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  • A Letters From Yemen poster is pictured on a door in Brixton on 10th November 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Letters From Yemen are produced by The Human Project.art, a collective of artists, activists and academics seeking to elevate often unheard voices from conflict zones. They are currently showcasing the work of Thiyazen Al-Alawi, the last known street artist in Yemens capital Sana’a.
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  • A Letters From Yemen poster is pictured on a door in Brixton on 10th November 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Letters From Yemen are produced by The Human Project.art, a collective of artists, activists and academics seeking to elevate often unheard voices from conflict zones. They are currently showcasing the work of Thiyazen Al-Alawi, the last known street artist in Yemens capital Sana’a.
    MK-20211110-Letters-From-Yemen-Brixt...jpg
  • Large NFA graffiti crew letters sprayed on a wall in the inner city area of Highgate on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This is a common signt in Birmingham, with the letters standing for expletive Not F-ing Around.
    20201214_nfa birmingham_001.jpg
  • Large NFA graffiti crew letters sprayed on a wall in the inner city area of Highgate on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This is a common signt in Birmingham, with the letters standing for expletive Not F-ing Around.
    20201214_nfa birmingham_002.jpg
  • Ruth London c of Fuel Poverty Action FPA and Barry Todman r of the National Pensioners Convention hand in letters for 10 Downing Street to mark the release of statistics on “excess winter deaths” on 26th November 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Around 10,000 people die in the UK every year because they cannot afford to heat their homes, but statistics are likely to be even higher now due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  • Street art by Ben Eine in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120402street art_DZ.jpg
  • Street art by Ben Eine spells the word 'Happy' in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120329street art_DD.jpg
  • Street art by Ben Eine spells the phrase 'Home Sweet Home Less' in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120315street art_BP.jpg
  • Street art by Ben Eine spells the phrase 'Home Sweet Home Less' in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120315street art_BM.jpg
  • Street art by Ben Eine in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120313street art_AQ.jpg
  • Street art by Ben Eine in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120301street art_T.jpg
  • Street art by Ben Eine in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine which reads 'ANTIANTIANTI' is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20120301street art_U.jpg
  • Scary: Street art by Ben Eine in the East End of London, UK. An ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages. Ben Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across East London walls like “Scary”, “Exciting”, “Vandalism”, “Change” and “Calculate”.
    20151230_scary street art_A.jpg
  • Tall black man with giant letters across the grass in Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, SE24., spelling Lambeth, the largest in area, of London boroughs. The letters are a remnant of the Lambeth Country Show, an annual iner-city weekend festival featuring local businesses and entertainment, it celebrates the successes of Lambeth's achivevements for its population of approximately 303,000.
    love_lambeth04-02-08-2015_1 1.jpg
  • Tall black man with giant letters across the grass in Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, SE24., spelling Lambeth, the largest in area, of London boroughs. The letters are a remnant of the Lambeth Country Show, an annual iner-city weekend festival featuring local businesses and entertainment, it celebrates the successes of Lambeth's achivevements for its population of approximately 303,000.
    love_lambeth04-02-08-2015_1.jpg
  • Families with giant letters across the grass in Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, SE24, spelling Lambeth, the largest in area, of London boroughs. The letters are a remnant of the Lambeth Country Show, an annual iner-city weekend festival featuring local businesses and entertainment, it celebrates the successes of Lambeth's achivevements for its population of approximately 303,000.
    love_lambeth01-02-08-2015_1.jpg
  • Families with giant letters across the grass in Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, SE24, spelling Lambeth, the largest in area, of London boroughs. The letters are a remnant of the Lambeth Country Show, an annual iner-city weekend festival featuring local businesses and entertainment, it celebrates the successes of Lambeth's achivevements for its population of approximately 303,000.
    love_lambeth01-02-08-2015_1 1.jpg
  • Large Great Dane dog owner with giant letters spelling Lambeth, the largest in area, of London boroughs. The pet stalks across the grass in Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, SE24. The letters are a remnant of the Lambeth Country Show, an annual iner-city weekend festival featuring local businesses and entertainment, it celebrates the successes of Lambeth's achivevements for its population of approximately 303,000.
    love_lambeth02-02-08-2015_1.jpg
  • Large Great Dane dog owner with giant letters spelling Lambeth, the largest in area, of London boroughs. The pet stalks across the grass in Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, SE24. The letters are a remnant of the Lambeth Country Show, an annual iner-city weekend festival featuring local businesses and entertainment, it celebrates the successes of Lambeth's achivevements for its population of approximately 303,000.
    love_lambeth02-02-08-2015_1 1.jpg
  • A Royal Mail postal worker leans into a post box to empty a batch of letters and parcels, on 20th November 2019, in the City of London, England.
