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This Town…28 days later.

It is exactly 28 days later since they imposed the London Lockdown and when you walk the desolate deserted streets of the West End it is exactly like waking up in that movie. There is not a soul around and it is extremely eerie. It has truly become a ghost town. And the further into the middle you get the quieter it becomes. There is no traffic noise, no drilling, no voices. Only the sound of silence.

There is a stark contrast to the calm stillness of the city centre with its abandoned streets and the tension within residential areas, driven by the need for human avoidance where ever you go. The irony is that the busiest part of London has now become the quietest. In all my life I have never seen the city like this. It is beautiful but also chilling at the same time.

These shots were all taken on daily allocated walks over the Easter Weekend and all people photographed whilst maintaining social distance.

Music is written, performed and produced by Charlie B. Lyrics taken from Ghost Town by the Specials .

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Babycakes Romero – Street Photographer (Pt 2)

If you can’t see this vid please click on link here: https://youtu.be/gRGH3yA3o1w

“Babycakes Romero is committed to doing whatever it takes in his pursuit of documentation. He has no hesitation to put himself in the firing line to get the shot. He is willing to risk everything . He is the Don McCullin of West London. A war photographer on the streets of London, just without the war bit.”

S J Levene, film director.

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I would love to know what this woman is doing. She seems to be pinching an imaginary handle or measuring something invisible. Or maybe her hand has locked that way in some arthritic seizure and she is pondering what she should do about it. I really haven’t a clue. And I guess I never will. Unless you know or are the woman with the mysterious gripping hand, please step forward…

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Babycakes Romero – Street Photographer. (Pt 1)

if you can’t see this vid click on link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIqZzFjjMT4

“This is the first in a series of mini ‘docs’ where we give you a no holes barred expose of the reclusive photographer that is Babycakes Romero. We were granted exclusive access and he allowed himself to be filmed for the first time ever.  We will take you behind the scenes, to show you his unconventional methods, his radical style and will ultimately reveal why this camera shy photographer is hiding in the shadows of his own exposures. We bring you the man behind the myth. The man behind the made up name.”

Simon J Levene, director (Tube Poker) 

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MYLDN – a streetview of London Life.

“MYLDN – a streetview of London life” is now out. It is published by Carpet Bombing Culture and available in all good bookshops (always wanted to say that) and online. You can buy via link below:

BUY BOOK HERE: https://babycakesromero.com/buy-myldn-a-streetview-of-london-life/

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#MYLDN KCKSTRTR Campaign – featured print (9)

Me and my kickstarter, selling prints of my hometown, my capital city, my london

Just in case you were in any doubt this is a picture of a man doing a head stand in his bucket. His sign states:

“I am a professional head stand master, practicing for ten years. Please don’t try this at home. Make a wish in my magic wishing tin and allow me to continue my wonderful job bringing smiles and laughter to you beautiful people. love and light to all. Please like “bucket boys/bucket man on facebook.”

This photograph is one of the selected prints you can order via this kickstarter campaign where I am trying to sell 100 one of a kind prints in 30 days for £30 each. And as of today, I am exactly halfway to my ‘all or nothing’ goal with exactly half the time to go..16 days to be precise  – to order a print here is the link to the campaign: https://tinyurl.com/ya43j8bw

 

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#MYLDN KCKSTRTR Campaign – featured print (8)

Me and my kickstarter, selling prints of my hometown, my capital city, my london

This was another one of those moments when I couldn’t quite believe my luck in spotting this random and poignant moment. The sofa had been there for about a day and had obviously been thrown out by someone and had seen other people sit on it but when I saw this woman sat there, deep in thought, looking concerned and somewhat troubled it really struck me. It was at a time when there was a relentless amount of anti-muslim headlines in the press and the mainstream media who were stoking up as much resentment and hatred as they could and I felt somehow this image encapsulated that experience in some ways. She looked so isolated and out of place on that purple sofa it felt like it showed how alienating it must feel to be from a different culture and attempting to integrate whilst looking so different and being treated with suspicion. The press only ever report the immigrant situation from the point of view of the establishment and the indigenous population rather than what it must feel like to be at the receiving end of an unwelcoming atmosphere. Imagine going to a party and everyone looks at you weird and gives you the cold shoulder. Like that but every day.

This photograph is one of the selected prints you can order via this kickstarter campaign where I am trying to sell 100, one of a kind, one off, 1 of 1 prints which are never to be repeated or replicated. As I am only printing 1 of each shot you will not be able to choose your print but you will be the only person in the world to ever own it – please click through on this link to view the campaign and  join the lucky dip and to share if at all possible: https://tinyurl.com/ya43j8bw – your support is very much appreciated. And thank you to everyone who has pledged so far. Muchos Muchos x

To see all the prints that are part of the lucky dip please click on this link: http://wp.me/P2TRkx-3ym

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#MYLDN KCKSTRTR Campaign – featured print (7)

Me and my kickstarter, selling prints of my hometown, my capital city, my london

Not a single pixel in this digital photograph has ever be seen anywhere other than on a screen. It has been at the mercy of instant swiping since it was released into the ether and has only ever known fleeting encounters with its online consumers. There one second, gone the next. Don’t these pixels deserve a more permanent existence? To exist in the real world as we do? You could release this picture from its digital hard drive dungeon by pledging to my campaign  and giving it a place it could call home.

Free the jpeg today by clicking on this link: https://tinyurl.com/ya43j8bw

This is just one of the 100 photographs you could receive in the lucky dip. You don’t get to choose as there is only one of each print and when you receive it you will be the only person in the world to ever own it. I will never re-print the photograph so it will be like owning a painting, a true one off. These images will only ever be offered in this way at this price on this kickstarter campaign as a one time only deal never to be repeated.

If you have enjoyed being a follower of the #MYLDN series over the years and were able to help contribute to this campaign I would be hugely grateful. The way kickstarter works is that I need to sell all of them to hit my target or I don’t sell any. Sadly I do not have an ad spend to help promote this so if you are able to share this campaign in any way it would be hugely appreciated.

tally so far: 35 prints sold, 65 to go, 22 days left.