bikes and things

I was browsing the AJ website the other day when I came across this post showing the winners of the AJ/Open-City photography competition. All of the images are great but this one really jumped out at me.

And then I saw it was by Chris Romer-Lee of Studio-Octopi and it’s his daughter in the picture. The space is fantastic and although you can’t see the face of the little girl you can almost feel just how enthralled she is by what is going on on the table. The shadow play and tones are simply fantastic as well as the details within the image – the cobwebs, the timber floor, the trees outside, the lamp that just catches the light and also the seemingly pure white table in an otherwise drab and run down space. Upon speaking to Chris, and asking for this image, it transpires that the studio where this was shot is under threat from development which is tragic. I’m hopefully going to visit soon and have a look round and fingers crossed they make it through.

Image © Chris Romer-Lee.