PHIL MAXWELL

Cafe

July 2, 2014

Cafe Stepney c.1990

Cafe Brick Lane c.1988

Whitechapel c.1986

Whitechapel c.1984

Banna Beach Kerry (2)

July 1, 2014

Banna Beach Kerry 2014

Heads and sculptures (2)

June 30, 2014

Public art, sculpture in Berlin

This public sculpture in Berlin (2002) is enhanced by a real man on the roof who is cleaning the glass.

Silver head with a cap and daffodil

Again in Berlin a sculptured silver head is enhanced by a daffodil and cap.

Brighton shop window. Rage Against the Machine.

A shop window in Brighton

These two heads in a shop window in Brighton (2002) rage against the machine and hopefully encourage potential shoppers inside.

Art installation on Brick Lane with Oscar

Oscar becomes part of an art installation in Brick Lane. His intelligent pose brings it all to life.

Cambodia, carving of dancers on a temple wall

Carving of dancers on a temple wall, Cambodia

This is one of hundreds of ancient sculptures that can be found in temples in Siem Reap in Cambodia (2009).

Shop window, Whitechapel c.1983

Portrait in a lift, Whitechapel c.1985

Demonstration on Brick Lane c.1983

1970s Liverpool (2)

June 29, 2014

Off Smithdown Road

Near Penny Lane

White Swan

Liverpool

Off Smithdown Road

Liverpool

Pier Head

Smithdown Road c.1978

Princess Avenue c.1979

Liverpool 8 c.1978

I am not sure of the location of some of these photographs so I would be grateful for any assistance in identification!

On The Buses (2)

June 28, 2014

Bus stop at Burdett Rd, 2009

Bus stops are great places for photographic loitering. The accumulation of a wide variety of people at a bus stop provides endless opportunities for portraits and observations of human behavior, fashion and style.

A man with a cap on a route master bus, 1999

I’ve always regarded public transport as a moving studio set up to record people. Invariably I carry a small camera with me to record the environment I pass through. Buses can be difficult in terms of the rapidly changing light. However it’s difficult not to discover an interesting subject. A London bus will always furnish a photographer with a wide range of subjects. This passenger has emerged into the metropolis ready for the cold with his two jumpers, coat and cap.

Man on the lower deck of the 254 bus, 2009

The human landscape is altered each time the bus collects fresh passengers at a stop. This passenger is positioned safely in a seat specially designed for disabled travelers. The routemaster bus had no facilities for disabled passengers.

An old lady ends her journey on a route master bus.

Leaving a routemaster bus on the East India Dock Road, 2003

This passenger is helped from the bus by the conductor. She steadies herself by touching the advertisement of an idealised woman. Despite the competition from the glossy lady in a swim suit our attention is held by the old lady. The routemaster was withdrawn from service in 2005 partly for health and safety reasons.

Bus stop, Whitechapel 2009

Before the invention of the mobile phone conversation between waiting passengers was usual at bus stops. At this stop there is no communication between the three women and the woman closest to the camera can’t raise anyone on her phone.