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  • Neo-classical architecture of Cornhill Exchange, City of London. The lady is about to descend underground to Bank tube (subway) station beneath the converging columns of the famous Bank of England and Cornhill Exchange at Bank Triangle in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. The woman is on her way home in the afternoon, his commuting exodus to be shared by its daily working population of 311,000. This perspective suggests a bank and its architecture looking powerful and influential in the UK's economy. The pillars give a sense of establishment, a scene of classic stability and strength.
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  • Bank of England on the left and neo-classical architecture of Cornhill Exchange, City of London. The man and lady are about to descend underground to Bank tube (subway) station beneath the converging columns of the famous Bank of England and Cornhill Exchange at Bank Triangle in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. They are homeward bound in the afternoon, their commuting exodus to be shared by a daily working population of 311,000. This perspective suggests a bank and its architecture looking powerful and influential in the UK's economy. The pillars give a sense of establishment, a scene of classic stability and strength.
    cornhill_architecture05-08-09-2014_1.jpg
  • With student graffiti on the classical architecture,  John Gray the political scientist, stands in a doorway wearing a grey jacket and his round-frame glasses in the Quadrangle of Jesus College, Oxford. He is a prominent British political philosopher, author and currently School Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. Prior to this he was Professor of Politics at Oxford University. He is a former supporter of the New Right and a regular contributor to the Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement. Also author of many books on political theory. He has written several influential books on political theory, including Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals (2003), an attack on humanism, a worldview which he sees as originating in religious ideologies.
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  • With a shadowy person in the background, John Gray the political scientist, stands with arms folded and wearing a grey jacket and his round-frame glasses in the Quadrangle of Jesus College, Oxford, amid classical architecture. He is a prominent British political philosopher, author and currently School Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. Prior to this he was Professor of Politics at Oxford University. He is a former supporter of the New Right and a regular contributor to the Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement. Also author of many books on political theory. He has written several influential books on political theory, including Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals (2003), an attack on humanism, a worldview which he sees as originating in religious ideologies.
    john_gray01-03-09-2007_1.jpg
  • The red Chinese national flag hangs outside the Bank of China on Lothbury Street EC2 in the City of London - the capitals financial district, on 21st August 2018, in London, England. At a time when economic and property investment agreements between Britain and China were confirmed, the Chinese communist states presence in the UK capital is becoming more obvious.
    bank_of_china-06-21-08-2018.jpg
  • The red Chinese national flag hangs outside the Bank of China on Lothbury Street EC2 in the City of London - the capitals financial district, on 21st August 2018, in London, England. At a time when economic and property investment agreements between Britain and China were confirmed, the Chinese communist states presence in the UK capital is becoming more obvious.
    bank_of_china-03-21-08-2018.jpg
  • The red Chinese national flag hangs outside the Bank of China on Lothbury Street EC2 in the City of London - the capitals financial district, on 21st August 2018, in London, England. At a time when economic and property investment agreements between Britain and China were confirmed, the Chinese communist states presence in the UK capital is becoming more obvious.
    bank_of_china-02-21-08-2018.jpg
  • The British and Chinese flags hanging above Londoners in a narrow medieval street in the capitals oldest financial district aka The Square Mile, on 14th August 2017, in the City of London, England.
    uk_chinese_flags-04-14-08-2017.jpg
  • Museum de la Revolution - revolution museum in central Havana. The museum is what was once the palace and it is where the leaders of Cuba have had their meetings and councils for hundreds of years.
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  • Museum de la Revolution - revolution museum in central Havana. The museum is what was once the palace and it is where the leaders of Cuba have had their meetings and councils for hundreds of years.
