Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
Obituary – 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 MoreGet the Picture: Cris Brodahl at The Approach gallery
We focus in on a work on display in East London. This month is the turn of Belgian artist Cris Brodahl, who makes photorealistic collage-paintings that draw on surrealism and the female form
Read MoreBeside the Leaside
Passionate canal lover Sam Napper captures life on the Lee Navigation in a series of dream-like photographs
Read MoreDavid Bailey: For Real review – 'A palimpsest of post-war London life'
Selection of David Bailey photographs at Daniel Blau gallery offer a glimpse into a rarely seen side of the photographer’s work
Read MoreDavid Bailey: For Real review – ‘A palimpsest of post-war London life’
Selection of David Bailey photographs at Daniel Blau gallery offer a glimpse into a rarely seen side of the photographer’s work
Read MoreA Portrait of Hackney by Zed Nelson: 'I hope the property developers don’t win'
Documentary photographer Zed Nelson talks about saving the world, laughing at hipsters and the metamorphosis of one of London’s poorest boroughs
Read MoreJeremy Hunter photographs to go on display at Shoreditch gallery
Serial chronicler to exhibit 35 years of photographs of rites, rituals and festivals exploring the world’s diversity
Read MoreRobert Capa review – prints of Europe 1943-1945
Daniel Blau gallery holds exhibition of prints of Europe during the Second World War by the iconic photographer and photojournalist
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