Shoreditch streets

The London district of Shoreditch is just a stone’s throw away from the city’s business district. It’s become synonymous with being achingly trendy, packed with cool bars, shops and eateries. It’s the home of the Cereal Killer Cafe which serves nothing but a bewildering array of boxed breakfast delights. The demographic is young and hip, with beards and man buns a-plenty.

So I made the journey from staid west London to prowl the streets of Shoreditch with my camera. It’s urban with some rough edges and a lot of graffiti art, but has a lot of sumptuous little shops and places to eat. The vibrant facades and store fronts caught my eye, along with details of architecture. It was easy to capture people as they went about their business.

There’s a lot of see and absorb in a small area. I’d thoroughly recommend a photo walk – keep your eyes peeled.

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Tags: architecture, candids, facades, graffiti, hipsters, London, merchandise, people, photography, shop fronts, Shoreditch, street photography, travel, tunnel, urban

14 thoughts on “Shoreditch streets”

Dan Traun on November 22, 2015 at 13:36 said:

Superb series of images. I especially like Victorian twins. I very much enjoyed the vibrant colors; along with the horizontal and vertical lines. Graffiti meters is a real gem too – clever.

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 22, 2015 at 20:31 said:
  
  Dan, thank you very much, I appreciate your comments. It’s an area full of inspiration – not always pretty, but compelling somehow. I returned to another nearby area of east London today which had the same vibe.
  
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BuntyMcC on November 22, 2015 at 12:28 said:

Inspirational. I like the long narrowed format of many of these shots.

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 22, 2015 at 20:29 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Bunty, I’m glad you enjoyed them. I must admit I’m only a fan of portrait-style shots if they can be neatly grouped together.
  
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Cos on November 22, 2015 at 10:56 said:

I love the ones with the beautiful men on it ;-)

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 22, 2015 at 20:28 said:
  
  Thanks Koos, you surprise me :) Actually I waited for them to pass into the shot before I released the shutter…
  
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ckponderings on November 22, 2015 at 10:18 said:

A lovely way to sum up an area of London I don’t know that well, Mike. Great set of photographs. :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 22, 2015 at 10:20 said:
  
  Thanks Richard, well it was all new to me as well. Vibrant, grungy and chi chi all in equal measure! I’m heading out on part two this morning…
  
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  - ckponderings on November 22, 2015 at 10:22 said:
    
    Ooh! Nice! I’m up in the city tomorrow to do some photography for work – I have a feeling I may not be going straight back tot he office! ;)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on November 22, 2015 at 10:26 said:
      
      Ooh you scoundrel! Honestly, though, there’s no shortage of things to focus on. Quite an assault on the senses. Though I stopped short of going up to a handsome bearded hipster and asking to take his photograph :)
      
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      - ckponderings on November 23, 2015 at 16:06 said:
        
        Haha! :)
        
        I did a bit around the city and towards Wapping…
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on November 23, 2015 at 16:21 said:
        
        Excellent! I look forward to seeing those.
        
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dianaed2013 on November 22, 2015 at 10:05 said:

Great photos capturing the atmosphere of Shoreditch.

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 22, 2015 at 10:12 said:
  
  Thank you Diana. It’s like another world compared to my part of town!
  
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