Vinyl Hoarding
I have never got rid of my vast collection of Vinyl LP’s. I marveled at CD’s when they were first invented but never considered them a reason to dump my vinyl collection of mainly classical albums. I now have thousands as I have continued to collect. I am constantly tempted by collections that now litter Brick Lane and other market streets. This photograph is in praise of vinyl and its wonderful accompanying technology. There is surely something reassuring about watching a record go round and round over and over again in contrast to the frigidity of digital technology. Many of the records I have collected over the years are now out of copyright. I’ve digitised many of these and they have usefully found their way into the sound tracks of our films. Vinyl will never die.
Record player with stacks of LP's. Brick Lane, London 2009
Cup of Tea and a Read
This man managed a brief glimpse at the camera during his newspaper read in a Whitechapel Cafe.
A man briefly stares into the camera during his cup of tea and read in a Whitechapel cafe. London 1988 (Bishopsgate Collection)
A man has a cup of tea and read in a Whitechapel cafe. London 1988 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two Men in a Liverpool Pub
I photographed these two gentlemen in a pub on Lodge Lane known as the ‘Flat House’. I remember it was a weekday afternoon and the pub was fairly busy. Firstly I wondered if the photographs of the Liverpool Pier Head hanging behind the men connected them in any way to the sea. Perhaps they had worked on ships that sailed the world from Liverpool. Anyway I had decided in my head that there was a connection between the men and the nostalgic photographs in the pub.
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
A Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men in a Lodge Lane pub. Liverpool 1980 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Liverpool Triptych
These children almost jumped out at me as I slowed down to turn the corner on my bike. Spotting the camera around my neck they demanded I photographed them. Without any prompting they moved their position for the second frame and were joined by a small boy.
Two children. Liverpool 1971 (Bishopsgate Institute Collecction).
Three children. Liverpool 1971 (Bishopsgate Institute Collecction).
Gentleman of Bootle
I remember taking this photograph with a new camera which I thought was almost designed for my kind of street photography. It was small and discreet with an excellent lens. The two men were around the corner from a busy shopping street; the brick background was perfect for the shot as it enhances the stature of the subjects.
Two men in conversation. Bootle, Liverpool 1982
Interestingly they are conversing whilst surveying their surroundings.
