My Beat Regent Street
Journalist David Davis (ex Times) reports from the world's first shopping street, which dates back to the early 19th century. Originally conceived as a processional route for the Prince Regent, later King George IV, it was completed in 1826. Managed on behalf of the Queen by The Crown Estate Regent Street's 1.5 miles of frontage, is undergoing a £500 million transformation to maintain its status beyond the 21st century.Tuesday, May 10, 2005
On the diamond trail
Photojournalist Matt Shonfeld, at 31, has worked in virtually every corner of the world from photographing young offenders in a Polish prison to fisherman in Iceland; from a Romany gypsy community in the Czech Republic to ship breaking in India and Bangladesh; from The Cloud People of Peru to the Anti Narcotics Police in rural Bolivia and Columbia.
His current assignment is a photographic documentary of the diamond industry and today I found him in Regent Street where he was allowed into Boodles, (www.boodles.co.uk) the jewellery store which dates back to 1798, to capture the retail end of the business. Matt's next stop will be the trading exchanges in Amsterdam.
"I love every minute of every day of my work" said Matt who comes from Manchester but is currently living in Milan. His website www.mattshonfeld.com is a showcase of his life.
His current assignment is a photographic documentary of the diamond industry and today I found him in Regent Street where he was allowed into Boodles, (www.boodles.co.uk) the jewellery store which dates back to 1798, to capture the retail end of the business. Matt's next stop will be the trading exchanges in Amsterdam.
"I love every minute of every day of my work" said Matt who comes from Manchester but is currently living in Milan. His website www.mattshonfeld.com is a showcase of his life.
posted by David & Beryl Davis # 6:59 PM 
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