Selling Junk
Boy selling junk, Sclater Street 1986
I’ve always been amazed at the variety of second hand goods sold on the street during the Sunday market in and around Brick Lane. This boy is the guardian of a load of junk which includes VHS tapes, electrical cable and an ‘exit’ sign. When passing such pavement sales I usually ask myself who on earth would be interested in buying such junk. However there is clearly a market for everything that is carefully organised in the cardboard boxes on the pavement.
Boy talking to a potential customer, Sclater street 1986
This enterprising man (below) is selling at the ‘high end’ of the junk market. His location on Brick Lane assures him of a vast amount of passing trade.
Man selling second hand goods, Brick Lane 2010
Old Prams and Push Chairs
Man with a push chair, Grimsby Street 1985
This man has found an alternative use for an old push chair.
Man with a push chair, Grimsby Street 1985
Man with a customised push chair pushing a suitcase, Brick Lane 1983
Boy carrying a box on the chassis of an old pram, Whitechapel Rd 1988
Boy carrying a box on the chassis of an old pram, Whitechapel Rd 1988
More Tea in Cheshire Street
Having a cup of tea, Cheshire Street 1985
Having a cup of tea, Cheshire Street 1985
Having a cup of tea, Cheshire Street 1985
Having a cup of tea, Cheshire Street 1986
Baby Taxis
A baby taxi in Bangalore, 2008
This photograph was taken from the passenger seat of a ‘baby taxi’ in Bangalore. It was one of many similar stills that were edited together for the final sequence of the film Not in Our Name. When I started making films with Hazuan Hashim over 10 years ago I continued to document the world around me through photography. I’ve never really understood those who say the two disciplines of film and photography are different. There is a school of thought that suggests that you should abandon still photography once you start working in film. I think this is a ludicrous idea. A film is just still images projected at 24 frames a second to give the illusion of movement. The image above conveys movement because of the relative stillness of the driver compared to the chaotic movement outside the baby taxi. A sequence of similar shots taken in rapid succession were edited together to provide a moody final sequence for the end of the film.
A baby taxi drives past a woman, Chennai 2007
Baby taxi in traffic jam, Dhaka 2009
Baby taxis, Dhaka Bangladesh 1994
Baby taxi, Dhaka Bangladesh 1994
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce on Brick Lane, 2008
Rolls-Royce on Commercial Street, 1986
