The other day I went to an exhibition at the London Museum that features over 200 images taken in the streets of London since 1860 to the present day. It's an amazing collection of every day life moments in this amazing city. Some of the images are interesting from an historical point of view but most of them are art works in their own right. I found really interesting to have the opportunity to see how people has lived in the past, to become aware of how things have changed (or how they have not changed at all) and to see through the eyes of artist that find their inspiration in normal people and ordinary places.
As well as the pictures you can watch a documentary about how street photography has evolved in the last 100 years, how the people attitude has changed when they being photographed by an stranger and the role of this kind of photography in society.
The exhibition is on until the 4th of September, so there is plenty of time, and it's free, which always is appealing. Don't miss out. I just hope you are luckier than me and that you will find less people visiting at the same time as you, because it was a bit tedious to walk in a slow queue with people trying to admire every single shoot for what seemed an eternity.
Special mention to Mr. Wolf Suschitzky and his incredible photography of London more than 50 years ago, incredible compositions and really engaging pictures.
Ole!
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