Hanover Street

Today I viewed this exhibition of photographs at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Edith Tudor-Hart left me in no doubt about the message radiating from each of her wonderful images which stirred thoughts about modern day progress and our technological journey since the days they were captured in pre and post 2nd world war Europe.

I marvelled at how different life is now and how lucky we are to be living in the technological age of all our gadgets and unparalled methods of communication.

But then, Edith's study of life in the 1930's struck a particular chord when I reflected more deeply. Images taken after the 1929 stock market crash portrayed hardships endured by the masses in 1930s Britain and reported the demise of the labour government as a result of their policy to cut the little benefits offered at the time, not to mention the political unrest in Europe. Her images were strong and poignant and I left the gallery hoping that we aren't in the early stages of history repeating itself.

My blip was going to be the wonderful and grand decor of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. However, I don't know if it was inspiration from many of Edith's street scenes but I swiftly changed my mind when I was presented with this set of circumstances in Hanover Street as I waited for my bus back to the office. Not that I would be so bold as to compare myself in any way with Edith Tudor-Hart's awesome work, but she did encourage me to reflect on life as we know it today.