For a quick look before the event, please download this 40Mb pdf file. As promised, it’s got the essential details of the event.

Thank you for your patience.

Flower Carpet on the Grand Place… the place was packed full!

Waiting for our food….

The Tapas Bar in the city took more than an hour to serve us our food. It is dark, loud and we are hungry. To occupy ourselves, of course we took photos with and without flash. You can’t really tell 20 people with huge cameras who are hungry and must feed to sustain an all night walk. It was a lot more civilised when the food arrived. If you are in a hurry, I cannot recommend this restaurant.

Next we went to take photos of the Atomium. It is 28 minutes tram from the centre of town but it was worth it. It is here we accidentally left Adrian.

This is a very flashy building standing beside the Sheraton. Photo was taken handheld.

Mystical: very nicely decorated restaurant and we were the only ones this night! I highly recommend it, just do not order pasta coz they are a bit too salty.

We stopped by the little peeing boy and even posed for a group photo!

Thanks to all who participated and also for the yummy chocolates

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View photographs from the other photographers.

I organised this photography meetup for both DSLR User magazine readers in London and invited others from Flickr as well. To make sure that we did not have any problems with over zealous security guards, I requested permission from the authorities who manage properties on the planned itinerary.

We originally planned to get a group booking for out own capsule on the London Eye but we did not get enough people to reach the final booking amount. Nevertheless, some of us bought fast track tickets in order to capture one of London’s beautiful sunsets from the high vantage point the London Eye can offer.

The rest of the group spent the time getting to know each other. At around 9.30PM we started walking on the Southbank towards Blackfriars Bridge. It may seem a short walk but with everyone taking photographs, we arrived on time for our 10.30PM pub stop. In all there were 26 photographers with different levels of experience. Over some drinks, we exchanged tips and took photos. We then went towards the Millenium Bridge, some of us went through the barriers to the riverbed (it was low tide). We went across the bridge towards St Pauls and Paternoster Square. I had not asked permission from the managers of Paternoster Square since I thought we would just pass through quickly. Unfortunately some 12 photographers took so long in the square that the security guards had enough and went to confront the group. So while walking with half of the group towards Bank,I was called to come back because they are stuck with the security. Fortunately that was sorted on the phone, I learnt my lesson and I hope the 12 photographers have as well. We had our food stop unfortunately for some outside because the bar is too small and already full. Around 20 photographers rested on the steps of the building beside Liverpool Street Station, they were not bothered by the security when they were eating but they were told to go afterwards when they started fiddling with their cameras and tripods. The walk towards the Gherkin and Lloyds building was uneventful and we were undisturbed while we took photographs.

The final stop was Tower Bridge which was clear of pedestrians. Most of the group got there and took photos of the sunrise (4AM). Then, we continued on to the town hall area which is managed by More London. I applied and was granted permission to photograph in the area. We were left alone to do our photography as long as we did not endanger the public. Sunrise was great from our location and some of us who stayed longer, we had a lovely surprise – the opening of the bridge to let a cruise liner in.

For a successful event, it is best to ask permissions from the different estate managers and authorities specially when there is a big number of participants involved. For this All Night Shoot, I contacted a couple of boroughs (Southwark Film office and Lambeth), the City of London Film office and More London. Since the photographs were not for commercial use, we were waived the license fee.

To view everyone’s photographs on Flickr

View some photos I took from the event

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The London Flickr meetup group went to Paris for an all night shoot with the Paris Flick Meetup group. This is a joint effort between myself (organising) and the Paris Flickr Meetup group team (recommendations and guiding). The itinerary worked rather well aside for some minor changes which included the inclusion of the Arc de Triomphe and Trocadero. Riversides always look long and far on the map when in reality they are near.

I enjoyed it a lot and the chance to photograph beautiful towns out of the country is extraordinary! It shows how dedicated the group is to our passion (photography). Thank you all for coming and I hope to see you in future meetups.

Check out the photos I took!

Photos of some tired participants (private and coming soon)

Photos from others HERE and HERE

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To book your place, please click on the “add to cart” button under the meetup detail.

JUNE ALL NIGHT SHOOT | Upcoming Page

When: 21st of June
Meetup time: 7:30
Where: London Eye ticket office
Booking for the London Eye is £30, limit of 20 per capsule.

This summer all nighter shoot will start with photo opportunities to photograph London from to top We will be booking our own private capsule for more freedom of movement and use of tripods. Eye closes at 9PM, Sunset 9.22PM

Booking details will posted shortly, depending on our numbers. I’ve put a limit of 20 individuals on this and will increase it to 40 for the second capsule if necessary.

After this 30-45 minute experience, we will head off for our All Night stroll starting with the Westminster Palace, St James Park (open until midnight), Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Soho, food stop @2, then we down to Victoria Embankment and we walk on the riverside until sunrise @4.43AM (possibly on the Millennium Bridge). Since the tube will be open at 7AM… we have a choice of walking back to the Southbank, going somewhere else or stay there and rest.

Maps and meeting points available closer to date.

BOOK June All Nighter : Booking closed
JULY ALL NIGHT SHOOT | Upcoming Page

When: July 19, 2008
Meetup time: 7:30
Booking for the London Eye is £30, max limit of 20 per capsule. Booking detail to be announced later. Will increase and book a second capsule in case there is more participants. Please tick on Attend only when you are sure to do so. Once first 20 is achieved, I will set something up for booking.

We will be booking our own capsule so we can use our tripods (not allowed with other users). We will be booking (hopefully) an 8.45 PM flight so we are at the top at 9PM for the sunset (9.07PM). Last flight on at 9.30PM.

BOOK July All Nighter: Booking Closed

*Please note that if the required number of participants (20 per capsule) is not reached, your booking fee WILL BE REFUNDED. The £1 “Shipping” is to cover the Paypal transaction fee and cannot be refunded. (Paypal transaction fee is 1.25£)

After an unfinished “plan” to organise a meetup to Paris, I thought I’d put it on the track and actually do it. So, in collaboration with Flickr users in Paris, some 30+ London amateur photographers will be coming to Paris to photograph this lovely city all night.

Itinerary will be posted shortly as well as the bar/cafe stop and restaurant stop.