by James Balston | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Social Media is full of shots of the back of my head with my trusted tripod and camera. As it’s my birthday, I thought I’d share a few of them! And one or two of the front! 
by James Balston | Jan 3, 2019 | Cinemas, Leisure, The Triangle SE19, Uncategorized
I went to the cinema last night. Not unusual I know, except that in Crystal Palace, until recently, the last time you’d have been able to visit the cinema, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Where Eagles Dare were on general release. In 1968, the Rialto on Church Road... 
by James Balston | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have to confess it didn’t sound very promising when a client asked me to come and take some detail shots at a location which was still very much a building site and months away from completion. I arrived to find the place strewn with building materials and... 
by James Balston | Oct 24, 2014 | Architecture, Art, Churches, Exhibitions, Heritage, Pubs, Uncategorized
England’s cathedrals are repositories for some of the country’s greatest artistic treasures. From carving in wood and stone, to the great stained glass windows, painting, embroidery and metalwork, art not only adorns these buildings, it is part of their... 
by James Balston | Oct 15, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s almost exactly 4 years ago that I started this blog. I’d previously had a website which had become so out of date, it was embarrassing. I saw blogging as a stop gap, before getting a new site up and running, but quickly saw the potential and value of... 
by James Balston | Jun 24, 2013 | Cafes, Crystal Palace, The Triangle SE19, Uncategorized
On the Triangle today…