Just a few images from around my rapidly gentrifying 'manor' in the East End of London. Images taken on phone, film, DSLR and mirrorless.
Around Hackney
Exhibition Update
Two of my images are currently on show in the 2018 LIP Annual Exhibition which runs from today, October 2nd until the 7th at the Espacio gallery in Bethnal Green Road, East London. Both images come from a set I have been making around ephemeral and temporary shelters and occupations by homeless people in the… Continue reading Exhibition Update
Bag Review: Trakke Assynt 17
Both as a photography nut and a regular guy, I'm a sucker for man-bags and backpacks. I currently have an F-Stop Loka UL with a couple of ICUs, two Peli cases, a Billingham Hadley Pro and a Contax/CCS Heritage bag on the photo side. For the manbag I also have a leather manbag from Billy Bags… Continue reading Bag Review: Trakke Assynt 17
Exhibition: LIP Annual 2018
I have had a couple of images from my ongoing Hackney Road series selected to be shown in this years LIP Annual Exhibition at the Espacio Gallery, Bethnal Green Road. The Exhibition runs from the 2nd to the 7th of October 2018. Opening hours as follows: Tue 2 - Sat 6 October 1-7pm; Sun 7 1-5pm. The… Continue reading Exhibition: LIP Annual 2018
Architecture with the Zeiss 35mm PC-D
There are plenty of people who would suggest that you can't shoot architecture with a 35mm and you need a 24mm or wider. I used to be in that camp too some extent but I have found that with a shift lens on a full frame body you can do a lot with a 35mm… Continue reading Architecture with the Zeiss 35mm PC-D
Half frame fun!
A couple of years back I stumbled on a fun little camera at a car boot, a Konica Eye complete with it's funky logo which i couldn't resist. It turned out to be a half frame camera, which was something I'd never tried before so I thought, why not give it a shot. I put… Continue reading Half frame fun!
Who’s the Daddy?
What seemed to me a fairly curious sighting on my tour around the UK's Little Chef sites; Adverts over the Urinals for a company's paternity tests in the Male WCs in a motorway services. In my mind it links with the trend for sex shops in former little chef sites along the A1 and in… Continue reading Who’s the Daddy?
Book : Mark Power – DTLFTSOTE
A few weeks back I started to follow Mark Power on Instagram. I already had 'The Shipping Forecast' his brilliant 1996 book of black and white photographs. (I was lucky enough to pick this up in Oxfam for a couple of quid). At the time I started following he was posting a series of images… Continue reading Book : Mark Power – DTLFTSOTE
Pets
@the former Little Chef at Hellingly on the A22 in Sussex.
Astwick
This is the former little chef site where Paul Graham made this image from his A1 series. The Little Chef itself has been demolished within the last few years and the petrol station forecourt enlarged so it's not possible to re-photograph the view which is slightly disappointing in the context of my current photo project.