Foyer of Gielgud Theatre

Visiting London's theatres can be a delightful architectural, as well as theatrical, experience. This was taken while standing in the queue at one of my favourite West End theatres, The Gielgud (formerly The Globe). The dome and gallery from this angle give the viewer a kind of exaggerated experience of being on stage, and besides, I love curves! Location: London, England

Another Cow

Well, I rather like cows; they're fairly placid creatures and unlike many other animals don't immediately run off when you approach them. I think some even quite like the attention given to them by a curious photographer, and their doleful eyes and casual, lackadaisical manner prove often to be quite photogenic. This particular fine lady is out grazing in the mountains for the summer -a pleasant life indeed! It's a nice, peaceful picture that, for me, instantly conjures up the mood and atmosphere of summer in the Norwegian countryside. Location: Valdres, Norway

Soho Street After Rain

I don't like rain –that is: I don't like being out in it. But I love the atmosphere and freshness of the air afterwards, particularly in cities like London, which somehow become even more alive after rain. I also love the opportunities that are presented when it comes to taking interesting pictures; wet pavements (flagstones here) reflect light and give vividness to otherwise dark features on walls and street furniture. Also, London's back streets are often far more exciting to explore than the well-trodden main thoroughfares, and the absence of cars here places the picture in a rather timeless and nostalgic past. I liked the lines stretching all down the street here and the way the buildings loom on either side –not in a ominous way, but rather sagaciously I think. Location: Soho, London, UK

Phone Booth

I am fascinated by ordinary things that look different in other countries. I've mentioned letter boxes/mail boxes before, but telephone booths, or call boxes, are equally unique to each country. With mobile phones being so prevalent they are however becoming a rarer piece of street furniture these days, and personally I don't think I have used one in years –but I don't want them to disappear altogether, because who knows when one is needed. Here's a rather fetching booth from Texas; I was intrigued at the uniform price for a call, and rather liked the red/yellow colour scheme. Location: El Paso, Texas, USA

Water Flower

There's a little lake in the forest beyond Oslo that I like to visit when I am out hiking. Few people know about it or visit it, being so out of the way, and it has a magical, timeless quality, especially in deep summer when the buzz of insects fire the atmosphere with gentle chatter and every tree and plant competes to be greenest, biggest, boldest... I am not a botanist, so I can't tell you the name of this particular plant, but it's totally fascinating because each leaf has a stem that descends into the water. It has the best spot in the forest, and the best of two worlds –both the air and the water, and then there are occasional vivid flowers, like this one, peeping up with beautiful curiosity. A splash of yellow amidst the blue and green. A little beacon in the lake... Location: Nordmarka, Oslo, Norway