Mat RicardoJust published chapter three of my selective memoir TEN GIGS. This one is a love letter to the patch of cobblestones in the middle of London that made me, saved me, and gave me a life
matricardo.substack.com
StreetSoulViva Las Underpass
Leica M10 Monochrom + Ksanar 1:3.5/21 ASPH.
#streetphotography #streetphoto #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #monochrome #documentaryphotography #urbanphotography #streetperformer #busker #elvis #subway #barcelona #leica #m10monochrom
Leica M10 Monochrom + Ksanar 1:3.5/21 ASPH.
#streetphotography #streetphoto #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #monochrome #documentaryphotography #urbanphotography #streetperformer #busker #elvis #subway #barcelona #leica #m10monochrom
DonnchaArms Wide, Knives Out
The audience at Covent Garden really appreciated this knife juggler. He’d just been throwing knifes in the air above the body of a willing volunteer. I’m not sure if I’d have volunteered!
Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length63mmISO1600Shutter speed1/500s #2025 #busker #CoventGarden #crowd #entertainment #juggling #knives #London #Photo #Photography #SonyA7RV #streetPerformer #StreetPhotography #UnitedKingdom #Urban
Donncha Ó CaoimhArms Wide, Knives Out
The audience at Covent Garden really appreciated this knife juggler. He’d just been throwing knifes in the air above the body of a willing volunteer. I’m not sure if I’d have volunteered!...
https://inphotos.org/2026/02/28/arms-wide-knives-out/
#busker #CoventGarden #crowd #entertainment #juggling #knives #London #Photo #Photography #StreetPerformer #StreetPhotography #UnitedKingdom #Urban
Chapter one of my mini-memoir - TEN GIGS - is now up on my substack
Hope you like it!
https://matricardo.substack.com/p/ten-gigs-chapter-one
#whitby #whitbyfolkweek #busker #streetperformer #uk #yorkshire #festival
Mathrubhumi EnglishViral video shows Indian tourists chanting `Jai Maharashtra` and disrupting a street performer in Paris. Debate erupts over public behaviour abroad. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/indian-tourists-paris-street-performer-outrage-v0qoaexa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IndianTourists #ParisIncident #Montmartre #StreetPerformer
AdamDip pen and wash, January 2026.
I want to spend 2026 leaning less on reference images, so brace yourself for a year of questionable anatomy choices.
#dippen #ink #inkdrawing #inkportrait #drawing #illustration #traditionalart #mastoart #art #artist #artistsonpixelfed #handdrawn #juggling #fire #streetperformer #juggler #firesticks
I want to spend 2026 leaning less on reference images, so brace yourself for a year of questionable anatomy choices.
#dippen #ink #inkdrawing #inkportrait #drawing #illustration #traditionalart #mastoart #art #artist #artistsonpixelfed #handdrawn #juggling #fire #streetperformer #juggler #firesticks
The Crowd on Pana
A huge crowd gathered around a man on stilts holding 3 flaming torches on St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2006. See how homogeneous the crowd is? A similar photo today would show a much more diverse set of people in modern Ireland.
https://inphotos.org/2025/12/17/the-crowd-on-pana/
#2006 #busking #Canon20D #CelticTiger #Cork #crowd #Ireland #PatrickStreet #Photo #Photography #StreetPerformer #StreetPhotography #summer
The Crowd on Pana
A huge crowd gathered around a man on stilts holding 3 flaming torches on St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2006. See how homogeneous the crowd is? A similar photo today would show a much more diverse set of people in modern Ireland.
Apertureƒ/11CameraCanon EOS 20DFocal length10mmISO200Shutter speed1/250s#2006 #busking #Canon20D #CelticTiger #Cork #crowd #Ireland #PatrickStreet #Photo #Photography #streetPerformer #StreetPhotography #summer
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