A photo essay contrasting the extremities of London
Over the last week I have been walking the streets with my camera both in London as well as Middlesborough — one of the most economically deprived towns in Britain. Our capital city is a study in contrasts, and my wanderings took me through rough council estates as well as the poshest retail property.
At one extreme, I visited Broadwater Farm Estate, the scene of riots in the 1980s, and a totem of the failure of post-war brutalist style development. At the other extreme, I plodded past the fashion boutiques of Bond Street in the West End. In between I explored parts of Harlesden, Stonebridge, Sydenham, and Brixton — which encompass gentrification as well as dereliction.
There are lots of “cuts” to curate the hundreds of images into different stories. In the first instance, I am going to juxtapose the two worlds, and let the images speak for themselves. I am still taking in what I saw at the deeper level of appreciation I now have. Some of the conclusions I am coming to are very uncomfortable, but facts are facts.
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