    _MG_3847_1.jpg
  • Dollar, Euro and Pound signs in a former Bureau de Change's window, central London. As if a ghostly shadow of their former values, the logos of American, European and British currencies are seen through the glass of the former exchange shop on Piccadilly in the West End. The detail view is symbolic of the UK recession and the falling prices of world money markets. These three western curencies are seen as fading entities compared to the Asian currencies.
    currency_window01-10-12-2014_1.jpg
  • In a somewhat chaotic moment in proceedings, the late evangelical preacher Dr Benson Andrew Idahosa is said to be driving evil spirits from a lady who passes out and falls backwards during a ministry at Butlins holiday centre in Minehead, Somerset, England. Other members of the congregation are happily clapping at the power of Jesus during a week of Christian meetings and events led by visiting preachers and church leader. Benson Andrew Idahosa (1938 - 1998) was a Charismatic Pentecostal preacher, founder of the Church of God Mission International with headquarters in Benin City, Nigeria and known as the first Pentecostal archbishop in Nigeria
    uk_evangelists05-01-05-1986_1_1.jpg
  • The face of ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher printed on a newspaper souvenir issue is rain streaked the day after her ceremonial funeral was held in central London. Afforded a ceremonial funeral with military honours, not seen since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, family and 2,000 VIP guests (incl Queen Elizabeth) await her cortege. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (1925 - 2013) was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990, the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and the only woman to have held the office to date.
    thatcher_poster02-18-04-2013_1_1.jpg
  • Seen from an aerial viewpoint which gives a perspective of deserted housing and empty roads, Jill Parmeter plays post woman. She is a resident of the experimental community village of Poundbury, Dorset, England. Delivering her own newsletter from door-to-door, she crosses Netherton Street and Tinten Lane to post her local news to residents and friends. The roads are empty of cars- nor is there anyone else to talk to. It is as if this community has vanished, leaving her alone. Poundbury is the visionary model village that Charles, Prince of Wales sought to develop in 1993 as a successful and pioneering town near Dorchester, built on land owned by his own Duchy of Cornwall, challenging otherwise poor post-war trends in town planning and to some extent following the New Urbanism concept from the US except that the design influences are European.
    poundbury06-07-06_2003.jpg
  • Truck passenger and incidental people outside the Bank of England in the City of London, England UK. While stopped at a red light, the lorry is passing the pillars and architecture of Britain's main bank. The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known as the “Old Lady” of Threadneedle Street, the Bank was founded in 1694, nationalised on 1 March 1946, and in 1997 gained operational independence to set monetary policy.
    cornhill_city02-24-10-2013_1.jpg
  • Traffic and Londoners outside the Bank of England in the City of London, the capitals financial district aka The Square Mile, on 29th August 2018, in London, England.
    bank_people-01-29-08-2018.jpg
  • Schoolgirls wait for their buses as a Routemaster bus featuring an ad of sexuality pulls away towards Elephant & Castle in the south London borough of Lambeth. It is mid-afternoon and local schools have closed for the day so schoolchildren use south Londion public transport routes home. Influencing young people, advertisers in the UK have strict standards about taste, content and target audiences.
    bus_ad01-27-04-2016.jpg
  • Theatre employees from the Old Vic stick up a 5-star rating banner for their newest play, High Society in Waterloo, south London. We look from the rear of two theatre employees who are taping the banner to the poster advertising the Cole Porter musical. Given the top rating by the Daily Mail newspaper, it has been a smash hit for the Old Vic on the Southbank.
    theatre_poster04-15-05-2015_1.jpg
  • High winds and wet weather herald an uncertain week in the Britain less than 24 hours before the UK's general election. English flags on a tourist kiosk hang below the Elizabeth Tower containing the bell known as Big Ben. Recent showers has made the capital wet and so tourist trinkets and souvenirs have been covered with clear sheeting. We see the monarch the Queen, peering through the rain-soaked sheeting with the tall height of Elizabeth Tower. English flags hang limp after the soaking but sunlight is coming from behind the clock tower, the Gothic architecture of Victoria architect Pugin's building, the seat of parliamentary government in the UK.
    parliament_england03-06-05-2015_1.jpg
  • High winds and wet weather herald an uncertain week in the Britain less than 24 hours before the UK's general election. Unlikely prospects for a majority government by the end of the week means stormy deals between political parties and discontent with voters. A tourist leaflet man dressed in union jacks hands out details for a nearby fish and chip business, opposite the Palace of Westminster on Westminster Bridge.
    british_parliament02-06-05-2015.jpg
  • Museum de la Revolution - revolution museum in central Havana. The museum is what was once the palace and it is where the leaders of Cuba have had their meetings and councils for hundreds of years.
