Built Environment Gallery
A wide range of urban images make up this Series.
A wide range of urban images make up this Series.
Two iconic structures on the banks of the Clyde, in Glasgow, UK.
Another image of the Hydro (concert Arena) in Glasgow, UK
Taken during the gradual demolition of the Chandless Estate tower blocks in Gateshead, UK. Even when the rooms had been completely stripped internally and the building facade removed, traces of the decor of each flat stubbornly remained.
Another image of a Chandless Estate tower block in Gateshead UK, during its demolition. Even though it looks a little superimposed, the planes were there, honest!
It’s traditional to have a Red Arrows flypast during the Great North Run (half marathon) and I wanted an alternative and unique shot of them. To get this I had to anticipate the flightpath of the jets and point my camera at the sky hoping that my positioning was ok. You get literally a couple of seconds warning and no second chances with the flypast.
“i have an awful feeling we’re not going to get our fees on this job” is a quote from the film Get Carter starring Michael Caine.
Another star of the film is the multi storey car park in Gateshead, UK in which a classic and violent scene was filmed, with that quote coming at the end of the scene. An iconic structure on the Gateshead skyline from its completion in 1969 to it’s eventual demolition in 2010, the car park is a classic example of brutalist concrete architecture, designed by Owen Luder.
The wonderfully faded and weathered seats at the now demolished Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, UK. The stadium was built to host the Commonwealth Games in 1970, and it re-hosted the games in 1986. The seats reminded me of the scales of a fish.