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Neon lights and models - must be Gods Own Junkyard
Photography
Richard Gough / / 5 minutes read

Photographing in Neon: A Portrait Session at God’s Own Junkyard

There are some locations where the photographer has to work hard to find a picture. God’s Own Junkyard is not one of them. If anything, the problem is the opposite. Walk into this extraordinary collection of neon signs in Walthamstow, and almost everything is demanding your attention. Words, colours,
The Lennon Wall in Prague
Retired Life
Richard Gough / / 3 minutes read

Prague: Beyond the Postcards

Prague is one of those cities where every street seems to offer another postcard view. The Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle and the winding lanes of the Old Town are every bit as impressive as the guidebooks suggest. They deserve their reputation.
Image of New Romance icon Maur Valance wearing signature double hats
Retired Life
Richard Gough / / 3 minutes read

Discovering Colour

It was just a normal post monthly breakfast walk through Brick Lane with my longtime friend Trevor that we discovered members of the Spitalfields Colour Walk club.
A boxer sets up against an sparring partner in Repton Boxing Club
Photography
Richard Gough / / 2 minutes read

No Guts No Glory

Repton Boxing Club has been called Britain’s oldest boxing gym and it's just a mile away from my home in East London. I recently had the opportunity to photograph some of the boxers training.
Photo of Nick Turpin - Photographer
Photography
Richard Gough / / 2 minutes read

On the Road with Nick Turpin

Nick Turpin is an internationally renowned Street Photographer who started his career with The Independent Newspaper in London at the age of 20.
B&W image of retired photographer Giles Penfound
Photography
Richard Gough / / 2 minutes read

Meeting Giles

Meeting photographer Giles Penfound on my Thames Photo Walk marking my first full year of retirement.
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Leica Lux in Porto: Sunlight, Shadows & a Foot That Stopped Me

It’s funny what grabs you. Amid all the grand vistas and golden sunsets on my recent trip to Porto, my favourite photo turned out to be… a foot. Caught in a patch of light. Frozen in a moment of quiet, abstract beauty at the Serralves Foundation.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Retired Life

Stepping Through the Homes of Time — My Visit to the Museum of the Home

Last week, I made my way across East London to a place that somehow manages to be both intimate and quietly thought-provoking: The Museum of the Home, just off Kingsland Road in Hackney.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Photography

Rewired for Style – Shooting Fashion at The Sunken House

Bold fashion. Architectural drama. One unforgettable shoot deep in Hackney’s Sunken House. Retirement just got interesting…
⸱ by Richard Gough
Retired Life

First Thursdays and Finding Rosie: An Evening of Art and Reflection

Retirement isn't about slowing down. It's about opening up, especially to the things we didn't have time for. For me, that's been art. The April First Thursday in London was a vivid reminder of how alive the East End still is with creativity, story, and surprise.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Photography

Meet Brendan Barry

Brendan Barry is a photographer, educator and camera builder whose creative photographic practice combines elements of construction, education, performance and participation.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Technology

The Future of AI in Warfare

In the near future, the world’s oceans are no longer just battlegrounds for nations—they’re the frontlines of corporate warfare.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Photography

Echoes of Ripley: A Moment of Monochrome Mystery

On a river bus in Venice, where the waterways are the streets bathed in the light and shadow of an ever-unfolding narrative, I captured a moment that feels like it's been plucked from the cinematic universe.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Photography

Why we tell storys

Photography is a powerful medium for storytelling, capable of conveying complex narratives and emotions through a single image or a series of photographs.
⸱ by Richard Gough
Leica Lux in Porto: Sunlight, Shadows & a Foot That Stopped Me
The Museum of the Home is housed in the historic Geffrye Almshouses
image of model with glasses
A whimsical gallery wall featuring eclectic drawings and illustrations, many with a recurring rabbit motif.
Meet Brendan Barry
The Future of AI in Warfare
Echoes of Ripley: A Moment of Monochrome Mystery
Why we tell storys
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Social Media Backdrop London Zoo
Photography
Richard Gough / / 2 minutes read

Winter Zoo Day

A bright winter’s day at London Zoo, and one of those rare moments where the place feels almost calm. Very few visitors meant time to linger, watch, and actually see the animals, which always makes for better photographs and a quieter kind of enjoyment.
Picture of Bow Creek Lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf
Photography
Richard Gough / / 3 minutes read

Trinity Buoy Wharf: Light, Signals, and a January Walk by the Thames

On a cold but brilliantly clear January day, Trinity Buoy Wharf felt like one of those London places that rewards unhurried wandering.
Poster from the 1979 film - Being There
Film Review
Richard Gough / / 4 minutes read

Being There: Cinema, Silence, and the Comfort of Projection

Some films make a big show of their importance, but Being There takes a quieter approach. It enters softly, settles in, and lets others convince themselves they are witnessing something profound.
Looking at Looking: An Afternoon with Magritte in Brussels
Retired Life
Richard Gough / / 3 minutes read

Looking at Looking: An Afternoon with Magritte in Brussels

There’s a particular kind of quiet that only exists in museums.
Exibitioncase with Lee Miller's US War Correspondent Dress Uniform & Rolleiflex 120 camera
Photography
Richard Gough / / 4 minutes read

Lee Miller at Tate Britain

This week I spent a morning at Tate Britain walking through the major Lee Miller exhibition, and it stayed with me long after I stepped back out into Millbank.
Film Poster for the Quiller Memorandum
Film Review
Richard Gough / / 3 minutes read

The Anti-Bond in the Shadows

A Look Back at 'The Quiller Memorandum' (1966) a spy-thriller set in 1960s West Berlin, where agent Quiller is sent to investigate a neo-Nazi organisation.