Alwyn
1990s. Portrait in a landscape.
I wonder if all pictures are portraits of one kind or other, perhaps all photographs are of lanscapes too. Classifying seems to obscure the in-betweenness of things.
Spotlight on St.Helens
To celibrate the release of the new St.Helens based Glass Eye Magazine issue (https://www.barrygore.co.uk/glasseye-magazine) which contains my story of the filming of Chariots of Fire at Cowley School I thought I would promote my other images of the period for any new visitors to see. Just CLICK HERE to see the images individually
St Ives
In the 1990s I went with a collegue from Tony Stone Images to oversee the printing of the Tony Stone Images Catalogue. Most of the time was spent inside a huge metal building containig thunderingly noisy Heidelburg presses, we were there to check the printed results with the approved proofs to be sure colour was as expected.
A fond memory is hearing a heavy rainstorm thrash the metal roof and overpower the sound of the presses.
Drinks
Pub, Nottingham 1982. Part of the nightlife project but not used in the exhibition.
football in the Arctic Circle
No soil, no plants. Great effort to flatten an area for communal use in a village that is on the edge of the world. Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland.
Continuity
This lady was part of the production team working on the Granada TV production of “Strike” about the rise of the Solidarity movement in Poland, filmed in Manchester in 1981.
I didnt disturb people as I photographed them as I was aware I had to stay low key as I documented the process of making a factual based drama. She is either working with the script team or is part of continuity to ensure elements match across scenes. It was a 16mm film production, sound was captured using quarter inch tape on Nagra recorders. Granada was a unionised company and I was asked if I was a union member by one of the crew, Adam’s dad (the writer) had invited us and we were just students with no intention of profiting from the images so we got a pass. Years later I think the photos would be of value to the crew and I would be very happy to share them, if you know this lady please let her know, would love to know more about her work.
influence
A rough sea on the coast of Cornwall, 1981.
I was there as part of a group of students staying at a cottage belonging to one of the lecturers. Above the fireplace in the Livingroom was a large grainy print of the coast. Roger Beacroft (the lecturer) speculated on who amongst us would be influenced by it. I did not disappoint!
35mm HP5 film is not generally a good choice for landscapes but its dark grainy nature worked well in this landscape.
Self Portrait 1982
Late night. Back in my rented room in Burns Street.
I had been photographing in the pubs and clubs in Nottingham for my nightlife project at college.
I had a few frames left so used them up.
The venues I photographed in were quite low light so the camera would have been harder to see.