Henry Bond

The appeal of Henry Bond's photography lies in its deceptive simplicity. His photographs are portraits of modern urban life in all its incidental glory. The camera he uses is simple to operate and is widely available on the high street, one of Bond's favourite domains. It was this fact, together with the democratic implications of such cameras, that led Bond to produce the snapshots of London life that appear in this book. Parks, private parties, pop stars and local convenience stores all feature alongside fleeting shots of Titanic, Top Shop and Momo's. The result is a denser, darker photographic representation of one of the world's most invigorating urban areas.