the orwell bridge
the orwell bridge
29th January 2020
Having worked in Ipswich in the late 1990's I became quite familiar with it on my daily journey. Opened in December 1982 it completed the much needed bypass around Ipswich and the relentless heavy traffic bound for Felixstowe docks no longer rumbled through the town centre.
I needed a starting point for my project and this geographically being the furthest east seemed the natural place to start. I had never ventured off the well trodden path of the A14 and had no idea you could access the base of this majestic structure.
For some reason unknown to man, I am drawn to the delights of Brutalist Concrete Architecture and these pillars and posts really 'floated my boat' and form the main part of this set of photographs.
It was a bright and chilly winters afternoon when I visited this site just east of Wherstead in Suffolk and with the sun setting in the west a lovely golden glow was cast over the bridge brightening up the cold grey concrete and creating some warm reflections in the River Orwell.
The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
29th January 2020
Having worked in Ipswich in the late 1990's I became quite familiar with it on my daily journey. Opened in December 1982 it completed the much needed bypass around Ipswich and the relentless heavy traffic bound for Felixstowe docks no longer rumbled through the town centre.
I needed a starting point for my project and this geographically being the furthest east seemed the natural place to start. I had never ventured off the well trodden path of the A14 and had no idea you could access the base of this majestic structure.
For some reason unknown to man, I am drawn to the delights of Brutalist Concrete Architecture and these pillars and posts really 'floated my boat' and form the main part of this set of photographs.
It was a bright and chilly winters afternoon when I visited this site just east of Wherstead in Suffolk and with the sun setting in the west a lovely golden glow was cast over the bridge brightening up the cold grey concrete and creating some warm reflections in the River Orwell.
The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
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INSPIRATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
We all have to draw our inspiration from somewhere and the 6 photographers listed below have all played a part in influencing my style of photography.
Helmut Newton
My introduction to Helmut's work is really quite recent. On a visit to Berlin in 2012 we went to the Museum of Fotografie, which hosts permanent exhibitions of his work. A true artist, his work is unique and inspirational. He has worked with some very colourful people at some very exotic locations.
Henry Diltz
What can you say about Henry Diltz, he must be one of the luckiest photographers ever. Resident at the somewhat laid back Laurel Canyon where his mates were The Eagles, Crosby Still and Nash and The Doors. Not only did he 'hang' with them, but went to their gigs and took their photo's. Lucky chap.
David Lynch
I had no idea that Lynch was as well as being one of the worlds leading Film Directors Lynch was also a well respected Photographer. I visited his exhibition at The London Photography Gallery just off of Oxford Street and was totally blown away by his hand developed black and white prints depicting industrial buildings from around the world.
Mick Rock
What a career Mick Rock has had. Photographing the worlds musical Royalty and getting paid for it at that. All of the iconic images of 70's stars such as Bowie and Ronson, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop are all his. An inspirational photographer whose work has adorned bedroom walls across the world and given many album covers cult status.
James Jarche
arche is a relatively recent discovery for me. His nephew actor David Suchet (aka Poirot) made a documentary of his uncles work for television and until then his work had remained pretty much undiscovered. Now critically acclaimed as a renowned photographer in his own right as he was mainly known for his work on Fleet Street as a Sports Photographer.