Artist Ali Smith: Printing East London’s urban landscape
Canal boats, cranes and graffiti: Everyday East End scenes through a local printmaker’s eyes. Most people walking down Mile End
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Photoessays
Victoria Park in the snow: The wintery wonderland on our doorstep [photoessay]
These photos of Victoria Park covered in snow will help to banish any blues you might have this winter. Picturesque all year round, this green space on our doorstep has been transformed into an ethereal world dusted with snowflakes. This really is ‘the best park in the world’.
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Companionship on camera: the beauty of everyday interactions in the East End [photoessay]
Moments of intimacy between East Enders are captured in these warm everyday interactions. Our everyday lives are populated by intimate
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Girls football: Andrew Leo captures the courage and camaraderie of Bow’s Vicky Park Rangers [Photoessay]
Biting winds, bare legs and mud-caked football boots: local photographer Andrew Leo captures the spirit of Victoria Parks’ girls’ football
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The exceptional colours of autumn in Victoria Park captured in this beautiful photoessay
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Victoria Park’s trees, pathways, and landmarks in autumn with local resident Phil Verney’s stunning
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Market day on Roman Road [photoessay]
Take a stroll down Roman Road market with photographer Wedgley Snipes. People have been ‘going down the Roman’ for over
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East London art exhibitions open this spring: from Whitechapel to Chisenhale Gallery [photoessay]
As art exhibitions re-open, we explore the best East London’s galleries have to offer, from performance art to painting to immersive sculptural experiences.
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Surprising vistas of a wintery dawn walk along the Regent’s Canal [photoessay]
These photos of Regent’s Canal taken recently on a dark dawn walk capture a moment in time in the history
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Incredible photos of Roman Road from Bow to Globe Town [photoessay]
Here’s our our pick of the best photos of Roman Road from Bow to Globe – you can see why we love it so.
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Community spirit shines through this year’s Christmas light displays [photoessay]
We sent local photographer Phil Verney to capture the best Christmas lights around the Roman Road area.
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Barge portraits: A window into life on the Regent’s canal [photoessay]
I wanted to capture intimate scenes of people’s autumn evenings on the boats.
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Why the local milk round is enjoying a revival [photoessay]
Trevor Culling is the neighbourhood’s silent and often invisible friend, delivering milk to door steps around Roman Road when the
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