Diaries of a photographer...part 6

7/12/06

14.00 - Started my new approach by returning to the pier armed with the Mamiya and good intentions!
After the promising success of trying my idea of shooting landmark buildings etc I researched the top English tourist attractions, the pier being the third biggest draw in the country.
Today the pier is hostile. Huge gale like winds, rough uncompromising seas, dramatic skies and intermittent bouts of driving rain.
Yet the odd tourist still makes it to the pier. The pier itself looking like a deserted playground on a rainy day. Those who venture on don't stay long and many of the rides are shut due to the weather.

This is what I want - major tourist attractions on non tourist sit friendly days. I tried to capture that against the sunny optimism the pier promotes all year round. I also continued in trying to subvert these areas that are meant to be picturesque or attractive by highlighting that which is normally missing from the visitors holiday snaps.

Instead of cropping put signs
of modernity or the 'rough sides' of the pier, I am trying to embrace them