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DARKROOM
WEEKLY PHOTO ESSAYS
Shot entirely on 35mm, Darkroom captures the everyday - embracing discovery, the imperfect and the essence of spaces beyond the picture-perfect facade of travel influencing.
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Flyover Country: Arkansas
I had a conversation at a bar in Prague once about who was the better kisser: Bill or Hillary? The consensus seemed to be Bill. At heart...
Silesian Skies: Nikiszowiec
Just a short and luxurious 2-hour and something Wizz Air flight from Luton Airport will take you to the historic mining region of Polish...
Balkan Summer: Perast
Boka Kotorska, or the bay of Kotor, is a stunning fjord-style bay in Monetenegro’s Adriatic coast. Renowned for its picturesque...
Brutal Bishkek: Soviet Modernism in the Kyrgyz Capital
Bishkek, formerly known as Frunze, is the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic - and was our first taste of post-Soviet architecture in Central...
The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports
Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital and my fifth post-Soviet nation: a short but sweet affair. Work in the day, Hesburger (Finnish fast food...
Geometric Honey: Marrakech
A thousand years old. It still moves at a thousand miles per hour. Marrakesh is a bustling city in the heart of Morrocco that serves as a...
Low ISO Mood: Concrete Yerevan on B+W
If you learn some of the numbers and times in Russian, you can try your luck purchasing tickets for the overnight train to Yerevan from...
Bloc Party: New Belgrade
Old Belgrade indeed has some cool things, namely the majority of cheap boozers, and the scars of NATO bombings that serve as a poignant...
Petra: Neabeatean Wonder
If you arrive by bus, wake up at 4 am in Amman, hopscotch across town onto a beautiful modern-day road liner, and take a nap. Around 11...
Ostrava: Industrial Bliss Deep in the Western Slavic Heartland
Ostrava, Czech Republic. Once part of the Eastern Bloc, it emulates the vibe of West Virginia nestled inside deep Slavic territory. In...
That's Life: Telavi
Telavi, Eastern Georgia, is the best place for wine in the entire world. It is sold inside 2 litre Coca Cola bottles. The wine costs one...
Purvciems District: Soviet Housing Heritage in the Latvian Capital
It’s your last day in Riga, the Latvian capital. The New Year’s celebrations are behind you. Your hangover is pretty much gone, you’ve...
Chiatura: Georgia’s Soviet Cable Car Capital
You will have heard of Tbilisi. You may have heard of Batumi, or Kakheti - Georgia's infamous wine region. You probably haven't heard of...
Hometown Heroes, Lookalikes and Baltic Triangles: Misadventures in Merseyside
Before departing for Liverpool from Manchester Oxford Road for the first time, I couldn’t help but take stock of any latent preconceived...
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