City of London walk.

On Thursday I found myself at Liverpool Street with a few hours until my train, so I took a walk to Whitechapel to visit Wex to look for some gear, and the Whitechapel Gallery. All monochrome, because I’m still figuring out the colours of my new cameras and haven’t quite settled on them yet.

A reflective building. Sony A9 ii, Tamron 16-30 2.8.

Bank of England. Sony A9 ii, Zeiss 135 2.8.

An old courtyard across the road. Sony A9 ii, Sigma 50 f2.

It was a good chance to get used to my new kit. It’s a lot smaller, lighter and quieter than my old gear, and very handy for this kind of walkabout. The City on a sunny day at lunchtime is chaotic and brilliant, a wild mix of very old and absolutely brand new.

Construction site entrance. Sony A9 ii, Tamron 16-30 2.8.

Yet more construction. Sony A9 ii, Sigma 50 f2.

City/Whitechapel border. Sony A9 ii, Sigma 50 f2.

Things change almost immediately in many ways outside the borders of the City of London. Equally chaotic mind you.

People by a bookshop in Whitechapel. Sony A9 ii, Sigma 50 f2.

Person by a tea shop. Sony A9 ii, Sigma 50mm f2.

An empty bit of land in Whitechapel. Sony A9 ii, Sigma 50 f2.