Nikos Liapis

Back in London and on my way home in a black cab. Agonising about what to write today. Overwhelmed by ideas but unable to choose just one. Meanwhile, the head is down as the red light keeps flashing on the Blackberry. I’ve long given up resisting the temptation to jump on it. “This time it will be a nice surprise” – are you kidding? How many “nice surprise” emails do we really get in a day? But do we ever learn?…

I get blinded by a ray of low-lying winter sun and as I raise my head, annoyed, I notice Park Lane, Hyde Park, the sunny afternoon, the pale blue skies…”I love this city”, I say smiling to myself. “I’m so happy to be back”. “What a privilege to live here!” And it suddenly hits me: It is only appropriate that London gets another mention today. A simple one, about the million and one faces of this incredible place. I’ve just written my story!

So here are a couple of my favourite London frames (and judging by the response on my Flickr  photostream, not just mine!). Fleeting moments frozen in time. Unusual, complex, unique, inherently beautiful. Just the way I like it!