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A young black beauty in a red pirate hat to keep admirers at bay Gentle filibuster all smiles and braids along the Westbourne Grove Looking for a Captain Sparrow to share a rum spice adventure As the sun sets the streets afire at the close of the first Carnival day Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting […]
Bringing twerk to another level Young revelers demonstrate their talents Spirits high as legs fly in improvised ninja moves They chose the camera and set up their impromptu show Seconds later in a burst of laughter they vanish in the crowd Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
We dream, and we dream that we love, but it is just a dream And the whirling waters of life flow under the bridge The crowds on the bridge watch mesmerized, looking for a sign But their destiny just floats away, unrecognized In the distance the great towers of vanity stand tall Pretending to be […]
The signs on the road tell the buses to stop Girls have their own language selfie to body Images fall through our eyes like autumn leaves They are chased by the whims of life and scamper away Leaving long streaks of colors in our memories as we slowly die Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill […]
Masquerade is the illustrated urban dictionary Dictionary comes to the street with the help of participants Seriously and literally showing the meaning of “tongue in cheek” Spontaneous and seriously funny, I suppose this is what it is meant to mean… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Like a phoenix in the flaming sunset spreading her wings On her left arm you may read a tattoo that says “Still I Rise” And as my shadow plunged into her spread-eagle arms She disappeared like the ashes of a dream scattered by the wind This photograph is the sole record of the searing encounter […]
Beholder beware as you may get an eyeful at your own peril Endowed divas gather on the sidelines and you better step aside Probably devising some cunning happy strategy of their own Fun comes in all shapes and sizes, the sea is vast and fish aplenty Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Shooting stars, UFO’s and UAP’s are common sights at Notting Hill Be it from the unrestrained consumption of spiritual melanges Or was it the after-effect of the pizza hand fed by some elvish creature It looked like a flowery garden decorated with strange colorful shrooms Suddenly young beauties were floating down Chepstow offering their heart […]
A cutie sacrificing to the gods of social media Hopeful would-be vestal virgin in a playboy outfit Reading the future on her smartphone screen Tangled in the fishnets of time, future will sink to the bosom of the she Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Standing on a wall, professional models strike the pose for a fashion shoot A shrewd photographer takes advantage of the unique ambiance and settings With an unlimited supply of goodwill and as cheap as free extras Difficult on location shoot amidst the crowd improvised and original Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery