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Saturday
Saturday brought, apart from some first class LomoTalks (like Lora Power’s memory encounter) and more fabulous City Challenges, some last gatherings: the closing ceremony for the gloomy deconstruction of the LomoWorldWall on Trafalgar Square and the Gala Dinner and Party on the beautiful HMS President boat that had housed several workshops during the week.
Pinhole Photography
Through the Memory Album
Miraculous Surprise CC (Carolyn instead of Big Brother)
A last minute edition to the schedule! This City Challenge asked Lomographers to put on a brave face and be taken into the unknown. London's Soho was the mystery destination. Landing in Covent Garden on a Saturday afternoon is a bit like finding yourself in the middle of an anthill. The old market piazza and cobbled streets become a sea of tourists snapping away in to oblivion. The question put to everyone was "Is it possible to get something out of visiting a landmark on the tourist trail, like Covent Garden…other than saying 'I was there once'?" Soho has many faces; the tourist hub of Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, the antique book shops on Charing Cross Road, the bright sights of China Town, the oh-so hip media haunts, and the a vibrant gay scene and nightlife centred around Old Compton Street.... Soho can seem to be two different worlds. The challenge was to try to get an authentic feel for this diverse quarter in London. It's amazing how the people flow like boats on a canal in certain streets while the roads parallel to them are almost deserted. Sometimes, you are lucky to spot the odd Londoner and his dog.
Calming Waters
Lomo Dinner
Big Final Party
Seeing the largest ever Lomo wall being taken down from its home at Trafalgar Square was a bit of a downer. So throwing the farewell party on the HMS President was a stroke of genius! Everybody knows it is impossible to be down-in-the-mouth at a boat party! True, you can be a bit seasick, but definitely not depressed! The HMS President has been moored just downstream from Tower Bridge for the past 80 years, and has no doubt seen the city go through lots of changes. Standing on the deck (beer in hand), and looking out at the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the Millennium Wheel, the Oxo Building and St Paul's Cathedral, you get a sense of the different sides of this grand old city. After all that gazing out to sea it was time to get back to the party. Farewell speeches and thanks from Lomo founders, Amira and Matthias, kicked off the night and plans for another World Congress in 2 years were revealed. The music for the night was courtesy of DJ Peter, Handsome Hank and Mike Kuhle. Some serious movers and shakers ripped up the dancefloor to the backdrop of LomoVisuals. All this and a huge chocolate LC-A cake! The after party crew moved on to popular gay hang-out, Heaven, in Soho. The least said about that the better….!