    _MG_3860_1.jpg
  • Japanese entrepreneur, Tetsuro Hama with sushi chef and old friend, Kaoru Yamamoto at his 'So' restaurant business, Soho, London. Hama is the owner of So plus a north London car dealership. He arrived from Japan in 1973, looking for business opportunities before starting a hotel in a Bayswater backstreet. He then went into the restaurant industry, soon earning the respect of employees and customers for affordable and tasty sushi. <br />
From the chapter entitled 'The Price of Happiness' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    tetsuro_hama22-22-07-2014_1.jpg
  • Japanese entrepreneur, Tetsuro Hama makes calls outside his north London car dealership business. Hama is the owner of So plus a north London car dealership. He arrived from Japan in 1973, looking for business opportunities before starting a hotel in a Bayswater backstreet. He then went into the restaurant industry, soon earning the respect of employees and customers for affordable and tasty sushi. From the chapter entitled 'The Price of Happiness' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    tetsuko_hama257-12-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Japanese entrepreneur, Tetsuro Hama with cars for sale at his north London car dealership business. Hama is the owner of So plus a north London car dealership. He arrived from Japan in 1973, looking for business opportunities before starting a hotel in a Bayswater backstreet. He then went into the restaurant industry, soon earning the respect of employees and customers for affordable and tasty sushi. From the chapter entitled 'The Price of Happiness' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    tetsuko_hama224-12-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Japanese entrepreneur, Tetsuro Hama at his 'So' restaurant, Soho, London. Hama is the owner of So plus a north London car dealership. He arrived from Japan in 1973, looking for business opportunities before starting a hotel in a Bayswater backstreet. He then went into the restaurant industry, soon earning the respect of employees and customers for affordable and tasty sushi. <br />
From the chapter entitled 'The Price of Happiness' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    tetsuko_hama144-12-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Bank of England  seen through rising pillars and columns of Cornhill Exchange, City of London. We look upwards to the famous Bank of England in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. With such a wide-angle perspective the bank and its architecture looks powerful and influencial in the UK's economy. The tall pillars rise above and makes for a scene of stability and strength.
    cornhill_architecture02-08-09-2014_1.jpg
  • Bank of England  seen through rising pillars and columns of Cornhill Exchange, City of London. We look upwards to the famous Bank of England in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. A new design Routemaster bus passes under the pillars going eastwards towards Bank Triangle, a busy intersection. With such a wide-angle perspective the bank and its architecture looks powerful and influencial in the UK's economy. The tall pillars rise above and makes for a scene of stability and strength.
    cornhill_architecture01-08-09-2014_1.jpg
  • A detail of Big Ben's clock face in Westminster, central London. The clock and dials were designed by Augustus Pugin, set in an iron frame 23 feet (7.0 m) in diameter, supporting 312 pieces of opal glass, rather like a stained-glass window. As a symbol of parliamentary power and a national democracy, Big Ben is part of the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their business. It is therefore a potent symbol for British Governmental power, influence and a world-famous landmark for tourists. Big Ben is the name of the clock's bell and not the tower itself.
    london_tourism21-03-02-2014.jpg
  • Big Ben and other Westminster architecture in central London. A jet airliner flies over the city as the sun shines on the Gothic clock tower. Westminster is a central London area within the City of Westminster lying on the River Thames' north bank. Westminster's concentration of visitor attractions and historic landmarks, one of the highest in London, includes the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral. The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.e
    london_tourism16-03-02-2014.jpg
  • The face of ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher printed on a newspaper souvenir issue is rain streaked the day after her ceremonial funeral was held in central London. Afforded a ceremonial funeral with military honours, not seen since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, family and 2,000 VIP guests (incl Queen Elizabeth) await her cortege. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (1925 - 2013) was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990, the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and the only woman to have held the office to date.
    thatcher_poster01-18-04-2013_1_1.jpg
  • Seated in a meeting room within the presidential palace is Dr Ghazi Salahudin Atabani, a special advisor to the Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir during a media briefing in Khartoum. Atabani is leader of the majority National Congress Party, a trusted advisor to the President and an articulate activist in strategic studies and leadership training.
