Rest in peace, East Oxford
Here’s a shot from the graveyard on Cowley Road in Oxford. It’s a rich source of decent photo opps, and I keep meaning to go back at night and do some long exposures, but there are all sorts of insalubrious characters doing their own kinds of exposures there most nights, so I’ve not braved it [...]
No unauthorised access, Iffley village
Joel and I went out to Iffley village in Oxford to take some night shots on Iffley Lock, which was bitterly cold and a bit spooky at that time of night. This one’s my favourite – the gate leading down to the gushing torrents of lock water, which if you fell into them would be [...]
An authentic slice of Italy, Oxford
Err, just kidding. It’s only a Peroni glass. Probably brewed in Stoke-on-Trent or something. Anyway, this was my well-earned pint after From Light To Sound had finished our Oxford show on Friday night. The streetlight coming in from Jericho outside and the position of the Helen & Douglas House booklet behind it made for a [...]
Abandoned SIM card, Oxford
‘The photographer follows in the footsteps of the ragpicker, who… was directed to finding beautiful what other people found ugly or without interest and relevance – bric-a-brac, naive or pop objects, urban debris.’ – Susan Sontag.
Bike racks, Temple Cowley, Oxford
Oxford: it’s not all dreaming spires and centuries-old architectural beauty. On a grey day in Temple Cowley, it’s as grim as any Coventry, Hull or Swindon you care to mention. As ever, there are interesting things to be seen even on the most mundane housing estate on a bleak February afternoon. But then I’m clearly [...]
Light mouth, Oxford
Not much to do on these cold winter nights but freeze my arse off sitting outside on benches. This shot took quite a few attempts to make the light go in my mouth – it’s unsurprisingly tricky to position your head in the right place if you can’t see the shot at all. This is [...]
