Photos from the first day of the Bridges Festival, Newcastle Gateshead (Saturday 4 August 2012). Now in its second year, the festival unleashes two days of entertainment along the banks of the River Tyne, with art, street theatre, dance and other performances, surrounded by buildings such as the Sage, Baltic, and the Millenium and Tyne …
‘Sacrilege’, a life-sized inflatable replica of Stonehenge for people to bounce on, by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, on its tour of 25 locations across the UK. Hampstead Heath, London, UK (1 August 2012) Photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.
Some shots from around Stratford on the first day of the London Olympics, 28 July 2012 Woman standing in front of an image of the Olympic site Fashion poster, Leyton Road Announcements at the entrance to the Olympic Park Members of the armed forces, drafted in to cover some of the shortfall in security staff …