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 Not only had the Car Park been replaced by a hotel, the surroundings had changed too.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”
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”
BRUTAL II – Linnahall
Since first releasing my zine BRUTAL I had always wanted to make it a series, each issue featuring a different building that I had photographed. Deciding on the Tricorn for the first was easy. It was a local building with a history and had caused much debate in the city of Portsmouth. There was also aContinue reading “BRUTAL II – Linnahall”
It’s too Late to Save Welbeck Street Car Park
Welbeck Street Car Park is a short walk from Oxford Street in London. It was designed and built in the Brutalist style in the 1970s as parking for the nearby Debenhams. Its facade made from prefabricated concrete polygons has become very recognisable. In 2017 a petition was started in order to put pressure on HistoricContinue reading “It’s too Late to Save Welbeck Street Car Park”
Fair Welbeck Street
FAIR WELBECK STREET, in all your brutalist majesty, Balanced & bold against the massive London sky, Teetering house of cards, it would be such a travesty To bring the barrier down, and say goodbye. In your storey-stacked style, you seem to call To days when we were young, shook hands, dreamed dreams Of progress, motion,Continue reading “Fair Welbeck Street”
The Human Body
I don’t spend nearly enough time in London, it’s a great city with so much to offer. When I do make it there I often get wrapped up in the usual sights to see anything new from the city, but I normally come across one or two new details which impress me. More often thanContinue reading “The Human Body”
Sculpture in the City
Black Shed Expanded Black Shed Expanded by Nathaniel Rackowe stands below the building more commonly known as the Gherkin. The shed, painted in black bitumen, looks as if it is being blown apart by the yellow light that comes from within. Rackowe said about his work, ‘I thought it interesting to take the humble shed andContinue reading “Sculpture in the City”
By Night
Night photography takes a little more technique and time than just point and shoot. You have to know the functions of your camera well but the end results can always be different and sometime surprising. For me I think that is part of the appeal. The inspiration for this post comes from a post cardContinue reading “By Night”
Our Shadows Will Remain 