Last week strolling through Shoreditch in East London I was surprised by a bicycle rallye with hundreds of cyclists dressed up in 1920s style. I later found out they took part in the annual Tweed Run which was founded in 2009. So a fairly new thing - but already a great success according to the hight numbers of participants.

I only at the second or third glance noticed that the little boy on this photo had his sister sleeping right next to him. Made me smile.

www.tweedrun.com

As it was the London Marathon today and I didn't have a chance to go and take photos I thought I'd dig up some I took a few years ago. 2007 to be precise. I remember it was quite a hot day. I positioned myself quite close to shower tunnels which I had never seen before.

I was fascinated by the totally different reactions I saw from the runners. Some where totally relieved to be cooled down for a bit, some looked like they arrived in heaven and some were just so exhausted that even that rain of ice cold water couln't ease their pain anymore.

My deepest respect for everyone who puts him or herself through that incredible physical and mental challenge.

Photography is one of my biggest passions. Music another one. And hence it is almost a given that I looooove music videos. Since I was in my teens I was hooked on watching them pretty much 24/7 - back in the good ol' days when MTV was actually still playing videos.

I am a dead curious person. I love seeing how stuff is done and hence I was always a big fan of behind the scenes films.

Now the universe has given me the chance to not only work on music videos but also to do the making of videos to them. A dream come true.

Here is my second making of I have ever done. Filmed (on my Canon 60D), directed and edited all by myself. It has just been released on Rock Sound TV. Please check it out!

And here is the official Architects video made by my very talented friend Stuart Birchall. The video was Kerrang video of the week when it was released:

And here are a few more photos that I also took during the two days of filming:

These are photos that I took as a preparation for a photoshoot that I am planning this weekend with two music producer friends.

For me painting with light really showcases one of the magic powers of photography. Being able to freeze a single moment but also the flow of time in one image. Everything here is done in camera - no Photoshop involved.

Having never done this before I feel like a little child who just discovered a paint brush and a bucket of paint for the first time.

Obviously I need to practise a bit more to get perfect. Especially when it comes to the spheres.

Talking about spheres. I took the idea from this guy here. Denis Smith is a master in this. http://www.denissmith.com.au/photo-gallery/ball-of-light/

Let's see if I can bring some more spheres to London. He seems to be stuck in the country side. ;)