fading, and with it, so many visual stories are being lost.
Huge thanks and respect to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service for doing everything they could to control the blaze.
I’ll be uploading more from this series soon. I feel a responsibility to document what’s left—both as a tribute to the building and as a way of holding on to a part of the city I grew up learning to love through a lens.