& whilst i wasn't particularly trying to do the tourist trap, i went to have a look in The Photographers' Gallery, which normally has some quirky work exhibiting.
At the moment they are showing the 2008 Photography Prize, in the cafe they had a lot of pieces by John Davis. These photos were black and white urban-industrial landscapes, images of places such as sheffield and stockport:
They read as really objective images, documenting this relationship between our urban history and modern day lives. The images display how something we see every day can suddenly look so impressive, the patterns of the infrastructure, the shapes of the buildings, the activities taking place within these surroundings, my favourite was one of people playing boules, within a mighty agressive industrial backdrop.
Overall really great photos, that suggest when you become bored of everything around you there is still something to see. Maybe this is something i could have a go at around leeds. :)
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