I dont see you getting a word in with Linda tomorrow night , she lives somewhere near you has grown up in the area , knows a lot about the history of both sides of the river and is one of the better broadcasters on tin pot local radio Manchester (liverpool opt out service).
Oh well
TBH I don't know a a lot of the history of Liverpool. In some ways my photography is a documentary on my discovery of the city. While I've been coming here all my life its only in the past 5 years that I've actually taken a real interest in the city. I didn't know half the road names I should have while I studied there. So there is a good chance I'll get whipped on local knowledge. Oh boy, live radio. Fun
4th question then
What has been your personal capture this year and how long did it take to vision.
Most of my photos are simply taken while I was there. I don't really put a lot of planning into things. Turn up and photograph what happens. La Machine has to be one of the highlights. Never seen anything like it and it was insane to see and photograph.
5th What has been a dissapointment photographically for you this year.?
Hard to answer that. I don't think anything has really been a let down. The weather has sometimes put a dampner on some events but thats just made the photos more interesting to look at. Like the other week when Liverpool 1 opened and we had torrential rain. I got one of my favourite images of some girls laughing and jumping around in it.
6th If you where put in somewhere like manchester do you think you could replicate your passion or are the images a reflection of the local people.?
Not right away. Of course I could drive around and find nice buildings to photograph but it would take me a while to really understand Manchester. I don't know the key places to go, the key buildings and landscapes to photograph. I don't know where their Bold Street is, or their **. I spent 3 weeks in Toronto a few years ago and thankfully my guide pointed out a few of these areas. I got some photos of the skyscrappers, the skyline, some of the people in the area and such but I only spent 3 weeks there. I was a tourist. It would take me years, as it has with Liverpool, to get a handle on things.
You photograph Liverpool because you love the place & because you're part of it - it's a dynamic place that could be shown as a crap place to be & live, but it needs & deserves to be shown in its true & beautiful light. You create great images of a great place - end of
Thanks
Honestly though I want to document the more interesting areas. I've done the city center well enough and I feel that I need to show the other areas. Cross the road from the cathedral and its a shocker. I'm not talking about dramatic picturesque HDR, simply documenting the reality. Though it scares me a little because I'm not familiar with the area and I mean would you document your own street?
Is there a much shallower reason for it? Is it the feedback or the plaudits that you seek? Is it the attention through your images that you crave? :shrug:
I would hope its not. Like I said, something drove me to go out in the heavy rain and sleet yesterday to photograph the newly opened canal link. Was it for fame? To be the first to do so? No, I don't think so. I left the slot open on my daily photoblog for that image because I knew it was a big change for Liverpool and I wanted to show people what it was like as soon as I could.
