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Taking to the Streets
As a child, when I still imagined that television was interesting, I sent a great deal of my time ensuring I would not have to go to bed too early by watching the adult programmes; that is, those documentaries and news bulletins which I equated with being an adult, as opposed to what we now understand to be adult (sexual / violent) content. I gained, over several years, a very solid view of what the world was like: Thunderbirds was never going to be able to rescue us....
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Braunschweig: Small Change
It's the same as with any other large or medium sized city the world over; we cannot seem to overcome the housing problem, get those who need help the help that they need; overcome our own instincts to just look away.
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Out On Four Wheels
It's not exactly the Freedom of the Road, and many people advancing in years, fight against them right up until the last moment, but even these four wheels bring a certain degree of self-confidence and more. I'm not sure, being relatively young and fit ...
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Can You See Us?
Yesterday I commented on my own presence, and whether I, as a Street Photographer, was seen by those who I photographed, or whether I could blend in and simply disappear from view. Which led me to wonder how many other people there are on the streets who we do not see.
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Hannover: First Impressions
It is no secret that the very first impression a person receives, whether they realise it or not, is the one which will influence them for a while to come. It could be a person, it could be a product or, in this case, a city. That first view settles how the mood is going to be for then rest of the day, and it is very hard to shift, to sway, to dispose of.
