Lambeth, London

The camera group I go to once a month is run by a teacher from Thomas' school who loves photography, and the members of the group are interested parents. We always learn something - last night one of the members did a very interesting talk on Henri Cartier-Bresson, he of the 'decisive moment' style who famously broke all the photography rules, and often produced out of focus images whereas today we strive for pin sharp focus. Last month another parent did a talk on Sebastiao Salgado, a photographer who I embarrassingly was unaware of - his images can make you weep, either through their sheer beauty or in other cases due to the horror they portray.

The exciting news last night was that the school have agreed to let us use their newly refurbished exhibition gallery for our own exhibition. (Last month this gallery hosted an digital media exhibition sponsored by HSBC) They have agreed to waive the gallery commission and all monies earned from the (hopeful) sale of our prints are going to charity. Yes I know, we could have spouses and friends buying our prints as the general public may not like them, but it will be fun and gives us a goal to work towards for the rest of the year as the exhibition will be from mid November.

Today I did a walking tour around Waterloo Station - the history of Lambeth marshes and the surrounding area is quite fascinating - one just steps a few hundred yards away from the hustle and bustle of Waterloo Station (the busiest station in the UK in terms of people, not trains - that would be Clapham Junction) and you are in quiet back street where little terraced cottages are selling from between £1 million and £2 million.