by James Balston | Jan 27, 2010 | Homes
Stepping through a front door for the first time is always filled with anticipation for what lies beyond. Am I going to be disappointed or pleasantly surprised? Are all those preconceptions about the owners and their taste justified? You may not be able to tell a book... 
by James Balston | Jan 20, 2010 | Crystal Palace, Landscapes, Parks
I’ve been documenting Crystal Palace Park since I moved to the area nearly 4 years ago, and I certainly wasn’t going to miss the opportunity of capturing it in the snow. These were taken during the first snows just before christmas. 
by James Balston | Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
2008 A year of extremes. John McLachlan’s small Notting Hill basement flat, which I shot for the Guardian magazine, is a temple to DIY, a palace of kitsch retro. It also shows how a minuscule budget needn’t curtail a huge imagination. At the other end of... 
by James Balston | Jan 9, 2010 | Homes
See my pictures of Carmen Haid’s Moroccan influenced Kensington home, or read about it online. http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article6975148.ece Carmen also runs her own... 
by James Balston | Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
2004 For centuries, the focal point of life in the village I grew up in, was the pub on the green. It was the glue that held the community together, and when, in the late eighties it was sold to developers, who converted it into housing, something was lost forever....