It was always my intention to return to the site of Welbeck Street Car Park with the hope that it would bring a conclusions to the photos I had taken a few years previously. Not only had the Car Park been replaced by a hotel, the surroundings had changed too. Further Reading: My latest zineContinue reading “Welbeck Street Car Park – Then and Now”
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The Barbican on Polaroid Film
I had been gifted a pack on black framed Polaroid film and thought it would be great to shoot it at the Barbican. Though these following shots are among the best I have achieved with my Polaroid camera I am still not impressed with the results. Maybe that is part of the charm of shootingContinue reading “The Barbican on Polaroid Film”
The Barbican on Film – Part 2
I continue to photograph the Barbican on film but this time it was colour. On each visit I plan to grow this collection and discover new parts and details about the Barbican as I go. The grand plan to extensively photograph the complex and one day to eventually visit the elusive Barbican Conservatory. Further reading:Continue reading “The Barbican on Film – Part 2”
BRUTAL Bristol
Out of all the cities I have recently visited with the aim to photograph the unique and often brutal architecture, Bristol has far out exceed the others. Those that I found varied in function and design greatly, some of which are among the last remaining examples of their kind. After collaborating on BRUTAL Bristol withContinue reading “BRUTAL Bristol”
Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the closest and finest examples of Brutalism that I have to home. I often visit Chichester and it has been a focus of my photography work in the past, especially when exploring the city’s architecture for South Coast Journal. Over the years I have shot the building numerous times,Continue reading “Chichester Festival Theatre”
The Barbican on Film
The Barbican Estate was built on a area of land in London devastated by bombings during World War II. Buildings within the Estate started to open from 1969 onwards, with the last being Shakespeare Tower, one of the prominent tower blocks, in 1976. The completion of the Estate provided over 2000 flats in the CityContinue reading “The Barbican on Film”
Introducing BRUTAL Bristol
Through a chance visit during an extremely unusual year I was in Bristol. A city I had visited a few times before but one I had never really explored. I was driven by the shots of the iconic Clifton Cathedral I had seen but I wanted to find out more about the city and especiallyContinue reading “Introducing BRUTAL Bristol”
The Arts Tower
It was a last minute dash to head over to The Arts Tower before leaving Sheffield and driving south. The short winter days left little time for photography and the sun was already low in the sky, casting shadows over the lower floors of the building when I arrived. The Arts Tower was opened inContinue reading “The Arts Tower”
BRUTAL Hull
I have to admit visiting Hull was a last minute decision. I had never heard much about the city nor given a reason that visiting the city was a must. After immersing myself in the world of Brutalism and historical architecture under threat Hull was suddenly on my radar, and for unlikely reasons a mustContinue reading “BRUTAL Hull”
Clovelly
Clovelly is a small harbour town in North Devon. What makes it interesting, among other things, is that there are no cars in the town. Visitors must park outside the town and pay an admittance to enter, while access to the harbour is down a steep cobbled walking street. Walking into the town alongContinue reading “Clovelly”
Our Shadows Will Remain 