top of page

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.

ABOUT ROB

BLOG SPOT

BLOG SPOT

ABOUT ROB

Search

Rob Price
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min read

Concrete & Glass

Concrete, straight lines, angles, shapes and reflections.These are the things that get my photography juices flowing and the monstrous 60's Brutalist Architecture really floats my boat.

In my latest images section I have added a selection of images I took at the Barbican and South Bank in London. For people like me The Barbican is a photographers paradise and the opportunity for creating abstract images are endless.

Photographically speaking, I find that the angles and shapes of the hard concrete structures compliment the reflections and patterns of the glass to make some interesting images. I also enjoy picking up on the repetitive patterns within the architecture and isolating just a small section of these concrete monsters and revealing their hidden beauty.

Above are a few of the images taken at the Barbican and surrounding area and highlight what can be achieved by tilting the camera and looking at the subject from a different perspective.

I'd really like to read your comments and thoughts. Thanks for looking, Rob

Recent Posts

The Story Behind The Image

The Story Behind The Image

bottom of page