#334 PHOTOWALK: WORDS ON A WALL & WORDS FROM A FRIEND
I talk with street art and graffiti historian Roger Gastman about photographer Martha Cooper's pictures of NYC's subway art of the 80s, featured in her new book Spray Nation. Also, I 'doorstep' a special photography friend in England's Lake District and there are letters on making the last pictures of life next to the first pictures of a new life, getting up at silly o clock to make friends with the best light of the day, and the punk rocker who has swapped drum sticks for long exposure photography on a Scottish remote island.
BOOK LINK: Spray Nation: 1980s NYC Graffiti Photographs by Martha Cooper, Edited by Roger Gastman © Prestel Verlag, Munich · London · New York, 2022.
FURTHER REFERENCES WITHIN THE SHOW: Email your stories and pictures, our Facebook group, become an Extra Miler and support the show, Kieran Doherty’s photostory about his parents and episode 322, Luke Saxon’s incredibly ingenious work on MPB.com’s Original Content pages, episode 288 featuring punk rock star John Maher, Nils Amelinckx in episode 279, Pete Rowbottom’s feature on the reservoir minus water, Andy McKenna, Hatful of Hollow, Montana Dennis, with additional GALLERY LINKS BELOW.
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All photographs above are copyright Martha Cooper, not to be reused or shared without permission of the photographer, supplied with permission to Photowalk’s show page by the publisher. Photographs featured from top left; Art is the word by Alive 5 (1981), Style Wars by NOC 167 (1981), 2BAD by Bronx (1982), Car wash by CEY (1982), Graffiti hall of fame by Vulcan & TNT crew East Harlam (1981) and Women on train (1981).
Nils’ photographs from our walk in The Lakes, including a portrait of the ‘mystery photographer’.
Kåre Gade (above) shares the story of laying to rest a beloved family member, with the follow-up picture below referenced within the show; the circle of life.
Paul Friday’s ‘something and nothings’ on his wanderings across the UK.
Bil Derby visits Alert Bay, mentioned within the show.
Joe Harding on his travels in Missouri, decides wisely not to trespass.
Drew Brown’s patience is rewarded as per his letter into the show.
Above left, ‘Giraffe’ of Newbury’s art I find on my daily walks and right, my attempt at a Barney tag! (referenced on the show).
Nils photographing, enveloped by the countryside he loves.
Images made during my walk with Nils.
