Paul Clarke

@paulclarke.com

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The people photographer, working with the world's most interesting humans, dogs and brands. A graceful and melodious ape, fascinated by online identity and trust. Uczę się języka polskiego. paulclarke.com

Three lads in the bachelor group at Monkey World rescue sanctuary, Dorset. They are eating and playing and living their best lives.
A man and his dog face each other on a paddleboard in Lulworth Cove, Dorset
The opening paragraph, with an unbeatable first line: "So many of my family have had legs amputated that they used to call us the 'Hopping Grobbelaars' back in South Africa.
Blackwall Reach seen from the Lantern, Trinity Buoy Wharf. Across the river, the O2 dominates the left hand side, and the Canary Wharf towers, the right
A very large amount of strawberries in a lay-by next to a very ordinary road.
Three workers in hi vis and PPE throw rubble into a skip. They frame a mural of a woman, possibly dancing, with her fingers in her ears, and the caption: "Focus"
Duolingo's 3,000 day streak badge. On the day that I delete the app.
A parking bay in Basinghall Street, City of London. On the far left of the frame a pavement sign indicates motorcycle parking (free of charge) and has a 'parking suspended sign' up, but with no date entered (very normal for City of London as they enter dates when closures are required without having to put up new signs). On the right of the frame, where a motorcycle parking sign used to be, a slightly shonky pavement sign shows "Disable badge holders only" with some time restrictions. However the painted bay is still the SOLO MOTORCYCLES ONLY it's always been. WWYD?
Residents of East Greenwich after a street cleaning litter pick
Barrel-rollers from the Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London
The Lady Mayor rolling a barrel in Guildhall Yard (wearing full red robes and tricorn hat) as part of the Coopers Company barrel-rolling competition this morning
A black and white photo of a boat on the River Thames near Windsor. Smooth water is churned into horizontal ripples, with a strong contrast effect where the sky reflects on parts of the ripples.
A short video of clips of a Thames Waterman Cutter rowing between North Greenwich and Limehouse on a very sunny day
On the left, Saint, a muscular Cane Corso doggo. On the right, Ronan Keating, a muscular Irish popular chanteur.
Video clips of a Thames Waterman Cutter rowing from Greenwich to Erith, swapping crew and coxes around, having great fun in the sun
A traditional Thames Cutter rowing boat making its way through the piers of the Thames Barrier near Woolwich, in beautiful weather
A photo of a page of the magazine Which? featuring a disgruntled photographer complaining about a rip-off delivery scam. Text page with a photo of me in a cool urban jungle setting (the end of my road)
A black and white photo of a train standing in Peckham Rye station. The sky is looming and processed to give it a threatening mien
A somewhat apocalyptic sky over a mystery location. In the foreground a train waits in a station.
Crews standing and singing to pass the time.
Miserable crews waiting on the river outside the gates of South Dock.
A miserable looking rower carrying his boat to the start at Chiswick.
Ben Fogle, Helen Skelton and transatlantic rower Olly Hicks were rowing right next to us at some points. Mostly when it all started falling apart at the end.
A boat called "Dick Offer". Me neither.
Soggy spectators lined the Thames.
The Mayor and Lord Mayor of London watching the flotilla.
A dusk view of Tbilisi, centred on the golden cathedral, taken from the park on top of Mt Mtatsminda
A Thames Waterman's Cutter crew rowing up to Three Mills, London Borough of Newman
A Thames Waterman Cutter (6-oared rowing boat) in St Saviour's Dock, near Tower Bridge
me with my three sons, all considerably larger than me, reunited for dinner
A rather large stuffed bear sitting casually in the hipstery Kecskeméti utca, Budapest
Speakers on stage at Interesting Conference, Conway Hall, 20 May 2026
A stork's nest high on a derelict wall in Morocco
Al Murray posing for audience photos during one small section of his fabulous "All you need is guv" show
One of about 40 horse & buggy combinations riding fast down Park Lane tonight. The shot is 'panned' with a slow shutter; creating very unusual, streaked light patterns.
A portrait of David Hepher in front of one of his paintings, a tall block of flats
Blockbusters, 1985ish. 80s hair. 3 people compete to fill hexagons, repeat pun tropes and win hang gliding lessons
A young man with big hair and a taste for foul green and orange shirts.
The obvious button, next to the lift as you approach it, initiates a call on the evacuation intercom. It's the only button you see as you approach. CALL is written in high contrast type. EVACUATION INTERCOM is written in much lower contrast type.
A dog in the front pannier of a bicycle being ridden along Sumner St, Southwark. The photo is a 'panning' shot, with the motion of the camera tracking the bicycle, so that the bicycle and rider (and dog) appear still against a motion-blurred background.
I think this is an actor, probably Enyi Okoronkwo, being interviewed next to the Globe theatre, as a video crew of two are filming
Beautiful stonework inscription over the door of Kirkaldy's Testing Museum in Southwark Street: FACTS NOT OPINIONS
Al Murray throwing beer at the Splash Zone. I was not sitting in the Splash Zone.
This afternoon's rowing trip around the Isle of Dogs. A vintage wooden rowing boat with 5 rowers, speeding home on the ebb tide.
Tower Bridge at golden hour
Memorial bench for Muji in Northampton Square, London. "A gentle scoundrel, who never stopped learning new tricks". I hope Muji was a dog.