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  • Seated in a meeting room within the presidential palace is Dr Ghazi Salahudin Atabani, a special advisor to the Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir during a media briefing in Khartoum. Atabani is leader of the majority National Congress Party, a trusted advisor to the President and an articulate activist in strategic studies and leadership training.
    sudan250-24-05-2009_1_1.jpg
  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, raise their hands in the hope of peace while gathering to hear speeches by the British peer Lord Ahmed and traditional songs by local singers just outside the compound walls belonging to the Governor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues and celebrate Darfurian culture. The Sudanese Women General Union has 27,000 branches all over Sudan, including Darfur. They have representatives in all rural villages, across communities of around 80 tribes and clans. The women of Sudan are wives, mothers, farmers a real force and historically, there have been female leaders.
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  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather to admire local Darfuri handcrafts on display in a compound belonging to the Governor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues. The Sudanese Women General Union has 27,000 branches all over Sudan, including Darfur. They have representatives in all rural villages, across communities of around 80 tribes and clans. The women of Sudan are wives, mothers, farmers a real force and historically, there have been female leaders.
    sudan091-23-05-2009_1.jpg
  • A Christian crucifix stands encased in a wooden box that has been attached to a panelled wall in Quebec, Canada. The image is white except for the Jesus icon itself and coloured lights which glow on this dark afternoon in the depths of Winter. The religious shrine consists of the human effigy standing a plinth next to faded dried flowers. On the left side are six wheel hubs also fixed to a wire fence that borders this person's property. Their decorative design suggests the Canadian owner likes driving sports or utility vehicles but who is also a worshipper of the Christian faith and believer in idols. Canada's 2001 Census showed, 72% of the Canadian population listed Roman Catholicism or Protestantism as their religion. The Roman Catholic Church in Canada is by far the country's largest single denomination.
    quebec_crucifix.jpg
  • Seen from behind as they stop at dotted give-way lines on this empty road junction, we see a strange perspective of deserted housing and empty roads, Jen West and her elderly wheelchair-bound mother Margaret - both residents of the experimental community village of Poundbury, Dorset, England. As if they are pedestrians about cross a busy highway, it is an incongruous scene of irony. Poundbury is the visionary model village that Charles, Prince of Wales sought to develop in 1993 as a successful and pioneering town near Dorchester, built on land owned by his own Duchy of Cornwall, challenging otherwise poor post-war trends in town planning and to some extent following the New Urbanism concept from the US except that the design influences are European.
    poundbury05-07-06_2003.jpg
  • On its regular morning walk and wearing a matching red coat as its owner, a small dog exercises in Holmead Road in the experimental community village of Poundbury, Dorset, England. As the mutt looks at the camera, the man waits for him to stop sniffing around before moving on. The pair stand on crunchy gravel, a deterrent for would-be thieves who might be tempted to this small town where middle-class residents live. Poundbury is the visionary model village that Charles, Prince of Wales sought to develop in 1993 as a successful and pioneering town near Dorchester, built on land owned by his own Duchy of Cornwall, challenging otherwise poor post-war trends in town planning and to some extent following the New Urbanism concept from the US except that the design influences are European.
    poundbury04-07-06_2003.jpg
  • A secure fence deters young children from entering and playing in the new (but as yet unused) playground in the experimental community village of Poundbury, Dorset, England. The new swings and mini-roundabout can be seen through the wire in the foreground while the safe surfaces of wood-chip ensures the little ones are protected from falls on to hard surfaces. Poundbury is the visionary model village that Charles, Prince of Wales sought to develop in 1993 as a successful and pioneering town near Dorchester, built on land owned by his own Duchy of Cornwall, challenging otherwise poor post-war trends in town planning and to some extent following the New Urbanism concept from the US except that the design influences are European.
    poundbury03-07-06_2003.jpg
  • Emma and Martin are a young professional couple living in the experimental community village of Poundbury, Dorset, England. Sitting in their landscaped rear garden the married couple have their portrait taken against a high concrete wall that serves as their property's back boundary. The roofs of neighbouring homes appear over this partition and young tree saplings are fastened to a stake. Poundbury is the visionary model village that the Charles, Prince of Wales sought to develop in 1993 as a successful and pioneering town near Dorchester, built on land owned by his own Duchy of Cornwall, challenging otherwise poor post-war trends in town planning and to some extent following the New Urbanism concept from the US except that the design influences are European.
