You hopefully won’t be surprised to learn that as well as writing, I like to indulge my creativity with a spot of photography. I took the photo on the left last night, from a spot outside County Hall (this was before I got moved by security since, for some odd reason, you’re not allowed to use tripods in that area).
London’s a fantastic place to live if you enjoy photography. You’ve got your usual tourist-y locales, along with the many markets and shopping districts for those whose bent runs more towards street photography. Parks and nature reserves satisfy the nature photographers, and there are buildings galore for the architectural enthusiasts. Your two biggest problems are finding a spot among the other photographers, and trying to be polite to those idiotic passersby who seem to think it’s vital that they occupy the pride of place in your shot.
Still, I love photography, and it satisfies the more visual side of my brain. Whenever I write, I try to paint a picture in the mind of the reader, so they can ‘see’ what I see in my head when I’m writing, but sometimes it’s just easier to take a photo of it. Besides, photography is an excellent way to stimulate creativity – a favourite ‘game’ of mine is to browse the random shots gallery on Flickr, and use the first image that pops up as a story prompt. Try it yourself and see what you come up with!
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