DUMEBI held a grand opening of a fashion boutique during London Fashion Week from 18th to 22nd February 2022. I attended the boutique opening and fashion show at the new premises on the Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, England on Friday, 18th February. Barbara Biosah created the brand Dumebi which specialises in luxury women clothes and […]
For Black History Month there was the return of Africa Fashion Week London. Black is always in fashion and the same can be said about our history. This event was held on Saturday, 9 October 2021 at Freemasons’ Hall, London, England. Africa Fashion Week London was founded by Ronke Ademiluyi in 2011. It is a […]
The Photography & the Video Show returned to the NEC Birmingham, England and I attended on Monday, 20th September 2021. My main focus was on photography and all the equipment and services associated with photography. Having a virtual photography show last year was challenging and amusing to see people sitting down in their sofas on […]
It was Monday, 29th August 2005 and I decided to turn up at the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England before it started. The plan was to get a good spot, capture properly composed images and move on to another appointment for the evening. The carnival parade was supposed to start at 11:30 a.m. and finally […]
Miss Sydonie Barrett was crowned Miss Caribbean UK 2019 at the Greenwood Theatre, London, England on Saturday, 9th November 2019. This is the 6th Annual Miss Caribbean UK beauty pageant which was founded by Clayton and Jacqui Brown. Positively Promoting the Caribbean is the aim of this event. There were twelve contestants representing Jamaica (5), […]
The Natural Hair & Wellness Event, CurlyTreats Fest was held on Saturday, 26th October at Hotel Novotel London West. The event saw everybody braving the wind and rain to come out to the event that was spread over two floors. Shirvina Best is the founder of this event that pulls together Black Businesses that offer […]
At most carnivals that I attend I will take some time to locate the cars, trucks and motorbikes that are at these events. There is usually a good appearance of these machines that are made my mankind. They have shapes and patterns which allow you to see the difference. Some vehicles follow a uniform design […]
In Jamaica I attended the Carnival on the 28th April in Kingston. I followed one band to Half Way Tree and decided to explore the area. Another band was passing by called Xodus. Xodus started in 2017 and they also had a large following whilst moving through the street. This was a chance to capture […]
I was in Jamaica and heard that Carnival was happening in Kingston on the 28th April. All hotel rooms were booked out for that weekend but I found an Airbnb location in Portmore. I booked for the Saturday and Sunday night. Hotels.com confirmed the room was booked but I could not get hold of the […]
On Sunday, 26th May 2019 I attended Luton’s Spring Carnival. The hats were amazing. Have a look at the set up below. This theme was based on the Steam Ship Empire Windrush. It was to remind people that it was over seventy years ago that the Steam Ship, Empire Windrush came from the Caribbean with […]