Artwork description:

I saw this dodgy escort card lying on the pavement in a street in Mayfair, London. Not only did it shock me with its graphic content, but the composition of the lines of the pavement and that of the card really attracted me to capture the moment... But, it needed the right pair of legs to cross it to make it a more powerful image. Looking up the road I saw a woman heading towards me and with the sandals and floppy trousers I thought what an interesting contrast on so many levels. So, I tucked myself against the wall and waited, hoping so much that she would cross at the right point and I would get my timing right to capture the composition I imagined in my mind. Using a manual Leica 35mm film camera with Kodak's tri-x film it was one shot - bam! This was processed, scanned and printed by Paula. The photograph is mounted in a conservation grade mount board using archival materials. It will fit a standard 50x40cm frame.

Materials used:

Giclee print on 325gsm Hahnemuhle FineArt Baryta paper

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