Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
‘Unsung heroes’: New exhibition shines spotlight on council staff
Photographer Andy Donohoe’s free Dalston show features portraits of street cleaners, librarians and park keepers
Read MoreDevotion – A Portrait of Loretta, by Franklyn Rodgers: review
The large-scale portraits, which include a commissioned photograph of Doreen Lawrence, recognise the significance of close-knit relationships, such as the one between mother and son
Read MorePretty in Punk: Julia Gorton’s photos of the NYC punk and No Wave scene get an airing in Dalston nightspot
Photographer Julia Gorton was a doyenne of the New York music scene in the late 70s. Some of the images she produced in that period are currently on show at Untitled on Kingsland Road – we went down to check it out
Read MoreHUMAN Life: the Hackney artist who documented her time living in an abandoned school
Downsview School in Hackney Downs has been demolished. Photographer/producer Enter HUMAN documented her time spent living there
Read MoreDalston in the 80s by Andrew Holligan, book review: “bursting with culture and steeped in challenge”
This collection of black and white photography nonetheless depicts “life in its many colours” with a personal, diary-like feel
Read MoreTom Hunter: Living in Hackney and Other Stories
The renowned photographer, whose work is now showing at the V&A Museum of Childhood, spoke to us about his years in Hackney
Read MoreImages of a ‘brutal’ legacy abound in Simon Phipps’ new tome
Concrete buildings are an undeniable part of London’s landscape that have been ignored for too long, argues the sculptor
Read MoreObituary – Colin O’Brien
Acclaimed photographer who chronicled the life of ordinary East Londoners since the 1940s died suddenly last week
Read MoreUnsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
Read MoreUnsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
Read MoreSonya Hurtado: capturing the innocence and cruelty of fairytales
Hackney photographer Sonya Hurtado is reimagining a fantasy world in Museum of Childhood exhibition Tales
Read MoreSonya Hurtado: capturing the innocence and cruelty of fairytales
Hackney photographer Sonya Hurtado is reimagining a fantasy world in Museum of Childhood exhibition Tales
Read MorePost-war poignancy: a photographic elegy to 1960s East End
From misty views of the Thames at dawn to close up portraits of boxers, John Claridge’s East End is an intimate portrait of the city post-war
Read MoreShed: Haggerston’s home of creativity opens its doors
Offering affordable desk space, photography studios and event spaces, Shed houses some of East London’s most exciting businesses
Read MoreLondon Life – book review: a wonderful photographic celebration of the city
In this photo memoir by Colin O’Brien it is not just London that is changing, but also the very nature of photography
Read MoreGet The Picture: George Blacklock and Gary Oldman, Flowers Gallery
A painting by George Blacklock inspired by Michelangelo’s Pietà is the focus of this month’s column
Read MoreStrange and Familiar exposes Britain through outsiders' lenses
A fascinating exhibition at the Barbican captures a changing nation as well as charting the evolution of photography
Read MoreStrange and Familiar exposes Britain through outsiders’ lenses
A fascinating exhibition at the Barbican captures a changing nation as well as charting the evolution of photography
Read MoreHackney’s ‘contagious energy’ on display in Stephen Gill exhibition
Photography inspired by borough and its residents
Read MoreMario Cravo Neto: A Serene Expectation of Light – review
Striking portraits and shots of urban life by photographer Mario Cravo Neto on display at Rivington Place give insight into Brazil’s cultural make-up
Read More