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  • A Royal Mail postal worker leans into a post box to empty a batch of letters and parcels, on 20th November 2019, in the City of London, England.
    postman-01-20-11-2019.jpg
  • Young woman interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Station has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_station sign_002.jpg
  • Young woman interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Station has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_station sign_001.jpg
  • A Royal Mail postal worker leans into a post box to empty a batch of letters and parcels, on 20th November 2019, in the City of London, England.
    postman-04-20-11-2019 1.jpg
  • A Royal Mail postal worker leans into a post box to empty a batch of letters and parcels, on 20th November 2019, in the City of London, England.
    postman-04-20-11-2019.jpg
  • Detail of a No Parking stencil lettering on wooden slats in south London. Stenciled in yellow letters, the words habe been sprayed on to the faded old panels of a fence in a south London industrial yard.
    no_parking01-15-05-2014_1.jpg
  • Young woman interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Station has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_station sign_003.jpg
  • Detail of a No Parking stencil lettering on wooden slats in south London. Stenciled in yellow letters, the words habe been sprayed on to the faded old panels of a fence in a south London industrial yard.
    no_parking02-15-05-2014_1.jpg
  • On the eve of transfer of law in Hong Kong from the UK to China, construction workers in Central Hong Kong carry on their tasks during a monsoonal rain shower on the last day of British rule. Some are dressed in yellow waterproof coats and hard hats, we see a British-style sign warning drivers of Men at Work resembling a man holding an umbrella. Lastly, on the right another man on a wall, also holding an brolley. In the foreground a car park sign states that the space is full in red letters and a local authority sign saying "Working for a better environment" is written in Chinese and English lettering. The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, referred to as "The Handover" occurred at midnight on June 30, 1997, signifying the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China.
    hong_kong01_1.jpg
  • Yellow oarding sign with the word "Change" written in blue letters.
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  • In light monsoonal rain, a lone pedestrian is seen from a high viewpoint, crossing a zebra crossing with a yellow grid box junction to his right in Central Hong Kong on the last day of British rule. The junction is empty and without any traffic but the word 'Look' is stencilled in white letters for the benefit of unwary pedestrians. An umbrella used by the unrecognisable person is a colour match with the painted striped road markings, identical to the British highway traffic code. The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" occurred at midnight on June 30, 1997, signifying the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • Messages of love written in marker pen on a public park sign containing local bylaws. The large letters form the words LOVE YOU in the centre of frame - an amorous declaration of affection - by an admirer followed in red writing of the words "I love you too!" The scrawled writing is on the background of a local park's laws that indicate in parts 2 and 3 what not to do in this public space in south London, England.
    love_you01-08-01-2013.jpg
  • Elderly townspeople sitting against a background of alphabet letters on a bus shelter screen. on 24th March 2017, in Leuven, Belgium.
    leuven_people-02-24-03-2017.jpg
  • Broken Hair & Beauty shop frontage sign. We look up from a low angle to see the missing and dropped letters on the shop name reading 'Hair & Beauty' located in a side street in central London. The shutters are down and Christmas crystal decorations indicate that this business may be closed for the holiday period - although its owner needs to attend to this maintenance when open again.
    hair_beauty01-04-01-2016.jpg
  • Yellow oarding sign with the word "Change" written in blue letters.
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  • A neon sign forming the letters spelling the word Morning Glory outside a cafe in Soho, on 15th January 2020, in London, England.
    morning_glory-02-15-01-2020.jpg
  • The trimmed topiary forming the letters spelling Love in a public park, on 22nd April 2017, in Clevedon, North Somerset, England.
    love_topiary-01-22-04-2017.jpg
  • Elderly townspeople sitting against a background of alphabet letters on a bus shelter screen. on 24th March 2017, in Leuven, Belgium.
    leuven_people-04-24-03-2017.jpg
  • A former HSBC Bank name and logo on the side of a closed branch in the City of London. The closed branch of this bank has left the faint trace of letters that form the corporation's logo and brand name. HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. In 2012 HSBC announced it was to cut more than 2,200 jobs in the UK as part of global cost-cutting measures.
