The London Archives
The London Series brings together photographs from two visits—first in 2002 using slide film, and later in 2013 with my Fuji X100—capturing the city’s layered character through architecture, infrastructure, and everyday urban life. The earlier images trace the Thames riverfront, the London Eye, and the industrial scale of the Tate Modern’s cavernous turbine hall. They also include the Millennium Bridge—still remembered for its “wobbly” beginnings—and the Lloyd’s Building by Richard Rogers, whose exposed structure and services exemplify high-tech architecture. Together, these photographs present a London shaped by bold contemporary interventions inserted into a historic urban landscape.
The later digital series shifts to the vibrant, multicultural district of Brick Lane in East London. Here, ethnic grocery stores, colorful graffiti, and the Brick Lane Jamme Masjid define a neighborhood animated by migrants, visitors, imams, and women in hijab. Street markets—including flower and farmers’ stalls—transform the area into a lively social environment. A final group of images focuses on the British Museum, where exaggerated horizontal and vertical cropping emphasizes the building’s monumental qualities, while glimpses of moving visitors animate the space beneath the glass roof designed by Norman Foster. Together, the series portrays London as a city of contrasts—architectural experimentation, multicultural vitality, and layered public spaces.