“In my early days I was employed, at my second school, as a science teacher at Riverside School, Thamesmead. Situtated on the Bexley/London border, it was a relatively new school in a ‘London’ housing estate. Riverside School is now Bexley Business Academy.

I went into teaching full of belief and idealism, knowing that our children had limitless potential. After 5 years I realised that there was no place for idealism in teaching. I left in 1978 not knowing what I would do.

Some of the photorgraphs in this set were shown in a ‘Half Moon Photogaphy Workshop’ exhibition in 1979. I titled the exhibition ‘Lost at School’. Of course I was referring to my own situation, not that of the children in the photographs…” – Thamesmead, Riverside School, 76-78, Mak’m & Mrs’

Photos from Mak’m & Mrs’ as suggested by lomokev in Flickr Central.

We’ve always liked the idea of showing you photos taken in a particular place; for example, here are some photos taken at or near the Flickr 5.25 party.

Today we’re bringing that ability to the smartphone mobile site. For those devices that support it (currently Android and the iPhone with the new 3.0 software), the Mobile Nearby page will figure out where you are in the world and show you photos that have been taken in the same area.

Use this to explore your neighborhood, or find the best places to photograph local landmarks from. Reload the page as you walk around a city, and see the things that have happened there in the past. You’ll see a place through the eyes of the flickrverse.

The best way to get started is to head over to m.flickr.com where you’ll see a new link — “Photos taken nearby.”

We salute you!

Photos from bitmapr, anderspace, luns_spluctrum, Juan The Fly Factory, and sweet uncertainty.

Photos from jasonepowell, daccc, hauntedsnowfort and fuxe. More goodies in the Looking into the Past group.

Photos from Ramon Perez Terrassa, Rod Monkey, and Christine Lebrasseur.

Photos from armin_bb and azarnoosh.

This is Louis, 90 years of age !!!.. it was a freezing night in Bristol city, yet Louis was standing there, waiting for a hoot ! I have a real admiration for this young lady, such passion in her beliefs.. i’ve seen her in all conditions, waiting there with an empty road, waiting for a hoot of agreement.

Photos from Lee Jordan…ockermedia, DavidOfBristol, and Dollit.

Photos from javiy and münür.

View more photos like this in the Underwater Photos pool or in our underwater clusters.

Photos from ishoothorizon, “ringold”, Matt Brown esq, and mraaronmorris.

Photos from tbertor1, neuskool, lynneluvah, and metropulos.