Tube & Chain

Zooming in like this takes an object out of its surroundings and divorces it from its context, transforming it from the recognisable into the mysterious and exotic.

This was actually part of a children’s climbing frame in a park in central Hiroshima. If I’d have taken a picture of the whole apparatus it would be uninteresting in the extreme, but reduced to a section of a few centimetres, we arrive at a stark tonal contrast with bold lines and textures.

I remember this day well, since it was the first outing with my newly-purchased 18-200mm zoom lens. I walked around town without aim, but was able to record quite a few memorable pictures through chance encounters and sudden inspiration, exactly the way I like to work.

“Tube & Chain” : Hiroshima, 19th December 2018