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My name is James Murray and I live in London, England but love to go exploring in foreign climates. Coming from a design background I look at photography as an extension of this, recording the lifestyles and architecture that make up are world.

My passion for photography started when I first picked up a film camera (wow I miss the darkroom), capturing the moments of my accident filled childhood. I transferred this passion into my studies mixing in all of my design influences to create my own style.

Architecture and photography are the perfect blend each complementing the other. As a HDR (High Dynamic Range) enthuiast, I use this technique to enrich my images.

I have worked as a photographer since 2010, taking photos of the enviroment that I lived in around London, selling images as artworks and to companies. In 2011 I worked for Disney on their cruise ships with the big mouse himself. Onboard I worked as a portrait and wedding photographer, learning new techniques and feeding my travel bug.

Every photo is a memory; there is no better way to capture it then how you see it, not how the camera sees it.

 

Stacky Theme by Andrew

I could spend hours in this station. http://bit.ly/JtGZQU

The missing piece of a puzzle http://bit.ly/HUy4UL

8th
February

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Well perhaps not brutal but definitely inspired from brutalist architecture. This is one of the entrances/exits of the Canary Wharf underground station. It is probably my favourite station to photo as the architecture is superb. This is the more quiet entrance. The main one is much larger but designed in the same type of style. It was taken out on a photo walk with Dylan, John and Mike. We weren’t out for long as is was freezing and felt like -20 (in reality it was more like -3) so pretty cold. I didn’t use a tripod for this photo and perhaps I should of. It caused me to raise the ISO so a lot of noise was produced. I managed to get rid of most of it but I am still not happy with the actual opening in the entrance. I produced a version where that noise was gone but it still didn’t float my boat.

Well perhaps not brutal but definitely inspired from brutalist architecture. This is one of the entrances/exits of the Canary Wharf underground station. It is probably my favourite station to photo as the architecture is superb. This is the more quiet entrance. The main one is much larger but designed in the same type of style.

It was taken out on a photo walk with Dylan, John and Mike. We weren’t out for long as is was freezing and felt like -20 (in reality it was more like -3) so pretty cold. I didn’t use a tripod for this photo and perhaps I should of. It caused me to raise the ISO so a lot of noise was produced. I managed to get rid of most of it but I am still not happy with the actual opening in the entrance. I produced a version where that noise was gone but it still didn’t float my boat.

Looking down onto Malta

Malta was great for photos. The place is so unique and the ship made a great view point to take photos from. This was one time where I didn’t get off the ship. Instead choosing to relax and enjoy the pool while no guests were there.

It seems like I didn’t post a photos on friday. I would put it down to computer error but to be honest it was all me. I would make the excuse of a new job and other blah blah blah excuses that I could make up but I won’t. Instead I will be posting an extra one this week on saturday. Tis also means that I need to go out in London at some point this week as my current supply is running a bit thin. If you want photos of my hand or random person then i’m sorted for qa while but for some this might not be the case.

See you all tomorrow.

You Cheeky Monkey

I got to know the monkeys well in Gibralter. I spent a whole day photographing guests with them on top of the Rock. They are everywhere, taking every bag that they come across. They are looking for food and snatch it away right from your hand. We would guess what guest would fall victim and it became a fun game.

This is one of the culprits relaxing after a long day of harrasing tourists. You can see the Disney Magic in the harbor below. Believe it or not we actually walked back to the ship from here. It took us forever as it was further then we thought.

The Rock of Gibralter 

I have posted a view of this famous rock before but this one is perhaps my favorite. I loved visiting Gibralter as it reminded me of home. Technically it is part of the UK and many parts of it were exactly like home. From the red post boxes to the tradition English pubs on the high street. The best part was Morrissons the supermarket. I had missed English chocolate and hadn’t had any for 3 months. I definitely stocked up here but ti didn’t last long.

You can see the Disney ship that I was on in the left hand side of the image. You can see all of the island from up there and all the way into Spain. Spain starts just past the runway in the centre of the image.

When I first saw this globe I knew that I wanted to come back and take lots of photos of it. It is in the natural History Museum at the second entrance from Exhibition Road. It draws the visitor into its Earth Galleries and up to a long escalator that transports you up into a globe representing the Earth. In this part of the museum you can explore geology, the mechanisms that made the earth, and continue to shape it today.

We went back to the UK for 1 day on the cruise… well sorta. We had a stop at Gibraltar while on the transatlantic crossing. It it very similar to the UK that I know and love just better weather and alot of spanish speaking. Us English folk on board used are time to get lots of English chocolate from english shops. It didnt last long when we were back onboard though.

This Photo was taken at the top of the famous Rock of Gibraltar. I spent the day up there working, taking photos of all the Disney Guests.

The last one of the night

I loved being onto of the new shopping centre. If you are ever in London, I suggest going up to the top of the One New Change shopping centre. You get the best view.

More from my recent Urbex trip. These are the last ones I promise.

The View from the London Eye. It looks so good in HDR. Its a shame about the reflection though