OH FOR THE WINGS OF ANY BIRD OTHER THAN A BATTERY HEN - Robert Calvert

Sunday, 2 October 2011

Covered

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This photo of Tim Manning was taken on 30 September  in a Soho bar called The Yard. I seem to have a fetish for putting Tim into headscarves and making them look like hijabs. This scarf is particularly fine!

Thursday, 29 September 2011

True Love

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My parents photographed in an unguarded moment. Taken at the family home, 29 September 2011

La Fumeuse

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La fumeuse is a poet and close friend of the Muse. Taken in a Paris cafe, September 2011

Muse

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My muse behind a trailing plant. Taken in Auvers Sur Oise, Paris in September 2011

Muse at the grave of Amadeo Modigliani


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 My Muse is deeply inspired by the work of Amadeo Modigliani. It is fitting that she pays homage at his grave. Taken in Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris in September 2011

Sub Rosa

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A photo of my muse taken in May 2008 at the grave of Oscar Wilde, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.

My muse is a charming beautiful, talented and very photogenic woman. She has eyes that will burn into your soul.

Cute and Cuter

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Li Winter and Tim Manning at the Camel Corps monument, Embankment Gardens, London. Taken at the end of the Mean Streets session

Graffiti Boy

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Ti Manning blends into the graffiti at the South Bank skateboarding park. Part of the Mean Streets session

What you Looking at?

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Li Winter at the South Bank skateboarding park, September 2011. part of the Mean Streets session

Mean Streets Outreach

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Li Winter at the South Bank skateboarding park, September 2011. Part of the Mean Streets session

On the Mean Streets of London I

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Tim Manning looking mean and moody. Taken on 3 September in the South Bank skateboarding area. Part of the "Mean Streets" session

The Madness of Ophelia

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Tim Manning as Ophelia  as she descends into her final madness. Taken on 29 July 2011 in Motspur Park. Part of the "Ophelia" session

At rest

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Tim Manning poses on a stone in Motspur Park on 29 July. Part of the "Ophelia" Session

Androgyne

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Tim showing a more feminine side. Taken on 29 July in Motspur Park. Part of the "Ophelia" session

The Masked Man

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 Tim Manning. Taken in New Malden in July 2011. Part of the "Masques" session.