This project is to publish a hardback book of naturally taken images of people, places and streets shot across London.
Photography book documenting caught moments of Streets, People and Places in London taken over two years to the end of 2016.
Friends and social media followers kept asking when I’d be doing a book. The book project really kicked off after two small exhibitions and getting a really enthusiastic and vibrant response – and selling a handful of prints.
Encouraged, and much shoe leather later, I’m now coming to you through Kickstarter to raise funds see if we can get the book published. Can we turn my passion for capturing images of London into a book of the collection?
REWARDS
Every backer gets a copy of the completed book, so every supporter is rewarded. There’s a range of different levels of reward on offer, see on the right.
NATURALLY CAPTURED
Back to the book. The images are naturally captured. They come from watching, looking and seeing. Sometimes I go off on a ‘drift’, a kind of urban photo safari, and simply see what subjects unfold before me that are curious, or striking, in the world of London streets.
What I love is seeing people taking a pause in our busy city. I hunt out moments, fragments of human experience. In the dash of life, in these quiet interludes, there is the chance to acknowledge the lives of others, which seems ever more important. Sometimes it is simply light and shapes that catch my imagination. There is often also humour.
ABOUT ME
I’ve always been a photographer. My day job is creating memorable opening title sequences for feature films and TV series. So I live in a world of imagery. It is the power of the single image that I look for in photography. Within the still frame we can take a pause, consider, think and respond to what we see.
THE BOOK ITSELF
The book will be 120 pages, hardcover, portrait format 9 x 11in (230mm x 280mm), containing over 80 photographs, a foreword by film director Stephen Frears, and a Q & A interview with me.
REWARDS
Every backer will be involved and informed of progress along the way. You are a vital part of the process. Every supporter will get a book. Options for backers include having a signed book plus a printed acknowledgment, or you can add in having a print. There are various sizes available, depending on your pocket. All the options are listed on the right.
Do let me know any questions. And thank you so much for your support!
FORD – the unlimited print with the £75 pledge, 10 x 15in (254mm x 381mm)
TWO LADIES, BERWICK STREET – with £125 pledge, print limited to 50 at this size, 10 x 15in (254mm x 380mm)
The £350 pledge print, limited edition of 15. 16 x 20in (406mm x 508mm) Either: HAMPSTEAD MEN’S POND, above, or TROLLEY PARK, ANGEL, below.
The £950 pledge print, each image one of a limited edition of 10. 22 x 40in (558mm x 1016mm).
Either: BALANCE, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, above, or TWO LADIES, BERWICK STREET, or SAFARI, KEW GARDENS, below.
We are working with a top printer to ensure the book is high quality. There is a small team assisting, who have produced one or two books before.
Backers will be updated at intervals throughout the production schedule.
Delivery to supporters will be four months after the closing date of fundraising. The challenge? Handling the mailing out, but we are prepared!