:24/08/10
A documentry photography exhibition at the national media museum in Bradford, which took direct inspiration from Martin Par's snapshots of typically british summers at various Butlin's holiday resorts around the UK.
It was Robert's interest in the british public when partaking in leisure time that particularly attracted me to this exhibition. By doing so, Roberts travelled the length and bredth of England documenting the English at leisure in the richly varied landscape. What I found deeply impressive about Roberts' photography skills was that not only can he capture the landscape, he can also catch people through the lense aswell. Each photograph was awe inspiring and captivating, no two people were engaging in the same activity. This is what drew me particularly to the photography, the fact that on particular pieces such as 'Ladies' day' at Aintree racecourse, Merseyside, Roberts managed to capture a whole crowd, which, for the viewer, there is a lot of information to absorb in just one image. In a sense, what Roberts is essentially doing is 'people watching' then saving this image to be then shared with others.
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