The London Photo Walk

This will be a great STREET PHOTOGRAPHY opportunity for anyone looking for a colourfull spring day out with thier camera.
Expect a great day at this World famous landmark.
If you want to experience Turkish culture with music, entertainment, food and wonderfull friendly people then this is a good place to start, and a good place for a beer when were done taking photos.

What Turkish Day In London Organisors have to say:

Dear Turkish Day in London community,
As you may be aware, Turkish Day in London was postponed in response to the mining accident in Soma, Turkey. Our thoughts remain with the family, friends and colleagues of those who have lost their lives.
Thank you for the incredible amount of support and positive messages you have shared with us over the last few days. We were very touched by your understanding about our postponement of Turkish Day in London.
We are pleased to announce that Turkish Day in London will be on Sunday 1st of June 2014 at Trafalgar Square. We are also pleased to say that all performers, exhibitors and activities remain unchanged. Please share the new date and posters with your friends, family and colleagues. We hope that everyone can get together and enjoy the day!

“Turkish day in London is a unique event inspired by the Turkish community living here in the United Kingdom. Our event offers a full day packed full of activities and features that deliver the best and most accessible way to enjoy a Turkish cultural experience outside of Turkey.

From live performances by leading Turkish artists and musicians to recreations of Turkeys greatest landmarks, visitors can enjoy a complimenting mixture of modernity and tradition in a quintessentially British location with a distinctly Turkish atmosphere.’

This year, UK & Turkey Events set out to organise “Turkish Day In London” in Trafalgar Square, exposing Turkish culture to the masses with an event that was to be the first of its kind in the United Kingdom and on a massive scale.

Our vision was to exhibit the diverse colours and vibrancy of the Turkish community in London whilst engaging with Londoners.”

LWP Meeting point : London Charing Cross Rail entrance
Finishing point: Tattershall Castle (ship), Victoria Embankment.

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Meeting point: Cutty Sark, next to entrance of the foot tunnel.
From the meeting point there will be a steep hill to walk. If you prefer to there is Pay and Display ( £1.20 per hour. Blue Badge Holders Free. ) car parking in Blackheath Avenue within the grounds of the park and join up with the group at General James Wolfe statue at the end of the road.
A relaxing stroll in this beautifull Royal Park ending at the Pavillion Tea House……

Theme: Near… Far…

Route map https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z009grIFctOE.k1eDBX_E_BwE

Full details to follow

EVENT ON FACEBOOK

Event Organiser: Savash Djemal

Some people on the London Photo Walk Page wanted to do a photo walk around Tower Bridge in order to see the bridge rise and close…. so here’s a walk to meet a lot of people’s taste. From Street Photography to Architecture to Botonics.

The walk will start from St Pauls Station from 2pm, and will end Trinity Square Gardens at around 4pm onwards. Some people want to do some photography of Tower Bridge opening and closing, and this walk will provide the ideal opportunity to do just that.

The final meeting point is the Slug and Lettuce (http://www.slugandlettuce.co.uk/slug-towerbridge/) is located at Unit 1 Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine Docks, East Smithfield, Tower Bridge, London, E1W 1AA. I will update the map as soon as I can to reflect the end meeting point.

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Thanks to Savash for the nugget of information below.

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EVENT ORGANISER: Prashant Meswani

Blue Hour
Sat 12 Apr Bridge lifts 18:30 Sailing Barge Will, going up river.
Sat 12 Apr Bridge lifts 19:15 Sailing Barge Will, going down river.
Sun Sets @ 19:51
Low Tide @ London Bridge ( Tower Pier ) is at 18.22 1.07m

A short walk culminating at The Classic Car Boot Sale.

There is a photo theme: HAPPY PEOPLE
http://youtu.be/luZGmaEhxAs

ROUTE MAP LINK http://goo.gl/FvMkmZ

9.30am Meeting point in front of The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square. Don’t be shy, meet & get to know fellow members, take photos while we assemble to set off at 10.00am sharp ( after Group photo on the steps ) We go through Admiralty Arch then down the Mall. If were lucky a sea of Daffodils may be in bloom the stems are up already. We will be taking in St James Park, watch out for the pigeon eating pelican ( good viewpoint of Buckingham Palace & Duck Island from the Blue Bridge across the lake ).Opportunity to catch birds in flight at eye level here. Then Horse Guards Parade and Parliament Square. After passing Big Ben, look for Boudiccan Rebellion statue and head down along Victoria Embankment past the Battle of Britain Memorial . Pass through the Gardens past the Ancient Tree ( I’d love to see how our top photographers tackle this). Finally we cross the Golden Jubilee Bridge with views up the Thames and finish at The Classic Car Boot Sale at the Southbank Centre adjacent to Jubilee Gardens.
There is a St Patrick’s Day festival at Trafalgar Square between 12.00-14.00 for those not going to Classic Car Boot Sale, just complete the loop on the map at the Golden jubilee Bridge.

The route is about 50 min walk so feel free to walk off-piste, there is plenty of time for photographing many iconic scenes along the way. There is no end time to this walk so you can arrive at the destination at your own pace. If you feel you are running late simply take the shorter route over Westminster Bridge.

