LIP London and Beyond. 'Common Ground and Different Ground'
We are a collective of photographers based across the UK and internationally, with a diverse range of photographic practice and interests. We meet together regularly as a satellite group, ‘London and Beyond’ to share our work and interests as part of a wider community of London Independent Photography, members.
In response to the exhibition theme, ‘common ground’ we have curated together a selection of our work with a sense of ‘place’ in mind. Each photographer has contributed images that capture or respond to their surroundings. The resulting images are diverse in terms of environment, photographic style and practice, encompasing a range of traditional and experimental analogue and digital techniques. Therby representing the ‘different ground’ within our collective.
Chasing Angels
Pete Gleeson
Extracts from a journey through the material world of Manchester looking for that which is below the surface.
Robin Maurice Barr
Robin is a self taught photographer based in Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire. He has a passion for taking abstract photographs of people, architecture and aspects of the urban environment. He has exhibited in galleries and exhibitions in Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Brighton, and elsewhere.
When he and his partner moved to the North West in 2020, he started exploring with his camera as a visual notebook. In the short time that he has been in the area several older buildings from the industrial past have been demolished.
LONDON LIFE
Sue Czapska
' I am a Londoner born and bred, and have worked here as a psychotherapist for over thirty years, meeting many people.
These images, taken in an underpass, capture one aspect of London; how strangers pass each other. But it is also easy to meet diverse strangers, and perhaps become friends.
The images evolved, by changing of colours, to have a more personal meaning. They express my recent experiences with others, of becoming closer or more distant, making choices of which way to go in life.
For me the multiple reflections suggest the multiple aspects in each of us.'
Omar Parada
Omar Parada is a visual effects artist with computer science background. He has been working in the games industry for 25 years now. Years ago, as a complement to his everyday work with computer graphics, he started practicing photography, driven by the question, "What does photorealistic really means?" He focuses on simple compositions, the light, man made (or not) landscapes and mundane details around him
South Downs Way
Charles Binns
Charles is an artist and landscape photographer based in Hertfordshire. Mainly using plastic analogue cameras, Charles’ work explores themes of place and loss. He is currently researching a PhD at the University of Brighton
From the Path
Sue McGilveray
Images taken on a warm summer's day from walks near my home
Ancient Forest
Jo Stapleton
A series of lith print images printed with photogram objects, including cellophane and textured tissue paper, of an ancient area of woodland (RSPB Sandy), close to my home.
Faith
Sandra Roberts
Sandra was brought up in the Uk as a strict Roman Catholic. Now living in Italy, in the village of her mothers birth, her series of diptychs explores her memories of enforced faith in contrast to her life now.
Transition
Katharyn Alkins
I have recently finalised moving from London to North Wales and I wanted to reflect that change from urban to seaside. I was brought up in N. Wales and visit frequently yet have lived and worked in London for many years so have strong feelings for both places. I have chosen to represent that transition by combining images from both locations. I have always been drawn to water and have chosen images from near the river in London to be overlain by the shore in North Wales. The city disappears and dissolves beneath the sand and sea.
All The Rage
Sukhy Hullait
Sukhy Hullait is a London based documentary photographer known for his long form projects that explore themes of home, community, and country. His work "All The Rage" examines the transformation of Peckham and East Dulwich, documenting the impact of gentrification. Through his empathetic lens, Sukhy highlights the tension between old and new, documenting the resilient spirit of these communities. His photography blends expressive portraiture with storytelling, offering powerful insights into contemporary social issues. Sukhy's work has been widely exhibited and awarded, including selection for the Taylor Wessing Award and winner of a Sony World Photography Award.