My kind of people
Gin distillers
The folk who make the gin at TOAD are happy in their work, and who wouldn’t be? I was pretty happy, too, when I was there touring the distillery and sampling the product. The Oxford Artisan Distillery is in, obviously, Oxford, England.
1/60s f/4.5 ISO 400.
1/60s f/4.5 ISO 400.
Venetian taxi
I was sitting on a crowded waterbus on the Canal Grande in Venice when this guy with his big fat cigar, designer sunglasses and polished wooden speedboat turned and looked straight at me. Makes me wish I’d paid the extra and taken his taxi.
1/125s f/16 ISO 200.
1/125s f/16 ISO 200.
The players
The historical centre of Avignon, by the Palais des Papes, is alive with musicians and all sorts of people just doing their thing, including my husband who wandered into my shot to challenge the chess player. This was not part of my plan, but I like the result.
1/60s f/14 ISO 320.
1/60s f/14 ISO 320.
Quench and cleanse
Hawkers near the Colosseum taking a break from tempting tourists with selfie-sticks and scarves for a quick wash and a drink at one of Rome’s
ubiquitous fresh water fontanellas.
1/400s f/10 ISO 200.
ubiquitous fresh water fontanellas.
1/400s f/10 ISO 200.
So saxy
Street musicians are everywhere in the tourist hot spots of Rome, playing all kinds of music. This laidback guy was part of a jazz quartet playing in Piazza Navona.
1/800s f/5.6 ISO 200.
1/800s f/5.6 ISO 200.