Submitted by Louis Berk on Mon, 11/04/2019 - 17:14
The renovated frontage of Empire House, August 2019
2019 in Whitechapel has been a disappointing year as far as the preservation of its heritage buildings. In March the fight to preserve the former Georgian public house, known locally as Tadman’s Corner, on Jubilee Street and Stepney Way was lost and the building demolished. Work has begun on boarding up the former London Hospital Outpatients Building on Turner Street and it has been sold off with demolition impending. There is much angst about plans to alter the use and remodel the Bell Foundry. Many other smaller battles are being joined across the district in an attempt to stop the wrecking ball and the spread of bland ‘spreadsheet’ designed buildings.
It is therefore very satisfying to relate the story of a preservation success: Empire House, on New Road.
Submitted by Louis Berk on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 18:21
Entrance to Pancras Square (click for full size)
As I entered the new Pancras Square built on the site of the once teeming freight hub of Kings Cross/St Pancras the light channelled into the view had a dense and highlighted quality which would have been normal in this area 50 years ago.
Submitted by Louis Berk on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 14:59
Read on to find out more about what inspired me to create this new book.
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Submitted by Louis Berk on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 10:14
Even though the LCD screens on the back of digital cameras have improved enormously, it is not always apparent what you have captured until you get a chance to process your photos and view them on a computer display. In this case I discovered that this Red Kite was checking me out as it spiralled lazily on the thermals above my head, taken in the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside. You can click on the photo to see it larger.
Submitted by Louis Berk on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 19:00
In recent years I've started to take bird photography a lot more seriously and in mid-June I upgrade my Panasonic m43rds system by acquiring the GH5. Panasonic make a deservedly big noise about the video capabilities of the camera but I purchased it purely for stills and wildlife. In July I put it to the test during a break on the south coast of England photographing swallows.
Submitted by Louis Berk on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 13:01
The BBC News has featured my latest book at their website. The article has a number of photographs from the book and some great information about the meaning of each photograph. I feel really privileged to have had my work exhibited on the BBC News website.
Submitted by Louis Berk on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 22:44
Londonist has put up an article reviewing my latest book at their website and included some of my favourite photographs.
Read the article here.
Submitted by Louis Berk on Sun, 05/14/2017 - 10:54
As you can see from the home page I have announced the publication of my new book of photography, "East End Jewish Cemeteries: Brady Street and Alderney Road". The book is the result of a 5-year photographic study where I was granted exclusive access to two of the oldest Jewish Cemeteries in the UK, from the 17th and 18th centuries and both now returning to nature. These tranquil and intimate areas are a contradiction to the urban environment of the East End and are hidden from view. Now, this book opens them up and allows the reader to see natural oases in the heart of Whitechapel.
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