In March, I had two photo books published by Café Royal Books: The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 and Play Space, North Kensington 1967–1969. Craig and his family who run the publishing house print weekly books of photographers’ work. They are all 36 pages, A4 folded and stapled, nicely printed on acid-free paper, and cost only £7 each. Many of …
‘Playspace 67-69’ Exhibition London, November-December 2023
Earlier this year, I resurfaced my photos of kids playing in North Kensington during the summers of 1967-1969. The Greater London Council had just demolished 700 houses across North Kensington to build the longest elevated motorway in Europe, and a child in South Kensington had 10 times more public open space than a child in North Kensington. (You can read more …