In September I managed to get into London to enjoy a small taste of the Open House Festival. There are so many buildings to choose from to visit but as time was short and many of the London Underground lines weren’t working, I was limited. I decided to visit the Ismaili Centre which is located opposite the V&A museum. I’ve seen this building from the outside many times when visiting the V&A and I was so curious to see what was behind the doors. I didn’t regret visiting this location, the building is beautiful and there is a lovely rooftop garden although the weather did not help the visitors to really enjoy this space.

This year there was a photographic competition for visitors, and having taken lots of pictures I thought I’d enter. The theme was “The detail that changed everything” and I never need to be encouraged to photograph details! It was hard to choose just 3 images to enter into the competition. I was very pleased to find out that my Chandelier image chosen for the Highly Commended section. You can see the full gallery here: https://open-city.org.uk/2026-photography-competition.

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Ismali centre windows b F