Guardian Camera Club: Richard Brittain’s portfolio

A review of Richard Brittain’s portfolio.

These images seem to play with shafts of light, starting with ‘Refreshments’ in Istanbul where a sales man sells drinks. His face is in the shadow as is the majority of the scene, but the light on the cups helps to draw us in. Swimmer is awash with beautiful grays and blues, the intricate and successful composition really places the viewer in the frame. ‘Dusk’ silhouettes birds and people against an evening sky, it’s pleasant but doesn’t really say too much. ‘Tour Guide’, again from Istanbul is expressive in terms of the subject and dynamic in it’s use of light. ‘Pigeon’ sees the subject in the shadows next to a shaft the light. It’s a poignant image but the lack of light on his face leaves us cold. ‘Bus’ severs the heads of tourists, but with the addition of the image of the mosque it works! A quirky set of images

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