Author Archives: tikichris

About tikichris

Chris Osburn is the founder, administrator and editor of tikichris. In addition to blogging, he works as a freelance journalist, photographer, consultant and curator.

More Top Street Photography Tips (Photography Tips)

Posted on 2011-06-09 by tikichris

More Top Street Photography Tips Photography Tips, 09 June 2011 Street photography is about engaging with your environment and having fun. It can be a great way to make friends, network and share your love of photography with like minded individuals. READ … Continue reading →

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London Food & Drink News: 9 June 2011 (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-06-09 by tikichris

A pub, a Lobsterfest, food market news and London made cook-in curry sauces in this week’s foodie round up. Continue reading →

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It’s a Sneaker Thing

Posted on 2011-06-09 by tikichris

It’s amazing how something as practical as a pair of athletic shoes can also be a way for everyday people to express themselves. I love the access to different colours and different styles available today. From spying what shoes people happen to have when I’m sitting on public transport or out meandering around to checking out what’s what online such as with Footlocker’s latest campaign, footwear eye candy abounds. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Bullfighting

Posted on 2011-06-09 by tikichris

Photo by Kemey Lafond

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New Restaurant Review: Cay Tre Soho (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-06-08 by tikichris

An Old Street foodie fave sets up shop in Soho: Londonist reviews the new Vietnamese restaurant Cay Tre Soho on Dean Street. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Honour the Slaughtered

Posted on 2011-06-08 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Bust

Posted on 2011-06-07 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Carried Away

Posted on 2011-06-06 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Variations

Posted on 2011-06-05 by tikichris
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Photo Story: New York’s High Line Park (Urban Travel Blog)

Posted on 2011-06-04 by tikichris

Photo Story: New York’s High Line Park Urban Travel Blog, Jun 3rd, 2011 A stroll along the High Line offers a vantage point loftily removed, but not isolated from, the urban grit and daily grind of downtown Manhattan. Commanding views of the Hudson … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Lessons

Posted on 2011-06-04 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Lord Phil

Posted on 2011-06-03 by tikichris
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London Food & Drink News: 2 June 2011 (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-06-02 by tikichris

London Food & Drink News: 2 June 2011 Londonist, June 2, 2011 at 16:00 pm A taste of what’s what in recent and upcoming London food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 2 … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Spreads

Posted on 2011-06-02 by tikichris
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More Free Burritos: This Time At Tortilla, Hammersmith (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-06-01 by tikichris

1000 free burritos to be given away tomorrow at the new Tortilla Mexican restaurant on King Street in Hammersmith. Continue reading →

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New Restaurant Review: Bistro du Vin, Clerkenwell (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-06-01 by tikichris

New Restaurant Review: Bistro du Vin, Clerkenwell
The Smithfield Market restaurant scene just got more French and meaty. Londonist reviews the new St John Street restaurant, Bistro du Vin. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Lucky Few

Posted on 2011-06-01 by tikichris
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Photo Series: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at Somerset House (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2011-05-31 by tikichris

What was a few months back originally scheduled as a press call to interview Ai Weiwei and an opportunity to photograph the artist with his Circle of Animals was altered to a sans artist event due to his disappearance in early April Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Nature Wins

Posted on 2011-05-31 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Yon

Posted on 2011-05-30 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Ehhh …

Posted on 2011-05-29 by tikichris
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Pontoon “Launches” at St Katharine Docks

Posted on 2011-05-28 by tikichris

On the outside I might have appeared all reserved and cordial but inside you can be sure I was singing “I’m on a boat motherf***er” to myself. The “launch” of Pontoon, the only private hire yacht on the Thames, was … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: I Say Old Man …

Posted on 2011-05-28 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: One and All

Posted on 2011-05-27 by tikichris
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London Food & Drink News: 26 May 2011 (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-05-26 by tikichris

London Food & Drink News: 26 May 2011 Londonist, May 26, 2011 at 17:00 pm A taste of what’s what in recent and upcoming London food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 26 … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Pimms O’Clock

Posted on 2011-05-26 by tikichris
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Hats Off to Mexican Street Photography – Limited Edition Prints at Benito’s Hat

Posted on 2011-05-25 by tikichris

Mexican street photography at Benito’s Hat Mexican restaurant in London – info, pics, and limited edition purchase details. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Of Centre

Posted on 2011-05-25 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: John Wesley’s Strangely Warmed Heart

Posted on 2011-05-24 by tikichris
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Street Photography Tips (Photography Tips)

Posted on 2011-05-23 by tikichris

Street photography is fun and offers unlimited opportunities for learning your gear and developing your own style. Documenting life on the streets through photography is a brilliant way to explore any urban environment and is becoming increasingly popular and deservedly respected as a genre. Here are some basic tips to help you be a better street photographer. Continue reading →

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Extra-ordinary @ Core Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2011-05-23 by tikichris

Extraordinary @ Core Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, May 2011 “Francis Bacon meets Donnie Darko” in an exhibition exploring a “disjointed world of macabre coexistence”. That’s how Core Gallery curator, Rosalind Davis, describes Extra-Ordinary, a subversive mixed media show by three … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Gift for You

Posted on 2011-05-23 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: O Light! O Reason!

Posted on 2011-05-22 by tikichris
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Photograph Fitzrovia and Win with Diemar/Noble Photography Gallery (Qype does London)

Posted on 2011-05-21 by tikichris

Generally hosting exhibitions with some sort of international slant, Diemar/Noble photography gallery is planning now to focus on its own photogenic home, Fitzrovia, and offering the public an opportunity to show their work on their gallery walls and win some fab prizes. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Green Shine

Posted on 2011-05-21 by tikichris
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