Sunday 5 December 2010

Sunday 8 August 2010

Tuesday 3 August 2010

"No Appropriate Value"






Following on from the post "Make It Real" now comes "No Appropriate Value". The two are very much interlinked. They both look at how we hold on to and treasure items that may not have any worth or use to another individual. For instance, where I am unable to put a value on the camera pictured in the last post, if I were to attempt to try and sell it on an internet auction site for example, I may not get that much interest in it. And if there were to be any interest, the monetary figure would never reach my expectations.
In my exploration of this subject, I came to realise that the feelings and emotions stirred by the objects, were also key. The photographs in this post are of items donated to me by my friends for the further examination into the concept of "No Appropriate Value".

Sunday 18 July 2010

Make it Real!




I have always had some deep, sentimental thoughts and feelings towards the Nikkormat FT2 pictured above.
Having said that, I have never written down my thoughts about the camera, or even voiced them in public to friends or colleagues.
Looking back on this, I find it strange, especially as this camera represents the start of my photographic journey.
There is something in writing down your thoughts and feelings, it somehow makes them real....the emotions locked up within this small device are of such huge importance to me, that I now could place "no appropriate value" on the camera.

Electric Wire Hustle @ Mau Mau









Uprock and the Jazz Re:freshed crew are a true inspiration on the London underground music scene. The musical genres that they cross are as wide as they are deep, from Jazz and Hip-Hop to Broken Beat and London Boogie. They have the ability to attract such names as 9th Wonder, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phil Asher and Kaidi Tatham - all truly talented people within the underground music scene.
On Thursday 8th July 2010, Jazz Re:freshed brought us all the way from New Zealand, Electric Wire Hustle. With their own fusion of Neo Soul and Electronica, Electric Wire Hustle have a sound which is, without a shadow of a doubt, unique.
As the saying goes, "electric by name, electric by nature". This energy transferred to the crowd and in this short series of images I wanted to capture the spirit of the night. The images represent a small narrative of this evening from start to finish.

Tuesday 13 July 2010

Baby Girl


Here at HLP we would like to thank the Fredrick family for all the support which they have shown us over the years. In your time of mourning, you can always call on us for anything that you might need. Although I was unable to articulate myself properly on this subject on my last visit, I hope that with this post I have made my feelings clear.

With thanks, Will Leslie.