Unclaimed Pram

There is a story to this picture. There must be. But I don't know what it is; I can only speculate, guess, or let my imagination conjure up a tale. Why has a perfectly good pram been left in a Copenhagen back street, with no occupant, owner or indeed anybody else nearby? It would of course have been rather distressing if it had been occupied and left so forlorn, but I was intrigued by its emptiness. Did someone no longer want the pram? Or need it? Did the baby die suddenly? Had the pram been stolen, or the baby kidnapped? Or was there some much plainer, more ordinary explanation? Was it just left here because whoever owned or used it happened to be visiting the people living above? Yet, if so wouldn't it have made more sense to park it near a door? The mystery remains. But I think it makes for quite an intriguing picture; there are some interesting lines and patterns, with the scrawled, careless graffiti along the whole wall creating some weird kind of life-line. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

River Thames

Late afternoon –or early evening, depending on your outlook on life, and the sky over London is painted like a misty, washed out watercolour. It is romantic, nostalgic certainly, with the familiar skyline of the Houses of Parliament and "Big Ben" on one side –rather like an illustration from Peter Pan or similar, but with modern London behind and even more noticeably on the other side of the river, with the impressive wheel that is the London Eye. The Thames itself is calm and the moment is one of particular beauty. At least it was for me, which is why I wanted to capture it in a photograph, from Waterloo Bridge. Location: London, England

Autumn in Oslo

It's that time of year again - that colourful, vibrant, magical phase of transition from summer to the first whispers of winter. Today was the first day I wore both gloves and a scarf, but I also wore sunglasses and summer shoes. And trees too are wearing a mix of summer and autumn garb, creating canvases of vivid brightness and colour as they head towards full golden glory. This is from the park of Oslo's Royal Palace (which can be glimpsed through the trees). The small building is the cabin of the guards. Have an happy autumn! Location: Oslo, Norway

Posters

Whenever I look at old, often black-and-white, pictures from German cities the one thing that seems almost always to be present is the round "poster column". They were not designed to be that, of course; their real function has always been something of a mystery to me though I understand it has something to do with electricity or gas or air. I am more attracted to the decoration –an endless series of posters, pasted on top of each other, capturing moments of cultural or political history, placing any photograph for ever in a particular time like an insect in amber. The nearby buildings, trees, roads, even vehicles change much, much slower by comparison. There is nothing special about anything that is advertised on this column, and nowadays they can be seen in many other countries too, but I just wanted to capture an example of this, for me, most German piece of street furniture. Ideally, a series over many years would be fascinating. Location: Trier, Germany

More Love Locks

Just a few of the many thousands of "love locks" on the bridge across the Salzach River in Salzburg -itself one of the most romantic of cities. I like the randomness of the palette here -the mix of commercially produced red locks already embosse with hearts and more humdrum regular gold padlocks and, as always, the one or two contributions from individualists. And then there's the glimpse of town, and the river, and the blue sky, and the mountains. Sigh; just...sigh. Location: Salzburg, Austria

The Seafront at Lowestoft II

With summer drawing to a close it is comforting to know that there still may be occasionaly sunny days and bright afternoons in the months to come. This picture was actually taken last December, on a day when the sun shone defiantly and warmed the seafront to such an extent that ice-creams and doughnuts (so integral a part of the summer seaside life) made a brief re-appearance. Here I particularly like the way the "ice creams" appear almost to float in the sky, but there are other quintessentially English details that make me smile, like the refreshment station for dogs and the diverse items on the menu. I also like the way the promenade stretches into the distance and the little wedge of silver sea. It captures, for me, a particular moment and atmosphere. Location: Lowestoft, England

Book Sharing

I love books –not just for their content or for the experience of reading, but for the excitement and potential of their physical presence. Libraries and bookshops fill me with a sense of adventure, and I have, at present, 38 books on my bedside table! Part of the attraction of books is there communality -they can be shared and enjoyed again and again, by countless people. Therefore schemes such as the one pictured, where a corner of a park in Germany has its own enclosed bookcase, really meet my approval. People can take or leave a book, read in the park or take it away, and the selection of titles is as random and arbitrary as the people who pass by. I wish there were lots more places like this –some hotels, guest houses and cafés have similar schemes, but wouldn't it be marvellous if every corner of every street had such a bookcase! At least for people like me!

Location: Augsburg, Germany