John Hooper

Caper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)

Self portrait with Profoto adapted theatre light.

Shooting Star.

Carrying on from yesterdays Deal shelter, there is much more known about this one. The Lido was built by John Henry Iles from 1926 and before that the site was Clifton Baths constructed around 1924-28. This must be the most photographed sign in Margate, I have photographed it at least three times but I do love a photographic cliché.

Deals undocumented seaside shelters, possibly built in the ealry50’s for the festival of Britain but the knowledge appears to have been lost or not yet digitised. I love the simple nature of these constructions and to me they suggest a vision of the future from the past.

Depth of Field Study.

Behind the Dream

Bird scarer bird.

Light shadow on burnt grass.

Summer sea and sky.

All at sea.

Clouds going behind a tree.

Cirrus Clouds, Horsetails.

Last flight for this poor juvenile Herring gull.

Tamarisk Breaching the concrete walls of Turner Contemporary.

England flag.

Lotus Excel L.