Chinatown

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

A terrific collection of faces from Chinatown from Charlotte.

All of them consensual - so she somehow managed to get all of these people to udnerstand that she wanted to take their photo and get them all to pose so wonderfully. It's a challenge at the best of times, and when some of these people might not talk English, even more of a challenge.

The best thing about London for me is the rainbow of faces, the meeting palce for people from round the world, and this collection highlights that perfectly.

The London look

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

Love the whole London look thing going on here.

Chinatown

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

Fabulous - the red telephone box in the background really gives it a sense of space.

Front of House

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

The usually seen face of Chinatown, front of house of one of the many restuarants.

anyone got any good experiences or recommendations of those restaurants?

Chinatown

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

Could be anywhere in the world, and yet somehow very London.

Chinatown

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

So many things I'd love to ask this man but wonder if he would understand me. His name, where he came from, how long he's been in London, what he thinks of it, whether he's been to the ower of London or the British Museum...

Chinatown

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

A whole week on the blog from Charlotte. Great to see so many faces from Chinatown, somewhere many people (myself included) find impenetrable.

Harrow Road: Monologue on Roxy Music

, originally uploaded by alexbynature.

Chilled.

Graffiti Artist 2

Graffiti Artist 2, originally uploaded by uberpang.

Soft and Sharp, very direct.

nottinghill group shot

nottinghill group shot, originally uploaded by The Hungry Eye.

Another Notting Hill festival shot - wonderful big group of friends together.

Kilburn High Road (corner of Birchington Road)

Kilburn High Road (corner of Birchington Road), originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

Pounds and ounces. Britain holds out against the metric surge from Europe.

butcher

butcher, originally uploaded by robin bharaj.

Bit of a raw theme going on this week.

I love shots of Londoners doing what Londoners do. Bet it stank in there too.

London

London, originally uploaded by SHOLGK.

Great raw street shot of someone banished to the pavement now the smoking ban's come in.

crowd

crowd, originally uploaded by robin bharaj.

An Urban Nerd. Love the look, not quite nerdy enough though.

First cup of tea as a Brt

First cup of tea as a Brt, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

Well this guy really enjoyed himself! Enjoying life as a new Londoner.

New Brits

New Brits, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

She didn't seem too impressed.

As part of the ceremony process people had to swear allegiane to the Queen and country

ceremony9

ceremony9, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

I think this lady is Armenian or Iranian, from that sort of part of the world anyway.

She became British with her husband. It was great watching a whole family go through it.

I wish I would have spent more time with the people becoming British. A few were Australian or South African like my friend Aliza, there were a lot of Malaysian/Sri Lankan and Indian Subcontinent people, and quite a lot of Egyptian/Somalian too.

Not any more, now they're all Londoners.

Aliza becomes british

Aliza becomes british, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

This is Aliza with the lady mayor of Camden.

She turned up for the ceremony to hand people their certificates. She looked spectacularly unimpressed with the entire proceedings, and very bored.

The new Brit

The new Brit, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

It's the guy in the middle. he's the new Brit.

took the picture, wish I would have found out more about the story.

Orange juice and a muffin

Orange juice and a muffin, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

This lady is a new Londoner but it seemed to have passed her by that she has to have a cup of tea.

ceremony18

ceremony18, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

Last week I went to watch my friend Aliza become British at Camden Town Hall.

The fact that she had flown in from Australia for the event was not mentioned.

After becoming British the new citizens were offered a cup of tea. Of Course.

One Hour photo

, originally uploaded by 'stpiduko'.

And Eamon of course did what Eamon does best, confronting people and bringing us London from the street.

One Hour Photo

, originally uploaded by David Solomons.

David did what he does best too, he creates a tableau of life - turning McDonalds on a Saturday afternoon into a fascinating ensemble with something to see in every part of the photo.

One Hour Photo

, originally uploaded by Jayna.

So last Saturday afternoon a few photographers got together to take photos within a one hour time period in Soho.

Very different approach from each. Jayna found a Chinese restaurant. Whilst I usually blog consensual portraits for 365 Londoners, Chinatown and Chinese people are becoming more ubiquitous but I'm sure I'm nto the only person to find them quite unapproachable and Chinatown an inpenetrable place.

half half

, originally uploaded by jake d s.

Back to school this week and wonderful to see more experimenting from the photography students out there.

half the story? possibly.

from Paris to ...?

from Paris to ...?, originally uploaded by helen.2007.

On the way to find some Asian food.

Which reminds me - I'm hungry!

Chinese Whispers

Chinese Whispers, originally uploaded by uberpang.

love the mystery in the shot - ghosts and faries lurking in the layers.

A new/old take on a family portrait.

The Kiss

, originally uploaded by Glitter&Vomit.

Super stylish, super sexy!

Fierce

Fierce, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

Truly Fierce, a group of friends out together enjoying Carnival. Love the fashion sense, the pose, the strength, everything.

Elvis

Elvis, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

we've seen Elvis on this blog before, but I've never met him, although his fame is widespread. he's often to be found at open air events round London and I'm glad to have finally caught up with him.

Helium

Helium, originally uploaded by BennehBoy - you got a purdy mouth.

love it. wonderful use of light, the tower of ballons seems even higher.

Carnival

, originally uploaded by madeinsheffield.

well this is pretty much what most people going to Carnival want to see.

14

14, originally uploaded by SlipStreamJC.

Some people had to give out free sweets to get people to agree to have their photo taken - although these girls look so fabulous I'm sure they didn't need much encouragement.

nottinghill50

nottinghill50, originally uploaded by www.jonathantennant.co.uk.

of course some people got to look radiant in a fantastic costume.

Notting Hill Carnival #6

Notting Hill Carnival #6, originally uploaded by edscoble.

last weekend I went ot the Notting Hill Carnival. A perfect excuse for taking a few portraits of people getting into the party spirit.

Everyone was very friendly and plenty of people were happy to have their picture taken. This shot from Ed of a man in the crowd really reflects the party atmosphere well, and the sun had finally come out.