Author Archives: Sam Bern

Couples beware hidden bikes

I was taking a photo of a hidden bike when this couple walked past, it sort of looked like the bike was lurking waiting to attack. It’s expired Ilford Pan F 50. Really slow film great for a sunny day.

Daffodils

22 Mar ’11

Everyone loves Daffodils

Amy on the roof

21 Mar ’11

I took some photos of the poet Amy Acre on the roof of her building in East London. She performed her poems while I took photos. The sun was setting and it was a beautiful light.

The Godfather

11 Mar ’11

I love the graffiti in Shoreditch this is just on the corner of by electricity showrooms.

Best man and Groom in a restaurant.

9 Mar ’11

Mat Wandless is getting married. Whilst I probably should put up a photo of him and his fiance. Here’s a photo of him in his most important relationship, his best man Tiernan Douieb.

Storm coming

3 Mar ’11

I found a film in my bag and I had no idea what was on it. It was a roll of Tri-X so I assumed I’d shot it at 1600 ISO, I developed it in X-Tol as it still gives … Continue reading →

To the chopper

4 Feb ’11

Any cinema that shows predator is pretty incredible.

New life

3 Feb ’11

It’s only February but you can already start to see beginnings of new life. I saw this rose bush, which had been cut back and it made me think about how now’s the time to be starting new things.

Somethings escaped

2 Feb ’11

Don’t know what this was used to hold. But I think it’s escaped.

May Phillips black and white polaroid

1 Feb ’11

Here’s the actress May Phillips by a canal. It’s an old style Polaroid 330 using 3200 Fuji Black and white film. I love the person in the background picking something in her teeth.

inside a tatooist overlooking a strip club

Inside a tattoo parlour overlooking a strip club

31 Jan ’11

I took this in the same tattoo parlour last week. Out of the window is an advertisement for a strip club.

Hardworking man leaving a building site caught unaware

29 Jan ’11

Taking photos from a bus is great because people never see the camera. Sometimes you even get quite close to people. This guy was leaving a building which I photographed earlier last year, again from a bus. It was a … Continue reading →