Documenting the Street: Found Life Drawings

Today I was walking down Highgate Road when a woman’s top caught my eye; it was a white shirt decorated with female nudes, reminiscent of the work of Matisse’s Blue Nude figures. I decided to catch up with her and ask if I could photograph the shirt: I was curious as to whether she had … Read more

Referencing fine art

When I was in New Orleans recently I came across a wordless sticker in the street that referenced the iconic 17th Century painting by Vermeer The girl with the Pearl Earring.  In the last few years the original image has entered popular culture after Tracy Chevalier’s 1999 novel about the painting was adapted into a … Read more