    poundbury02-07-06_2003.jpg
  • Showing a Neighbourhood Watch sticker to discourage crime, a map and various by-laws, the Resident's Association Information Board is attached to a brick wall on Middlemarsh Street in the experimental community village of Poundbury, Dorset, England. The wooden case needs treating and the glass needs wiping but there is a feeling of security and of a close and friendly community. Poundbury is the visionary model village that Charles, Prince of Wales sought to develop in 1993 as a successful and pioneering town near Dorchester, built on land owned by his own Duchy of Cornwall, challenging otherwise poor post-war trends in town planning and to some extent following the New Urbanism concept from the US except that the design influences are European.
    poundbury01-07-06_2003.jpg
  • Londoners and visitors pass beneath Big Ben (now called Elizabeth Tower after the Queen's Golden Jubilee) at the Palace of Westminster, the location of Britain's parliament and government. Seen from a low angle at almost pavement level, we see a lady accompanying a teenage disabled boy in an electric wheelchair - both making their way into Parliament Square and underneath London's most well-known landmark in the heart of the UK governmental district of Westminster.
    parliament_people02-04-06-2013_1.jpg
  • High in the Nepali Himalayan foothills, travellers may be greeted by the welcoming relief of a group of mountain inns and hotels offering lodging to weary legs after many hours walking uphill in this gruelling landscape. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • Lit by early sun that filters through mountain peaks to this remote village near Ulleri, in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal, we see the veranda of a tea shop that serves weary travellers trekking the Annapurna Circuit and traditional doko basket. Villages such as these partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary, a sometimes gruelling walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak - and beyond. Tea houses are dotted along the trail offering lodging, refreshments and basic, but delicious food to the weary traveller and the landscapes are often shared with local livestock.
    nepal_travel2312-12_1997.jpg
  • Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States sits on his throne watching over this nation's capital as a tourist is dwarfed in scale beneath. Strong but low orange light pours through the East-facing entrance. The Lincoln Memorial stands at the west end of the National Mall as a neoclassical monument to the 16th President. Designed by Henry Bacon, it stands almost 100 feet high, surrounded by 36 massive fluted columns, each 37 feet (10 m) high. The actual statue of Lincoln is 19 feet high and weighs 175 tons.
    lincoln_memorial01.jpg
  • Detail of a rusty Wartburg 312 car standing at the kerbside in an eastern Berlin district. A sticker with the letters DDR as the German Democratic Republic (DDR in German and GDR in English) as East Germany was called during the Cold War. Any car was a highly-prized possession when ownership of luxury goods like vehicles aroused suspicion for other than Communist Party officials. This car may have been someone of rank or influence. The GDR was a self-declared socialist state, referred to in the West as a "communist state" in the Soviet Sector of occupied Germany created after the second world war and partitioned when DDR leaders built the Berlin Wall that eventually segregated Germany and Europe. The East Germany state existed from 7 October 1949 until 3 October 1990 and was a potent symbol of a divided Europe during the Cold War.
    DDR_travel01-06_1990_1.jpg
  • Pedestrians outside the Bank of England in the City of London, England UK. Business people stride past and some women help female associates to brush down dirt or dust from skirts, having sat for lunch on nearby stonework. The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known as the “Old Lady” of Threadneedle Street, the Bank was founded in 1694, nationalised on 1 March 1946, and in 1997 gained operational independence to set monetary policy.
    cornhill_city03-24-10-2013_1.jpg
  • The Chinese national flag hangs from the Bank of China's offices in the City of London, England UK. Red traffic lights and the red of the flag a similar. At a time when economic and property investment agreements between Britain and China were confirmed, the Chinese communist state's presence in the UK capital is becoming more obvious.
    china_london18-18-10-2013_1.jpg
  • The British and Chinese flags hanging above Londoners in a narrow medieval street in the capitals oldest financial district aka The Square Mile, on 14th August 2017, in the City of London, England.
    uk_chinese_flags-05-14-08-2017.jpg
  • Theatre employees from the Old Vic stick up a 5-star rating banner for their newest play, High Society in Waterloo, south London. We look from the rear of two theatre employees who are taping the banner to the poster advertising the Cole Porter musical. Given the top rating by the Daily Mail newspaper, it has been a smash hit for the Old Vic on the Southbank.