The Boot Sale opens at 12.00pm ( £4.00 ENTRY FEE ), expect to queue but once inside its worth it.
There is plenty of choice for food and drink, If the Big double decker Bus Pub is open I’ll see you there.
You can enjoy the experience for as long as you like. There are many photo opportunities inside too.
For those that like to dress up 40′s and 50′s style you wont look out of place.
I hope that many will participate and post photos of thier Classic London Photo Walk day out.

Feel free to wear your London Photo Walk Lens/wrist band so the group is easily identifiable,

ROUTE MAP LINK : http://goo.gl/FvMkmZ

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CLICK ON THE LINK FOR GOOGLE MAP ROUTE ON ANDROID PHONE or PRINT HARD COPY TO CARRY WITH YOU.

Charing x are nearest stations to start, and Waterloo are nearest stations to finish both just 5 mins away.

Sunrises @ 6.12am due east
Sunsets @ 6.06pm due west

We are getting into the seasonal spirit by having the next Photo Walk at the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.

There are a few rules we have to abide by as per last year.

Photography and filming on site is allowed for personal use only
Do not take cameras onto the ice rink
Do not take pictures or film the children
Do not block pathways with tripods otherwise security will ask you to move on

Meeting Place: Entrance Gates at Hyde Park corner 2.00pm PROMPT.
Pub Finish Point: NORDIC BAR (F11) at 4.00pm

Please try to be there promptly as we have to hand out Hyde Park ‘group photographers,’ wristbands.
And finally we have the London Photo Walk wristbands. Yes dear photographers you will now be branded! The LPW wristbands are £1 each to cover the cost of making them. As you know LPW doesn’t make any profit to cover for these. The bands are optional however they will help with security in future walks.

Halloween and Guy Fawkes is over, its officially time to think about Christmas! Regent Street will be cordoned off for the Christmas lights switch on this Saturday so I thought it would be a nice time to capture the heart of London at the beginning of the festive season. Don’t worry the Winter Wonderland Walk will be coming up soon too.

We’ll be meeting at the Nikon School just at the top of Regent street and making our way down. If anyone has any tips on photographing Christmas lights, please share.

Meeting Point: 63-64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW
Christmas Lights switched on: 17:30pm at the junction of New Burlington Street and Regent Street
End pub: The Clachan, 34 Kingley Street, W1B 5QH (behind Libertys)

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Don’t forget to upload your pictures to our Pix.ie gallery afterwards as Regent Street would like to have a browse!

Entrance on Fulham Road, SW10 9UG Meeting at 1:00pm.
Info on building: http://tinyurl.com/p5c29dm

Tour at 2pm starting at the Cemetery Chapel Club.

London’s finest Grade I listed Victorian cemetery of 40 acres with many memorials, designed by architect who had previously worked on rebuilding of Windsor Castle.

Entry to chapel and cemetery grounds.

Finishing Pub: TBC

MAP: http://tinyurl.com/q2nvqft

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Meet outside Naval College at 1pm
Old Royal Naval College – King Charles Court
West Gate (King William Walk), or East Gate (Park Row) and Romney Road crossing. Entry from pier via Cutty Sark Gardens, SE10 9NN,

Next door is Admirals House.

Across the court to Queen Anne Court.

Around the court to the Painted Hall, Chapel

See map for all these landmarks: http://www.ornc.org/assets/files/ORNC_access_map_download.pdf

Finishing Pub: TBC

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1. Meeting outside Bevis Marks Synagogue, 5 Heneage Lane, EC3A 5DQ at 12:00 noon
Info on building: http://tinyurl.com/pdjqatu

2. 30 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8EP at aprox 1:00pm
NOTE: Groups of 30 people every 10 mins, strictly 20 mins duration in total, first come basis. High security with bag and body scans. Bring photo ID.
Info on building: http://tinyurl.com/qe979nx

3. St Helen Bishopsgate (Church) at aprox 2:00pm
Great St Helen’s, EC3A 6AT

Public Transport to Meeting Point
Tube: Aldgate;
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street;
8,15,25,26,35,40,42,47,48,67,78,100,115,149,242

Finishing Pub Point: TBC

MAP
http://tinyurl.com/prbkxu7

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Access via new power station park: approaching from Chelsea, cross over Chelsea Bridge and proceed down the stairs on the left, SW8 5BN

Hosting site visits as part of Open House for the first time and the last opportunity to see one of London’s most iconic buildings before it undergoes a vibrant redevelopment across the full 38 acre site.

First come basis, queuing if necessary. Project architects, engineers and landscape architects on site.

Tube: Sloane Square, Vauxhall

Rail: Battersea Park, Queenstown Road

Bus: 452, 156, 137, 344

Meeting Point: TBC
End Pub: TBC

Info on Battersea Power Station CLICK HERE

OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL OPEN CITY BUILDING:
Royal College of Art Dyson Building
1 Hester Road, SW11 4AN,
Info on Royal College of Art Dyson Building CLICK HERE

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