#90 Irene

Meet Irene. She is a friend of the gentleman featured in Barnardo's Child post. She has a stall in a little antique market round the corner from Columbia Road. I took her photo before but didn't quite like it so when I saw her walk past I asked her to pose for me. She still didn't like the photo I took but she was happy for me to post it if I liked it. And I do.

Irene is quite the celebrity around Columbia Road. All the other shopkeepers look after Irene checking up on her and offering her food and drink. She is quite a lady!

#65 Betty

I hit the street of London yesterday with a few friends. Lovely Sophie acted as my assistant and an excellent one too.  I saw this elegant elderly lady and asked her if I could snap her portrait. With a bit of encouragement from her family she agreed. I loved her smile and said so at which point she called her son over and said 'I have a lovely smile. Did you hear that?!' She was most adorable lady ever. 

The son joined in asking questions about our gear and telling us about his daughter who is also a photographer. He was very proud of her and rightly so. You can check out her photos here. Thank you for stopping to pose for us!