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Walking Past The Shutters

October 20, 2012
Woman walking on Bethnal Green Road, London c.1985

Woman walking on Bethnal Green Road, London c.1985

Two women walking on Vallance Road, London 2012

Two women walking on Vallance Road, London 2012

Brick Lane On The Move

October 19, 2012
Brick Lane, London c.1984

Brick Lane, London c.1984

Passing the Boutique. Brick Lane, London 2012

Passing the Boutique. Brick Lane, London 2012

Brick Lane, London c.1983

Brick Lane, London c.1983

On the Phone. Brick Lane, London 2012

On the Phone. Brick Lane, London 2012

A Wild Thirst For The Imagery Of The East End

October 18, 2012

Recently someone asked me if they could buy a print of the biegal shop on Brick Lane. I must have photographed the shop and its surrounding area scores of times so the request should have been welcomed. Unfortunately I couldn’t think of a suitable print. It is one of those places that I feel I have never photographed satisfactorily. The magic of the place has alluded my lens. It’s as if there is always something missing after a photograph is taken. Perhaps there is a clue to what is happening in these recent pictures. People in the photographs seem fixed on one thing; its as if they can only focus on one thing at a time suggesting that there is just too much to take in. Anyway these images are certainly the result of a renewed passion to photograph the area I have lived in for over thirty years. I feel as if I am starting again at the beginning with so much to photograph and so little time to capture it all. I have a wild thirst for the imagery of the East End of London. Every day I will need to go out and explore ….

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Outside the Brick Lane Beigal Shop, London 2012

Charlie Burns On Bacon Street

October 17, 2012

Painting of the late Charlie Burns of Bacon Street by Ben Slow.

Charlie Burns in Bacon Street near his former 'office', London 2012

Charlie Burns in Bacon Street near his former 'office', London 2012

Charlie Burns in Bacon Street near his former 'office', London 2012

Charlie Burns in Bacon Street near his former 'office', London 2012

Holding Hands in Marrakech

October 16, 2012
Two women walking together in Marakeech 2005

Two women walking together in Marrakech 2005

Two women walking together in Marakeech 2005

Two women walking together in Marrakech 2005

Two women walking together in Marakeech 2005

Two women walking together in Marrakech 2005