I was supposed to have been taking a trip to the capital tomorrow to visit this year’s Photo London event but, sadly, due to industrial action on the part of railway staff – something not helped by the rail companies and the government’s lack of progress (or indeed, it would seem, desire) in working with the unions to bring it to a satisfactory resolution – I’ve had to cancel my day out.
There are still trains running tomorrow, but the service is reduced and may be subject to disruptions. The train I’d planned on taking that would have gotten me there nice and early has been cancelled, and the first train available would mean me arriving at the venue after it had already opened at 12:00. As the return trains are going to be similarly disrupted, with the last train at around 17:30 IIRC, it would mean I would be spending more time travelling than actually being at the event, along with the stress of feeling rushed and the disappointment of the day not being as I’d planned.
I’ve been able to get a refund on my rail journey, thankfully, but the tickets to Photo London are frustratingly non-refundable or transferrable, so I can’t even pass them on to someone else who might have been able to attend.
At least I can sleep in later in the morning now. Not much of a silver lining, but hey, I’ll take what I can.
The photo below seems apt. It is a couple of photo-booths I photographed on my last visit to a photo exhibition (Photo North, which seems fitting). To add a further connection to what I’ve written above, they are in a railway station.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme. Fujichrome Provia 100 (expiry unknown). Lab developed. Home scanned.
Taken 25 March 2023.
Steel City Snapper photography 