    theatre_poster01-15-05-2015_1.jpg
  • High winds and wet weather herald an uncertain week in the Britain less than 24 hours before the UK's general election. Unlikely prospects for a majority government by the end of the week means stormy deals between political parties and discontent with voters. As a businessman (or politician?) strides over the bridge, a tourist leaflet man dressed in union jacks hands out details for a nearby fish and chip business, opposite the Palace of Westminster, the symbol of the UK's parliamentary government, on the north side of Westminster Bridge.
    british_parliament05-06-05-2015_1.jpg
  • High winds and wet weather herald an uncertain week in the Britain less than 24 hours before the UK's general election. Unlikely prospects for a majority government by the end of the week means stormy deals between political parties and discontent with voters. English flags on a tourist kiosk hang below the Elizabeth Tower containing the bell known as Big Ben.
    parliament_england01-06-05-2015.jpg
  • Museum de la Revolution - revolution museum in central Havana. The museum is what was once the palace and it is where the leaders of Cuba have had their meetings and councils for hundreds of years.
    _MG_3846_1.jpg
  • Japanese entrepreneur, Tetsuro Hama with sushi chef and old friend, Kaoru Yamamoto at his 'So' restaurant business, Soho, London. Hama is the owner of So plus a north London car dealership. He arrived from Japan in 1973, looking for business opportunities before starting a hotel in a Bayswater backstreet. He then went into the restaurant industry, soon earning the respect of employees and customers for affordable and tasty sushi. <br />
From the chapter entitled 'The Price of Happiness' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    tetsuro_hama42-22-07-2014_1.jpg
  • Japanese entrepreneur, Tetsuro Hama with sushi chef and old friend, Kaoru Yamamoto at his 'So' restaurant business, Soho, London. Hama is the owner of So plus a north London car dealership. He arrived from Japan in 1973, looking for business opportunities before starting a hotel in a Bayswater backstreet. He then went into the restaurant industry, soon earning the respect of employees and customers for affordable and tasty sushi. <br />
From the chapter entitled 'The Price of Happiness' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    tetsuro_hama14-22-07-2014_1.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al-Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993. In 2009 he was indicted for war crimes by the ICC, (International Criminal Court) and represented as a bloodstained dictator by elements of the international media though is seemingly loved and respected for his role in empowering women. Secretary General of the National Council for Children’s Welfare, Amira Elfadil, says “He comes from within us all. He has a military background but he is a simple man, a man of the people, with good Islamic values. He speaks from his heart.”
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  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather in a compound belonging to the Governor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues. The Sudanese Women General Union has 27,000 branches all over Sudan, including Darfur. They have representatives in all rural villages, across communities of around 80 tribes and clans. The women of Sudan are wives, mothers, farmers a real force and historically, there have been female leaders.
    sudan068-23-05-2009_1.jpg
  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning. A traveller has emerged from his rudimentary room on the left of this lodge in Nepal to stand outside staring at the spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. The wind is whipping snow and ice from the peaks of the Annapurna range and trekkers come from all over the world to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages such as these partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
    nepal_travel2412-12_1997.jpg
  • Exterior of the Bank of China in the City of London, Great Britain UK. At a time when economic and property investment agreements between Britain and China were confirmed, the Chinese communist state's presence in the UK capital is becoming more obvious.
    china_london19-18-10-2013_1.jpg
  • The Chinese national flag hangs from the Bank of China's offices in the City of London, England UK. At a time when economic and property investment agreements between Britain and China were confirmed, the Chinese communist state's presence in the UK capital is becoming more obvious.
    china_london12-18-10-2013-2_1.jpg
  • Museum de la Revolution - revolution museum in central Havana. The museum is what was once the palace and it is where the leaders of Cuba have had their meetings and councils for hundreds of years.
