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THE FOUNDER from Chris Floyd on Vimeo.

Russell Norman is the founder of the Polpo group of restaurants in London. Inspired by the bacari of Venice, the back street bars that fuel the people of the beautiful Italian city, the original Polpo opened in 2009 in Beak Street, Soho, London. By a remarkable coincidence the site of the first Polpo was also once the London home and studio of the most famous Venetian artist of all time, Canaletto. There's even a blue plaque on the wall of the building to honour this wonderful piece of information.

Over three days in June 2015, Chris Floyd shot a film about Russell in Soho and Venice. Join him as he takes us through some of the places that inspired him to create this modern London landmark and we dare you to deny yourself a Polpo trademark Aperol Spritz as the soporific waters of an early summer's evening in Venice close the film.

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Intense balloon shopper 🎈🎈🎈 (at Canary Wharf) https://www.instagram.com/p/CktTu8QoeB2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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ICE ICE BABY ⛸ #LondonLockdown (at Lee Valley Ice Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZsNquIxgy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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During Lockdown I was so bored one Sunday 😷 I broke all the rules & had a WALL party 🥳 WALLking the streets of WALLthamstow 📸 *Alan Partridge voice* So, that’s photos…of walls. No press conference necessary 🤦🏻‍♂️ #WALLthamstow 🧱 (at Walthamstow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXXFKSWIpOG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Richard Ashcroft last night owning the Royal Albert Hall 🇬🇧 What a place. He may actually be the Messiah, or just a very naughty boy! 🎶 🎸 (at Royal Albert Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVymkJVoNGB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Just received my copy of the new crowdfunded photo-book from the long-term project ‘A Wounded Landscape: Bearing Witness To The Holocaust’ by my friend photographer, Marc Wilson 📷 Such an epic undertaking, criss-crossing most of Eastern Europe over 5 years, now documented, printed & encapsulated for perpetuity 🙌🏻 Every school library should have a copy for reference & the survivor stories taught in classes, so it never gets lost on future generations. You can see more images over on Marc’s website marcwilson.co.uk (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVS5-bCIQq_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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NOGUCHI 💡 at the Barbican Art Gallery…it’s on till January 2022, so plenty of time to get down there to take a look 👀 In the meantime get yourself over to @unagilife if you need a Japanese lifestyle fix… 😉 🇯🇵 (at Barbican) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLOxbeo5cJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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☔️ Storm before the calm 🎶 Which reminds me…time for that long overdue Prince Albert… 😳 (at Royal Albert Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUtC5VZI6P3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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CAMERA PERVS! 📷 This week I acquired this bad boy & can’t wait to stick a load of film through it 🎞 the dilemma is which type? Any suggestions…? 🤔 #OlympusPENf 📷 (at Wanstead Flats) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTp3Nhvo9GF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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What’s so important on #WorldPhotographyDay is that you look at your nearest & dearest & photograph them at will 📷 They will not always be there…& you will learn about their life, yourself & your art in doing so. Tell their story. Charles & Doris. My grandparents. Married for over 68 years & separated only by WW2 when Grandad volunteered for the RAF 🙌🏻 (at Ashview Nursing Home) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSwZ-fEoOuU/?utm_medium=tumblr

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How was your WEEKEND on January 31st 1998? I remember it being pretty good...that’s why I kept this for future reading. So this weekend was good too 📸 HCB is incomparable IMO. No one can even get close, the legend was a total machine. “Photography for me, is a spontaneous impulse, the result of a constant awareness, which captures a moment & eternity” 📸 Henri Cartier-Bresson to Liz Jobey of The Guardian 🙌🏻 (at Wanstead Flats) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0HPCunepO/?igshid=3uxgtuzmujtd

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Quite possibly where McConnaghey & DiCaprio smashed the Granny out of all those Absolute Martinis. Or somewhere seriously off piste Dad visited in NYC for a livener... #I❤️NY (at Aldersbrook) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZNMBBlGHQ/?igshid=svbsu4ael5mi

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Friday night is all about squashing & buttering nuts 🥜 Is the pub open? (at Aldersbrook) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZLnYblLBL/?igshid=1i22zy5dlkxmh

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BALANCE from Cheekyfire on Vimeo.

Telling stories is our passion. During this time of global anxiety, we wanted to share more stories around mental health and the tools people use to find calm - in the hope it might help others to find theirs.

Meet Arnaud, a freediver, longtime friend, and inspiration. He uses freediving to find balance and calm his mind.

Production Company - Cheekyfire Director/DP - Josh Knox Director/DP - Richard Armitage  Producer - Ben Knox Underwater Cinematography - Marcus Greatwood / Adam Slama Editor - Richard Armitage / Cheekyfire Grade - Ivanov Boeck Sound Design - Richard Armitage / Herbie Lomas Additional Post Production - Harry Garcia / Ivanov Boeck

Shot in the UK.

cheekyfire.com

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This is a F O N T off (at Chatsworth Road E5) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkJc62ngTe/?igshid=15velfoxd0u6l

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G H O S T SIGN revealed 👻 Would loved to have seen it when it was an electrical store... 💡 (at Chatsworth Road E5) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkJDbaHURt/?igshid=qn6vg3n3n56y