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A series of mini-albums featuring my TOP 5 photographs in various categories. Enjoy!
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Hello! Sorry for being so quiet this week! I’ve been busy creating an online portfolio for my artwork. (If you’d like to see it, it’s at www.helenamaratheftis.com) Regular programmi...

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TOP 5: Metallic animals.

The only thing better than colour is shiny colour. Enjoy! 1. A deep-hued rosemary leaf beetle. By JR Guillaumin. 2. Papilio Ulysses butterfly. Photo by Dean Morley. 3. A beautiful bird with a ruby th...

4 days siden

TOP 5: Matcha Green Tea.

Matcha is a brilliant green powder made from ground green tea leaves. I’ve been intrigued by it since I stumbled upon this recipe for Matcha panda bread, which is funny given that I don’t...

18 maj 12

TOP 5: Citrus.

Here are five bursts of sharp, tangy colour. (I do love citrus.) 1. This lemon-mutant was the victim of citrus bud mite. It looks amazing and really quite beautiful. By Very G. 2. Fruit foliate head ...

17 maj 12

TOP 5: Salt.

Today’s post was brought to you by the bag of peanuts I just ate (they were salty). Here’s salt – aka sodium chloride – in all of it’s unexpected splendour: 1. Chunky, c...

17 maj 12

TOP 5: Sky blue.

London skies have been very grey lately, and I’m craving a bit of blue. Here are five blue-skied photos from my archives: 1. Spanish seas mirroring Spanish skies. 2. Bermondsey evening lights. ...

15 maj 12

TOP 5: Colo(u)r Bars.

Here’s another glorious explosion of colour for you to indulge in! Alternatively, you can consider this blog post as an unintentional visual tribute to Elliott Smith. 1. Bright bands of rainbow...

11 maj 12

TOP 5: Escalation.

I like taking photos on escalators. I seem to be drawn to the bold lines and colours, as well as the shiny surfaces and glowing neon lights. Here are five of my favourites, presented without comment....

10 maj 12

TOP 5: Soup.

I’m on a roll with vintage imagery at the moment. After I found the first image, I had to keep digging for more soup gold! Enjoy them. 1. Lipton’s Sip’nsup! Looks pretty watery but ...

03 maj 12

TOP 5: Disco.

Oh, Disco! You are so fabulously ridiculous! There are so many more photos I wanted to include in this TOP 5, such as Disco Tex and His Sex-O-Lettes, and Miss Understood. 1. The beautiful age of disc...

02 maj 12

TOP 5: Googly eyes.

I don’t know how I got the idea for this post. I clearly spend too much time looking at pictures on the internet. Anyway, enjoy! 1. Fancy a couple of googly eye rings? Buy them here. 2. The cov...

01 maj 12

TOP 5: Rainbow Spectrum.

‘I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.’ -Winston Churchill 1. A colour-burst mural. Photo by Cona...

30 apr 12

TOP 5: Gems.

When I was a kid, I used to spend my savings on ‘crystals’. I had tiny polished nuggets of tiger eye and hematite, and jagged little hunks of amethyst and quartz and pyrite. I used to fin...

27 apr 12

TOP 5: Magenta.

This is one of my favourite colours: 1. My favourite vintage skirt. 2. Bunches of over saturated tulips. 3. Too beautiful to eat… but I still ate it. 4. The walls of the Fashion and Textile Mus...

26 apr 12

TOP 5: TFL.

If you’re a Londoner, ‘TFL’ is part of your daily vocabulary. For those not in the know, TFL stands for Transport For London, aka the massive public transport network of buses, trai...

25 apr 12

TOP 5: Funny Faces.

Humans rely on faces for recognition and emotional expression. We scrutinise faces all the time, so it’s not surprising that we start to see faces (and create them) everywhere else. 1. A two-to...

24 apr 12

TOP 5: Fruit and Bloom.

Hello! As you know, I’ve been on holiday in Cyprus for the last week. Springtime in Cyprus is pretty beaut, with a variety of trees in bloom (or loaded with slowly ripening fruit). I took lots ...

23 apr 12

Holiday Time

Hello! This is a quick note to say ‘Happy Easter’ to everyone who celebrated yesterday! I made four different cakes (yes, I am a hero) and invited my friends over to eat them. Here’...

09 apr 12

TOP 5: Nerdy cookies.

This was meant to be a post about cookies. The nerdy bit kind of just happened. Don’t pretend you don’t love it. 1. Organ cookies! Including lungs, kidneys and ladies’ reproductive ...

02 apr 12

TOP 5: Vintage Florals.

I was browsing on Etsy today and came across a huge amount of intensely printed vintage fabric. Here are five of my favourite florals. 1. Pink Mod Floral, from VintageHeartHandHome 2. Ambrosia Vintag...

29 mar 12

TOP 5: Crustaceans.

Crustaceans: crabs, lobsters, crayfish, krill and barnacles. Sometimes tasty, always good looking! Here are five images for your delectation: 1. I saw this lobster trinket box at the Brussels Flea Ma...

28 mar 12

TOP 20: Prints to choose from. Can you help?

Hello! I’m selecting a new batch of images for my online print store on Folksy. I would love your help in choosing which photos to include. I’ve short-listed some of my favourites on Face...

27 mar 12

TOP 5: The British Seaside.

This weekend, I visited the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze. The sky was blue, the sea was sparkling, the chips were salty, and the pier was as retro-kitsch as one could hope for. 1. Bright toy wi...

26 mar 12

TOP 5: Greece (for National Day)

I am of Greek-Cypriot descent, and I spent all my teenage years living in Athens. Now that I live in London, all I hear about Greece is bad news about the economy…but that hasn’t affected...

23 mar 12

TOP 5: Into the woods.

Here are five slightly sinister, fairytale-style images of the woods. Don’t be scared now! Grab your torch and don’t look back. 1. Deer in the headlights (or, rather, in the torchlight). ...

22 mar 12

TOP 5: Muted tones.

I often gravitate towards loud colours, but I appreciate the subtleties of muted tones. I mean, there’s a whole rainbow of greys! Rich, pink-toned greys, cool blue toned greys… Here are s...

21 mar 12

TOP 5: Lips.

Pucker up, ladies and gents! 1. This inspired image comes from 16 Magazine from 1965 . Ringo’s are my favourite, and John needed some serious Chapstick therapy. 2. Mega red lips, by Michele Mol...

20 mar 12

TOP 5: Sky Blue Sky.

The weather is fine in Londontown! Listen to this song by Wilco and enjoy these brilliant blues! 1. Quite possibly my favourite book cover, ever. 2. Piles of sky blue pencils (From here.) 3. A portra...

19 mar 12

TOP 5: St. Patrick’s Day.

I spent this morning searching for St. Patrick’s day images. I found a whole bunch of intensely baffling things, including be-spectacled asses and a lot of mouldy-looking cupcakes (I disapprove...

16 mar 12

TOP 5: Double-faced.

Double faces: Because all good things come in pairs. 1. An illustrated double portrait (from here) 2. A ghostly double take, by Van Den Berge 3. ‘The Duplicity Theory of Vision’, from her...

15 mar 12

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