    closed_bank07-27-09-2013_1_1.jpg
  • Woman with a walking frame and her dog interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_003.jpg
  • Sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_010.jpg
  • People interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_005.jpg
  • People interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_006.jpg
  • Woman with a walking frame and her dog interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_002.jpg
  • Woman talking on her smartphone beside the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign_001.jpg
  • Woman vaping beside the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Vaping is often seen as a safe or safer alternative to smoking. It is also relatively new to the market, only hitting the mainstream over the past decade or so. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham vaper_003.jpg
  • Woman vaping beside the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Vaping is often seen as a safe or safer alternative to smoking. It is also relatively new to the market, only hitting the mainstream over the past decade or so. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham vaper_002.jpg
  • People wearing face masks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign face masks_...jpg
  • People wearing face masks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign face masks_...jpg
  • People wearing face masks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign face masks_...jpg
  • A window detail of Dr Samuel Johnson in his museum house, on 17th September 2017, in the City of London, England. Samuel Johnson 1709–1784, often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, described by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history.
    samuel_johnson-01-17-09-2017.jpg
  • The light artwork called Run seen during the London 2012 Olympics. Artist Monica Bonvicini created one of the largest works of art for the Games -a  staggered row of three shiny giant letters – 9m high, 5m wide, 1.2m deep spell out the word “RUN” and reflect their surroundings like a mirror during the day, blend in with them and reflect the observer. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
    olympic_park32-02-08-2012.jpg
  • The entrance to the Theatre Royal Windsor is pictured on 13 October 2020 in Windsor, United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Windsor reopens this evening for the first time since March with a production of A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ for a socially-distanced audience, having recently announced a winter schedule of productions to be performed in accordance with its coronavirus risk assessments and COVID-19 secure policy.
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  • The entrance to the Theatre Royal Windsor is pictured on 13 October 2020 in Windsor, United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Windsor reopens this evening for the first time since March with a production of A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ for a socially-distanced audience, having recently announced a winter schedule of productions to be performed in accordance with its coronavirus risk assessments and COVID-19 secure policy.
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  • Patrick Tuttofuoco’s Folkestone letters sculpture displayed on Folkestone Harbour Arm originally as part of the Triennial Arts Festival in 2008, which has now become part of the Folkestone Artworks, a permanent art collection in the town.
    UK-Kent-Folkestone-0062.jpg
  • A British post box used for letters that are then collected every day by the Royal Mail, the British postal service.
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  • Young man using a smartphone interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_009.jpg
  • People interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_008.jpg
  • Woman with a walking frame interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_004.jpg
  • Young man using a smartphone interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_007.jpg
  • People interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Street has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_street sign birmingham_001.jpg
  • Sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign_003.jpg
  • Young woman interacts with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign_002.jpg
  • Woman vaping beside the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Vaping is often seen as a safe or safer alternative to smoking. It is also relatively new to the market, only hitting the mainstream over the past decade or so. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham vaper_001.jpg
  • People wearing face masks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic interact with the sign for Birmingham New Street / Grand Central station in the city centre on 15th October 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The word Birmingham has been changed to be spelt out in multi-coloured letters.
    20211015_birmingham sign face masks_...jpg
  • London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, East London. The word RUN is spelt out in large scale mirror letters, one of a few big sculptures on the site.
    20120731olympic park run_A.jpg
  • London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, East London. The word RUN is spelt out in large scale mirror letters, one of a few big sculptures on the site.
    20120731olympic park run_C.jpg
  • The entrance to the Theatre Royal Windsor is pictured on 13 October 2020 in Windsor, United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Windsor reopens this evening for the first time since March with a production of A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ for a socially-distanced audience, having recently announced a winter schedule of productions to be performed in accordance with its coronavirus risk assessments and COVID-19 secure policy.
    MK-20201013-Theatre-Royal-Windsor-Re...jpg
  • The entrance to the Theatre Royal Windsor is pictured on 13 October 2020 in Windsor, United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Windsor reopens this evening for the first time since March with a production of A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ for a socially-distanced audience, having recently announced a winter schedule of productions to be performed in accordance with its coronavirus risk assessments and COVID-19 secure policy.
