Urban Motion

© Ben Anderson

I’ve been shooting in and around Leeds using my 7 for the last two weeks, trying to get a feel for the hidden parts of the city, urban monoliths, vegetation, the odd human in the urbanscape, etc. I’m taking 12 rolls of 120 in to the lab at lunch time and can already feel my excitement growing, it’ll reach fever pitch at about the time I get the archival sheets handed back to me tomorrow.

About 5 minutes later whilst sitting behind the wheel in the lab car park I’ll be holding the negs up to the light and feeling either crestfallen or elated. Then comes the mad rush to the scanner.

This is Film.

My wife would like us to redecorate our living room, this is all OK with me as it’s starting to look a bit shabby after 5 years of abuse from our kids. The real bite is that she wants me to reduce my book collection, considerably.

Given that the majority of the books I’ve bought are Science Fiction, and complete series at that, where can I possibly expect to start? These books feel like a tangible part of my persona, choosing which to keep and which to discard will for all intents and purposes feel like editing out parts of my own psyche.

So perhaps I’m being a little over sensitive, but where would you start given the same predicament?

It’s my birthday today, please feel free to buy me a book

Thanks!