Farewell to an Arthouse Archway… I’ve got permission from Amy at Le Pain Quotidien head office to shoot at their South Bank restaurant, so that’s our first stop. Using my Pentax 67 on a tripod, I photograph the original arch at the rear of the premises...
A Pick of Peckham Dallas at the DnA Factory in Herne Hill informed us that Peckham Rye had some interesting arches, and he was certainly right. First stop was the Brick Brewery on Blenheim Grove. Ian was busy working away getting ready for the weekend ahead. The large...
Some Late Summer Sequels My list of ‘return visits’ has been getting longer and longer, so time to tick a few off. We start in south London at Herne Hill with Dallas and Angel at the DnA Factory. They are on good form preparing for their own exhibition of their...
South by South East Before a visit to the NPG to see the Audrey Hepburn photographs, a quick visit in and around Waterloo East. The arches in London are all about contrasts: from the one-man-band auto-repair arches in Hackney etc. to the gentrification in Waterloo...
The Hills are Alive… Further south, in June, to Herne Hill. I had done some research for this trip and discovered the Bath Factory Estate lying behind the shops off Norwood Road: a long run of arches with two great locations at each extremity. Firstly, and...