    MK-20201013-Theatre-Royal-Windsor-Re...jpg
  • Coronavirus instructions are pictured outside the entrance to the Theatre Royal Windsor on 13 October 2020 in Windsor, United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Windsor reopens this evening for the first time since March with a production of A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ for a socially-distanced audience, having recently announced a winter schedule of productions to be performed in accordance with its coronavirus risk assessments and COVID-19 secure policy.
    MK-20201013-Theatre-Royal-Windsor-Re...jpg
  • The entrance to the Theatre Royal Windsor is pictured on 13 October 2020 in Windsor, United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Windsor reopens this evening for the first time since March with a production of A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ for a socially-distanced audience, having recently announced a winter schedule of productions to be performed in accordance with its coronavirus risk assessments and COVID-19 secure policy.
    MK-20201013-Theatre-Royal-Windsor-Re...jpg
  • The Lighthouse and Folkestone letters sculpture on Folkestone Harbour Arm pier which is being re-developed into a public space and two workmen are working on the upper tier of the pier, photographed from a boat in The English Channel off Folkestone seafront, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
    UK-Kent-Folkestone-6021.jpg
  • White painted letter Ps on blue gates warning of constant parking in south London. The DIY Do-it-Yourself effort is effective and noticeable so that motorists don't leave their vehicles outside blocking the entrance to the urban property. In the very middle of the landscape is a padlock, securing steel doors together.
    PP_gates01-30-04-2015_1.jpg
  • Alphabet street art covering a yellow wall with letter forms in Spitalfields, London, UK. Street art in the East End of London is an ever changing visual enigma, as the artworks constantly change, as councils clean some walls or new works go up in place of others. While some consider this vandalism or graffiti, these artworks are very popular among local people and visitors alike, as a sense of poignancy remains in the work, many of which have subtle messages.
    20150717_alphabet street art_A.jpg
  • Chalk writing warns letter posters of a freshly-painted Royal Mail postal box in Dulwich Village, on 7th January 2019, in Southwark, London, UK.
    wet_postal_box-03-07-01-2019.jpg
  • With the missing letter f, an exterior of the Raj of India, Indian restaurant, a fading exterior for eat-in or takeaway south-Asian foods in the suburban town of Swanley in south-east London, on 3rd February 2020, in Swanley, London, England.
    swanley_journey-09-03-02-2020.jpg
  • The words 'Last Day' are painted in white emulsion on a window Camden North London, England. A Jesus figure, dolls  and various bric a brac are seen in the window behind the large lettering. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    window_lastday_03002-17-04-2007_1_1.jpg
  • A detail of sun-burned shrivelled News and Mags lettering outside a local convenience shop and newsagent in East Dulwich, on 10th February 2019, in London, England.
    news_mags-02-11-02-2019.jpg
  • The lettering outside Southwarks newest library, near East Dulwich station, on 10th February 2019, in London, England.
    southwark_library-03-11-02-2019.jpg
  • The lettering outside Southwarks newest library, near East Dulwich station, on 10th February 2019, in London, England.
    southwark_library-05-11-02-2019.jpg
  • A detail of sun-burned shrivelled News and Mags lettering outside a local convenience shop and newsagent in East Dulwich, on 10th February 2019, in London, England.
    news_mags-03-11-02-2019.jpg
  • Workman up a ladder installs lettering for the refurbished Hermes store in London's New Bond Street. The electrician wires the illuminated lettering high up on the wall, over what will be a window display in this pretigious fashion house. In the week before Christmas there is a winter wonderland scane on the hoarding as London is eager to encourage the spending of foreign money.
    hermes_hoarding06-16-12-2014_1.jpg
  • A detail of sun-burned shrivelled NEWS lettering outside a local convenience shop and newsagent in East Dulwich, on 10th February 2019, in London, England.
    news_detail-01-11-02-2019.jpg
  • A detail of sign lettering and shadows telling cusomers of a local business that customer parking is at the rear of the premises, on 7th November 2019, in Surbiton, London, England.
    surbiton_journey-09-07-11-2019.jpg
  • The words Strange Days are written in large orange lettering as part of Strange Days, an video arts exhibition, on 3rd October 2018, in London, England. Strange Days: Memories of the Future, is a new exhibition presented by New York’s New Museum and The Store X in partnership with The Vinyl Factory, at London’s The Store X, 180 The Strand. The Massimiliano Gioni-curated exhibition features work by some of the world’s most exciting film-makers and video artists, presented as large-scale, multi-screen video installations, many of which are being shown in the UK for the first time.
    strange_days-15-03-10-2018.jpg
  • In heavy monsoonal rain, crowds gather beneath umbrellas on the roof of Ocean Terminal to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. A cruise liner is moored s small distance away but the glowing red comes from giant advertising lettering on the top floor of the shopping mall which protrudes out into Hong Kong harbour from the Kowloon side of the territory.  Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • During the second Coronavirus lockdown when most non-essential retailers and small businesses remain closed by order of the government, Christmas themed lettering is on the King's Road in Chelsea, on 13th November 2020, in London, England.
