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Well shoot it in B&W and style them deliberately you can make any place look like a dump. I went to Barmouth (one of the towns mentioned) as a kid and it was
by walshemj 6y ago
Well shoot it in B&W and style them deliberately you can make any place look like a dump.
I went to Barmouth (one of the towns mentioned) as a kid and it was great.
- ars 6y agoI agree, there's something about B&W that makes anyplace look drab and rundown. I think it's because dirt is usually grey, so all the walls and items just look dirty. It sometimes works for landscapes - especially at night. But for people it, unfortunately, makes them look like they're not alive anymore. If you've ever seen someone who passed away, they somewhat look like a B&W photo of themselves.
- robotresearcher 6y agoHenri Cartier-Bresson is a great counter example: often lively, fun and showing captured movement rather than stillness and pathos. Worth a look as the antidote to the OP.
- Lio 6y agoI find Martin Parr’s Last Resort more controversial and they’re in colour. It really moved me as a kid when I first saw it. Both are great in my opinion. I don’t care what Morrissey thinks, I love the British seaside. These photos make me think of Malcolm Pryce‘s surreal Welsh noir books. I know they’re set in a different part of Wales but North Wales is definitely on my list of places to visit.
- dash2 6y agoI was going to mention Martin Parr. His website (https://www.martinparr.com/ https://www.martinparr.com/) has a selection of his work.
- buckminster 6y agoBarmouth! Circa 1979. When we realised we were swimming in turds and shit tickets we decamped to Harlech. That said, most of my holidays were in Wales back then and the Barmouth turd regatta is my only grim memory.