Sarah Mikaela On Living In London

You’ve lived in a few places across the globe. What makes London special and why was it here that you decided to call home?

There’s so much going on in London and the city is filled with such a variety of creative minds that I’m never bored. It offers something completely unique and very different to where I’m from in Denmark. It’s a very global city – you can find bits of so many different areas of the world if you know where to look.

Where do you go for the best coffee in town?

Dishoom is my favourite place to go at the moment. It’s perhaps not somewhere you’d necessarily pinpoint as offering such specialist coffee but it’s honestly delicious. And the date and banana porridge that they do is to die for. Breakfast meeting gold! Also, The Hive just off Broadway Market is a forever favourite of mine.

Do you have any favourite London shooting locations?

I like to use busy areas as a backdrop to my photographs so somewhere central is usually my first choice. I love the movement of cabs and buses in the background of a photo so I actually find rush hour to be the best time to shoot although it’s definitely not the easiest option.

What 3 places would you recommend to someone for their first time in London?

Shoreditch is my favourite part of the city. I love the atmosphere and the fact that most of what you come across is independently run. Its boutiques and coffee shops are all quite unique and you can find some real hidden gems. When it comes to tourism, Waterloo Bridge is my number one view and I’d definitely recommend a walk along that part of the Thames for the quintessentially ‘London’ experience. Lastly, Artwords book store is well worth a visit. It’s full of independent magazines and creative titles.