    _MG_3838_1.jpg
  • With his body in shade and only his head in the sun, a Portuguese man stands in the street of central Lisbon to read the headlines of national and provincial newspapers which are pinned by their top right corners for passers-by to glance at or buy. Lit by early morning sun, the daily or weekly periodicals are set in a neat row for the benefit of this man and other citizens of the Portuguese capital. Ornate square tile mosaics are set in the pavement (sidewalk) in a design style that Lisbon is well-known for. In an age of mass-communications, reading one's media on paper in such a manner already seems old fashioned.
    lisbon_nrespapers03-20-1994.jpg
  • Towering over a Stagecoach bus passenger is the statue (by sculptor Hamo Thornycroft) of Saxon King Alfred that overlooks a modern Winchester, Hampshire, England. Alfred the Great (849 – 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". The Thornycroft statue was unveiled during the millenary celebrations of Alfred's death.
    king_alfred09-10-12-2012.jpg
  • Red circular sign telling shoppers that supermarket is open 24 hours a day and night. Looking up from below from the retail car park, we see the round sign in late afternoon winter sunlight. The warehouse walls rise up in a powerful and influential angle and show the large numbers saying 24 and in letter the word hours in lower-case. The Sunday Trading Act 1994 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom governing the right of shops in England and Wales to trade on a Sunday. Buying and selling on Sunday had previously been illegal, with exceptions, under the Shops Act 1950. Large retail park shops usually open 11am-5pm, with supermarkets more usually choosing 10am-4pm.
    24_hours02-16-10-2010_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_E_1.jpg
  • A life-size statue of the famed country music legend, Hank Williams stands where his career started, in the center of the Riverfront Entertainment District on 3rd March 2020 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Despite his brief life, he died aged 29 with a history of alcoholism and prescription drug abuse, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. Williams recorded 35 singles that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
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  • The birthplace home of American environmentalist, John Muir on 27th June 2019, in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. John Muir 1838–1914 also known as John of the Mountains and Father of the National Parks was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America but spent his childhood in Dunbar until emigrating to America at the age of 11.
    john_muir-03-27-06-2019.jpg
  • Choir practice beside the stained glass window in the main chapel at St Etheldreda’s Church in London, England, United Kingdom. St Etheldreda’s Church was the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely from about 1250 to 1570. It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I. It was once one of the most influential places in London with a palace of vast grounds. It was like an independent state, the Bishop of Ely’s place in London or Ely Place as it is now called, and its chapel took its name from one of England’s most popular saints of the day, Etheldreda.
    20180920_st etheldredas church_003_1.jpg
  • A portrait of Science-fiction writer Arthur C Clarke in the summer of 1992, at his home in Minehead, England. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS 1917– 2008 was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He is perhaps most famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time.
    arthur_c_clarke-01-06-1992.jpg
  • Looking across Bank Triangle, we look up towards the Bank of England and the pillars of Cornhill. It is later afternoon and winter light is striking the architecture of this famous London landmark. Ahead are the converging columns of the famous Bank of England and to the right Cornhill Exchange at Bank Triangle in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. This perspective of suggests a bank and its architecture looking powerful and influential in the UK's economy. The pillars give a sense of establishment, a scene of classic stability and strength.
    bank_of_england01-21-01-2011_1.jpg
  • Offices for Royal Bank of Scotland / RBS on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_T_1.jpg
  • Chinese flag flying on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_P_1.jpg
  • International flags flying on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_O_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_L_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_K_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_G_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_C_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_A_1.jpg
  • The statue by Ukranian artist Valentin Znoba, of the Scots-born American environmentalist, John Muir in Dunbar High Street, on 27th June 2019, in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. John Muir 1838–1914 also known as John of the Mountains and Father of the National Parks was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America but spent his childhood in Dunbar until emigrating to America at the age of 11.
    john_muir-02-27-06-2019.jpg
  • The statue by Ukranian artist Valentin Znoba, of the Scots-born American environmentalist, John Muir in Dunbar High Street, on 27th June 2019, in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. John Muir 1838–1914 also known as John of the Mountains and Father of the National Parks was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America but spent his childhood in Dunbar until emigrating to America at the age of 11.
    john_muir-01-27-06-2019.jpg
  • Choir practice beside the stained glass window in the main chapel at St Etheldreda’s Church in London, England, United Kingdom. St Etheldreda’s Church was the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely from about 1250 to 1570. It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I. It was once one of the most influential places in London with a palace of vast grounds. It was like an independent state, the Bishop of Ely’s place in London or Ely Place as it is now called, and its chapel took its name from one of England’s most popular saints of the day, Etheldreda.
