Summer Photography

Learning photography in the summer is the last in my initial series of seasonal reviews (see previous seasons: Spring, Winter, Autumn). These 4 posts form a base-line of my learning, so that I can compare the work that I’m doing in the future with that generated at the start of my 10,000 hour project and hopefully see some progress.

The past three months have seen a shift in focus for me away from landscapes, particularly rural, towards Street Photography and some pretty weird still life.

Tarot cards spiritualism — Shot whilst on an RPS Street Photography course – I love the child’s bike, perhaps symbolising the end of innocence, or abandonment to their fate.

Less weird stuff below – click more.

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Club photo-walk

The Stoke Poges Photographic Club organised some photo walks during the summer period when it is officially closed. The first of these was to Eton where I sought out and shot the Anthony Gormley sculpture appearing to walk down the wall of the building, to the right.

Gormey has done a lot of cool stuff, which is distributed around the world; I feel lucky that this sculpture is on our doorstep, three stories up on a college building down one of the side streets.

Photographically, I have tried to give the impression that the wall is horizontal and an alien-like sculpture, having appeared from the void, is simply walking along a flat surface towards the viewer.

Art in the Canary Islands

In July we went to Lanzarote, primarily for health and sporting activities at Club La Santa, but also to take advantage of the art of the Island, mainly Ceasar Manrique, do a spot of seascape photography attempting to emulate Hiroshi Sugimoto, then went on a sunset photography course with Toni from which produced the image below.

Harbour at night Lanzarote — My most popular image on Instagram to date

Event Photography

Beaconsfield Country Fayre

Beaconsfield Old Town Annual Country Fayre — My annual contribution to the local town fayre.

Black Park Parkrun

Street Photography

Photo walk with Sean Tucker

8th July: InstaWalk with Sean Tucker which was an inspirational event. Somewhat surreal as he led 40-50 photography enthusiasts and YouTube followers through the streets of east London like the Pied Piper.

Double reflection of London Bus - photographic opportunities in the summer — ST: “look at the light down there”

me: I like the diagonals and reflections.

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Partial B&W of the golden statue near the Oxo Tower on the South Bank Thames London — “Dystopian future”

Image made when slightly separated from the rest of the group

Street Photography course with Simon Ellingworth from Amersham Studios and the RPS

Having never previously been to Spitalfield’s Market or photographed the areas around Brick Lane, this was a revelation to me. Although arguably over exploited, the whole area is a goldmine for street photographers, particularly in the summer when everybody is looking at their best.

Other Images from the Tate and Elsewhere

Aerial view of the spiral staircase at the Tate Modern London — Descending the spiral staircase in the Blavatnik building of the Tate Modern, London/

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Vertical windows in the Tate Modern — View from the Blavatnik Building; pedestrians and taxis.

Later Photo-Walk with the Stoke Poges Photographic Club

11th July: Evening photo walk with the SPPC along the Thames at Cookham.

Silhouette of cows against a deep orange sky — Cows in field on the bank of the Thames at Bourne End

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