Polaroid Series - 5. Birmingham Eastside & Digbeth
Richard is fascinated with using Polaroid film with its one off unique image making capability coupled with the distinctive nostalgic aesthetic. He aims to capture images from a variety of location around the UK looking primarily at the contemporary urban built environment and redevelopment contrasting with decay and the industrial past.
Using his instinctive eye for composition he uses the Polaroid camera to capture various scenes from location views or scene setters, more graphic views and details of objects he finds of interest.
Richard went to a cool and grey Birmingham on Saturday 6th March 2010. He walked from The Custard Factory and along Digbeth High Street capturing images of redevelopment, dereliction and decay.
This contrasts with the Selfridges and Rotunda buildings at the other end of the road where the Bull Ring shopping centre is.
On the way back he walked across Birmingham's Eastside passing The Mass House developments, Curzon Street Station and Millennium Point which are all surrounded by waste ground and detritus.
Birmingham Eastside Map
