Giveaway: Stik Street Art Postcard

I have 10 Photo Larks postcards to give away featuring a piece by street artist Stik in East London. They are black and white and fabulous, something to stick on that bulletin board at work, right?  🙂

Want a reason to get excited for the post for the next few days? All you have to do is leave a link to Little London Observationist on one of your social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, your own blog, etc) and send me your name and address and let me know where you shared the link!

Email me at stephanie.sadler.23@gmail.com or get in touch via Facebook.

First 10 to share the link and send their address get the cards. Open worldwide. Have fun!

CONTEST CLOSED! All 10 have been claimed. Stay tuned. There will be another postcard giveaway soon. Feel free to keep promoting the LLO link though! 😉

13 Photographs: Black and White London

Sometimes the simplicity of a black and white photograph gives the subject new life. Stripping away the colour can pull in the imagination that is so quick to fill in a blank. Here’s a few photographs from the Flickr pool of unspectacular subjects in London that look pretty compelling in monochrome.

Photo: It’s not forbidden if you don’t get caught, Brady Street, Whitechapel by Louis Berk

Photo: Dew Drops by Karva Javi

Photo: Number 4, Princelet Street, Spitalfields by Russell Dixon

Photo: Sharp edges in East London by LLO

Photo: Poor lion by Dave McGowan

Photo: Lonely Smoker by John Kortland

Photo: Mugger’s Bridge in Brixton by Dave McGowan

Photo: Old Greenwich Pier by Russell Dixon

Photo: Upper Ground by Dave McGowan

Photo: Tribicycle by Bob Maccallum

Photo: No escape by Karva Javi

Photo: London 2012 by Skire is Cool

Photo: No ball games allowed in Southfields by LLO

10 London Photographs of Black and White Architecture

It’s all black and white lines, curves and crazy shapes today with a collection of photographs of some of London’s architecture shot in black and white by a few Flickr pool contributors.

Photo: i London Scene by Sue Fagg

Photo: Aluminium by The Green Abum

Photo: The Death of Admiral Nelson by Karva Javi

Photo: RB (5) by Me.Two

Photo: Heart of the City by The Green Album

Photo: Willis Building by Gary Kinsman

Photo: Assembled by The Green Album

Photo: From Greenwich by Karva Javi

Photo: Hole Punch by The Green Album

Photo: Shard and a Plane by Gary Kinsman

Have a great week, everyone!

PS. Need new Winter coat… non high-street suggestions?

John Kortland Photography: 32 Londoners in Black and White

I’m always showing you John Kortland‘s colour street portraits, but in fact he has quite the stunning collection of black and whites as well. Londoners look just as fantastic without colour, don’t you think? Here’s a splattering (all photos and captions in this entry are by John Kortland):

A Quick Touch Up

Lonely Planet Guide

Bruce Wayne

Do-It-Yourself Portrait

Passing Trade

Overslept

Day Dreaming

When Will It Stop?

Chef’s Rest

Handmade Extra Large Condoms While You Wait!

Ash Blondes

Collision Course

Late Arrival

Quiet Crossword

To Have and To Have Not

Serving Porridge

City Wall

Stood Up

Ladies Who Drink Coffee

City Slicker

Just Walk On By

Sales Rush

A Bird In The Hand…

You Looking At Me? 

Enjoying Some S&M

Converging Verticals

Waiting Game

Looking At The Bigger Picture

No Ifs, No Butts

The Lady With The Pearl Earring

Walking After The Rain

Another Brick In The Wall

Have any black and white London shots of your own?
Add them to the Flickr pool!

Black and White, Light and Shadow: Portraits of Londoners by Deon Kitcher

Deon Kitcher, another talented Londoner, suddenly appeared on my radar last night with loads on comments on my Flickr photos and praise for Little London Observationist. And I’m glad he did! His own Flickr stream is fantastic. My favourite shots are the black and white photographs with lovely light and shadow play (and sometimes a small touch of colour). In case you were wondering, Deon lives in Portobello Road, loves Japanese culture, Chinese takeaways and Chelsea Football Club! And he’s kindly agreed to let me share a few of my favourite photos from his portfolio. Here we go:

Portobello Market

Trafalgar Square

Westminster Bridge

Covent Garden

London

Covent Garden

Oxford Street

London

Westminster Bridge

Marble Arch

Covent Garden

Portobello Road

St. Paul’s

Trafalgar Square

On a side note, Happy 4th of July to all of my fellow Americans – expats out there somewhere and those of you back home watching the fireworks for us!

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Enter to win any free 8×10 print of your choice from my Etsy shop, just share the link to this blog (anywhere) and leave a comment on this Giveaway Entry or on Facebook. Ends Saturday!