A Jumble of Joyful Jobs

While traveling around the streets of London, Oxford, and Paris, I saw some very interesting occupations being performed. Here is a small selection of some of the positions that are available to enterprising folks. From the Royal Guardsmen to an itinerant juggler who was just trying to earn five pounds (probably to get himself a pint), they presented an intriguing tapestry of various types of employment. Just in case nobody's hiring librarians when I graduate, it gives me something to think about.

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Multimedia Design, London and Paris, 2009

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Here are a few of the many, many photos I took on this trip. It was very difficult to make the selections. Click on "Click here to view this photo book larger," then "View photo book."

Trip Motto: "Mind the Gap."

Recurring Photo Theme: Lion Monuments - Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Oxford, the British Museum, Highgate Cemetery, the Louvre, and the Lion of Belfort (copy) in front of the Catacombs (and there were a few others that didn't make it into the photo book).

Photo Emphasis:

*Stonehenge - Focusing on small point in foreground

*Salisbury Cathedral - Photo of building from unusual angle

*Trafalgar Square - Motion from a stationary position; sepia photo

*Oxford - Unusual signs

*British Museum - Duplicating another photo

*Regent's Park - Macro setting for flowers

*Abbey Road - Unusual angle

*Hyde Park - Reflections, repeat patterns, Stop-action water

*St. Pancras Station - Vertical and horizontal studies of same image

*Eiffel tower - Night setting

*The Louvre - Unusual angle of statue, reflections

*Epernay - French countryside, motion shot and 1600 ISO setting

*Catacombs - contrasts

*Pere Lachaise - Black and white (with a splash of color)