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  • In a back south London garden (yard) we see a detail of a London borough of Lambeth council green waste recycling bag. This local authority once provided for free, up to three bags per household purely for the use of garden and plant material instead of it going to landfill. But in the era of government and economic cuts, this is one service now charged for in 2011. The stenciled lettering tells home owners that only organic waste should be put in before a fortnightly collection from the street outside.
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  • The word Strange is written in large orange lettering as part of Strange Days, an video arts exhibition, on 3rd October 2018, in London, England. Strange Days: Memories of the Future, is a new exhibition presented by New York’s New Museum and The Store X in partnership with The Vinyl Factory, at London’s The Store X, 180 The Strand. The Massimiliano Gioni-curated exhibition features work by some of the world’s most exciting film-makers and video artists, presented as large-scale, multi-screen video installations, many of which are being shown in the UK for the first time.
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  • The word Strange is written in large orange lettering as part of Strange Days, an video arts exhibition, on 3rd October 2018, in London, England. Strange Days: Memories of the Future, is a new exhibition presented by New York’s New Museum and The Store X in partnership with The Vinyl Factory, at London’s The Store X, 180 The Strand. The Massimiliano Gioni-curated exhibition features work by some of the world’s most exciting film-makers and video artists, presented as large-scale, multi-screen video installations, many of which are being shown in the UK for the first time.
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  • Young local Polish schoolchildren take part in a cycling challenge held in an open green space and in front of large wooden lettering for their southern Polish town, on 17th September 2019, in Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Last day of trading of a Knightsbridge shop selling period furniture in central London. The lettering stretches across the window behind which we see ornate antiques from unknown periods of history. A carriage clock occupies prime site on a writing desk with elaborate illustration and gold leaf decoration. A chandelier is also in the background with statuettes and other fixtures for the period home.
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  • During the second Coronavirus lockdown when most non-essential retailers and small businesses remain closed by order of the government, Christmas themed lettering is on the King's Road in Chelsea, on 13th November 2020, in London, England.
    kings_road04-13-11-2020.jpg
  • During the second Coronavirus lockdown when most non-essential retailers and small businesses remain closed by order of the government, Christmas themed lettering is on the King's Road in Chelsea, on 13th November 2020, in London, England.
    kings_road03-13-11-2020.jpg
  • During the second Coronavirus lockdown when most non-essential retailers and small businesses remain closed by order of the government, Christmas themed lettering is on the King's Road in Chelsea, on 13th November 2020, in London, England.
    kings_road06-13-11-2020.jpg
  • A detail red lettering, the frontage of a new restaurant business to be called Big Town and offering West African food, is still covered in Bubble-Wrap during the propertys conversion on the Walworth Road in south London, on 23rd August 2019, in London, England.
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  • Leaning against the side wall of the eighteenth-century Stein Inn in the tiny Loch-side hamlet of Stein, Waternish, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, a road-racing bicycle stands beneath a prominent three-letter sign saying 'Inn'. The image is in shadow and therefore monotone, with little colour except for the faint blue that is seen above from a fading sky. The wall is painted white and the word in block capitals is in black. The image is clean and simple without confusing elements or messages. The Inn itself is the oldest on Skye and is one of renowned travel writer's Alastair Sawday's special places to stay and which boasts 99 Malt Whiskies behind the counter.
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  • The name of the south London borough Croydon, is spelled out in the window of a local business, on 20th January 2020, in Croydon, London, England.
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  • The word STOP sprayed on to a road surface, on 21st June 2018, in Kobarid, Slovenia.
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  • Hand painted signs of a local resident of Boulder Valley, Montana. The signs at the entrance to the residents land used to be far more racially charged, although have now developed his brand of sloganing into other political areas.
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