    20180920_st etheldredas church_004_1.jpg
  • Stained glass window in the main chapel at St Etheldreda’s Church in London, England, United Kingdom. St Etheldreda’s Church was the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely from about 1250 to 1570. It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I. It was once one of the most influential places in London with a palace of vast grounds. It was like an independent state, the Bishop of Ely’s place in London or Ely Place as it is now called, and its chapel took its name from one of England’s most popular saints of the day, Etheldreda.
    20180920_st etheldredas church_002_1.jpg
  • Stained glass window in the main chapel at St Etheldreda’s Church in London, England, United Kingdom. St Etheldreda’s Church was the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely from about 1250 to 1570. It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I. It was once one of the most influential places in London with a palace of vast grounds. It was like an independent state, the Bishop of Ely’s place in London or Ely Place as it is now called, and its chapel took its name from one of England’s most popular saints of the day, Etheldreda.
    20180920_st etheldredas church_001_1.jpg
  • A portrait of Science-fiction writer Arthur C Clarke in the summer of 1992, at his home in Minehead, England. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS 1917– 2008 was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He is perhaps most famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time.
    arthur_c_clarke-01-06-1992_1.jpg
  • Priscilla Carluccio is the sister of Terence Conran and ex-wife of Antonio Carluccio, Priscilla Carluccio is the most influential figure in design you’ve never heard of. Habitat, the Conran Shop – she was the powerhouse behind them both.
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  • An interested potential buyer looks over a car at a Mini car dealership in London's Park Lane. With sunlight streaming into the otherwise darkened design of the car showroom, the man looks over a Mini Cooper model with the prominent word Mini in green letters on the ceiling. The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (which allowed 80% of the area of the car's floor pan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of carmakers. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th Century, behind the Ford Model T.
    mini_dealer04-19-03-2011.jpg
  • Interested potential buyers do business at a Mini car dealership in London's Park Lane. With sunlight streaming into the otherwise darkened design of the car showroom, a man and his partner sit at a table discussing their potential purchase with the prominent word Mini in green letters on the ceiling. The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (which allowed 80% of the area of the car's floor pan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of carmakers. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th Century, behind the Ford Model T.
    mini_dealer01-19-03-2011.jpg
  • With a calm sea behind, a father cares to his child at the end of the harbour at Margate, the hometown of Britpop artist Tracy Emin, whose name appears in paint on the wall. The man rummages in a baby bag as a child is in the buggy, near the edge of the harbour wall at this southern England resort in the county of Kent. On the right is a reference to the London borough of Hackney loving Emin, the successful artist - a local hero and influential creator of constroversial artworks.
    margate_emin01-17-11-2000_1.jpg
  • Financial Street Holding Company on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_X_1.jpg
  • Financial Street Holding Company on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_W_1.jpg
  • Financial Street Holding Company on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_V_1.jpg
  • Offices for Royal Bank of Scotland / RBS on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_S_1.jpg
  • International flags flying on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_N_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_J_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_I_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_H_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_F_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_D_1.jpg
  • Vehicles and people pass on Beijing Financial Street or BFS (often called China's Wall Street) is an area which offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies. It is part of the city's strategic plan to position Beijing as a domestic centre for business and finance. The area is gaining prominence as an internationally influential business and financial district.
    20120604financial street beijing_B_1.jpg
  • A businessman takes a free newspaper with the headline featuring a portrait of Prince Charles, the Londoner of the decade, according to the Evening Standard, on 8th September 2016, in the City of London, England UK. The Standard has listed the most influential people from all walks of life and published the list in a booklet supplement. Charles, heir to the British throne, although living in at Highgrove in Gloucestershire may not be the publics first candidate for this title.
    charles_newspaper-02-08-09-2016.jpg
  • A commuter descend the steps from the bright daylight to the dark of the London Underground, before making her way home from Royal Exchange at Bank Triangle by tube. Behind her are the tall and solid Corinthian pillars of the 3rd Royal Exchange built in 1842 by Sir William Tite. She is about to descend underground to Bank tube (subway) station beneath the streets of the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. The lady homeward in the afternoon, her commuting exodus shared by its daily working population of 311,000. This perspective of suggests a bank and its architecture looking powerful and influential in the UK's economy. The pillars give a sense of establishment, a scene of classic stability and strength.
    bank_triangle06-08-04-2011_1.jpg
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