New & Second Hand
You can buy virtually anything new or second hand in the East End. Most derelict sites have been utilised for car boot sales before they were ‘regenerated’. The women below were selling goods at the bottom of Vallance Rd on a site which has now been utilised for housing.
Car boot sale on a derelict site in 1987. Vallance Rd. London 1987
The numerous street markets in Tower Hamlets provide an alternative to mainstream shopping. Market traders often have communication skills which embrace the finest traditions of music hall.
'Perfume Pat' on her stall in Bethnal Green Rd. London 1995
Petticoat Lane and Bethnal Green Rd Sales
Market shopper. Petticoat Lane. London 1988
Selling goods from a tea chest. Sunday market Bethnal Green Rd. London 2007
Rickshaw Dreams
New York Rickshaws. Photomontage 2011
Rickshaw. Brick Lane, London 1999
Street Talk
The Lady below lived just off Brick Lane and would spend a lot of her day talking to herself and at the same time trying to engage passers by in conversation. She always wore the same white coat and would usually have a plastic bag with some food inside. One of her favourite spots was the bridge on Brick Lane.
Lady on the Brick Lane bridge. London 1983
I photographed the TV presenter below as she did a ‘live relay’ from Time Square, I always felt the old Lady on Brick Lane had stories to tell which would eclipse anything the TV presenter was capable of sharing with her audience.
TV presenter in Time Square. New york 2005
Flying Angels
Built in the 15th Century the church of Holy Trinity at Blythburgh is best known for its flying angels that perch on the nave roof.
Holy Trinity Church. Blythburgh 2002
The brightly coloured and restored angels have a touch of the ‘Harry Potter’ about them. Staring at them above your head one feels they might fly down at any moment and whisper in your ear. There is nothing scary about these angels and if they were to whisper in your ear it would be just to tell you where you could find the finest pint of real ale not to far from the church.
Flying Angels, Blythburgh Church 2002
