Lou Thomas

Two women sitting in a fast food restaurant. One is showing the other something in her phone. One woman’s face is obscured by her drink

A woman on a crossing in NYC. She holds her phone and is looking at the camera with a half smile

An older woman with white hair arranges flowers at her kitchen sink

A young woman’s reflection in a train window

I’m a street photographer and I’ve spent many years photographing women both candidly and in portraits. This is a thread of some of my photos to celebrate International Women’s Day. These images were captured all over the world and some of them go back about 20 years
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IPSO have published their verdict on The Daily Telegraph’s fake £345,000-a year banker couple who claimed they couldn’t afford five holidays.

The paper declined to explain to the watchdog how the article came to be published - but our reporting at the time sets it out…

BREAKING NEWS in the world of Sticky Toffee Puddings

Look lads, I did the hoovering and emptied the dishwasher, trimmed my beard and ironed my smartest t-shirt in preparation for the visit of my beloved’s most successful friend. For once, I’m being a good boy.

“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video

A List of Complaints from 1926

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A heron on a wooden railing by the lake in Southwark Park.

Another heron by the lake on a metal railing at the lake in Southwark Park.

Two lovely herons live at the lake in Southwark Park, near our flat. I visit them a few times a week and it brings me immense joy.

That’s my kind of reference.

Yes to the first and second statements

Ambilight can jog all the way to the dustbin and jump right in it.

Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’

I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.

I watched Stand By Me with Rob Reiner. Both film and man changed my life I had watched the coming-of-age weepie over and over growing up so it was an overwhelming experience to sit down with its creator and see it again. It was a magical day and he was just as warm-hearted...

Wrote about the time I watched Stand by Me with Rob Reiner for The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

+1 on this. It’s definitely the best one so far. I loved it. Raved about it in a meeting yesterday and was met by indifference and scorn.

Avatar: Fire and Ash – delirious, thrilling and spectacular. Frankly extraordinary sci-fi/action/fantasy cinema from a bloke who seems to reinvent it every time he makes a film. James Cameron, take a bow, son.

What an unusual (but fascinating) story. I had no idea.

Not so much sportswashing as a full laundry service.

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Jennifer Lawrence on Die My Love: “I found the ferocity and the wildness so exciting” Jennifer Lawrence stars in Lynne Ramsay’s first film in eight years: as a woman grappling with the emotional strain of early parenthood. She tells us about the influence of Cassavetes, her own experie...

Ahead of the release of her new film Die My Love tomorrow, here’s my interview piece with Jennifer Lawrence. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/j...

Massive respect to the two ladies who’ve just popped the cork on a bottle of champagne at 8.55am on this Newcastle to King’s Cross train.

Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac on Frankenstein: “Guillermo has dedicated his entire being to cinema and to dreams” The stars of Guillermo del Toro’s inimitable new spin on the Frankenstein story tell us why, like the creature itself, the director’s reimagining is pieced together from some unexpected parts.

Really enjoyed Guillermo del Toro’s new version of Frankenstein (it’s screening at both BFI cinemas now and streaming next month). Here’s my interview with the film’s stars, Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/j...

Lou Thomas interviewing Jennifer Lawrence at the UK premiere of Die My Love as part of the BFI London Film Festival.

Me interviewing Jennifer Lawrence last night.

Love a bit of Brighton.

Idly watching Boiling Point (1993). Brilliant 90s LA noir of a piece with Deep Cover and even One False Move (both 1992), even if the latter really only begins in LA. Stacked cast led by Snipes includes Hopper, Mortensen and Jonathan Banks. Mostly I just love to lose myself in sweaty crime cinema.

One Battle After Another review: Leonardo DiCaprio delights in Paul Thomas Anderson’s action-packed DiCaprio is a bumbling revolutionary in this subversive satire on a modern American tyranny

As we’ve come to expect from Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another is easily one of the year’s best films. Here’s my review for Time Out. www.timeout.com/movies/one-b...

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A cormorant stretches in Canada Dock this morning.

A heron ponders life’s great mystery in Canada Dock this morning.

In recent months I’ve taken to photographing the cormorants and herons who congregate on the nearby docks (chiefly Canada, Greenland, Surrey) and Southwark Park Lake. The beauty and grace of these birds bring me great happiness.

Hahaha. Honestly. Do people just not get jokes any more?

Looking good guys

Terrific stuff this mate.

The biggest use-cases for AI so far seem to be killing children, driving people insane, and kids making deepfake porn of each other. I have no idea why this industry is treated even remotely credulously.