theotherbondstreet

Demolition to Development- Photographs of life on Bond Street spanning 3 yrs to date. A major redevelopment is transforming a once quiet riverside area known for swans that inhabit this nature reserve in the town centre of Chelmsford Essex.

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Original Content Creation Reflecting on Bond Street. As some of you may be aware, Aquila, developers of Bond Street have recently expressed an interest in the me and theotherbondstreet project. We are...

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Space and Opportunity

T O B S - Foundations

Before the transformation Bond street was a very different place. Abandoned and neglected, the only function this area served was that of a car park, bin collection point for the refuse from the highstreet shops… and finally as a thuroughfare to the nature reserve, the riverside sports complex… and other parts of town. It was unimaginable that it would one day become the fashionable hub it is today…

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#onlytheLIT- Very Interesting Documentary about How Smart Crows Are...

Superb…

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T O B S (theotherbondstreet)- S P A C E and opportunity

S P A C E and opportunity

A little promo traler type video introducing the T O B S project. I have decided to tell the story as a kind of series, presenting the various narratives as snippets, eventually making up tyhe whole story. The project itself is almost real time as I write about the project as and when things happen… How well it’s recieved determines what to do next…

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POSTCARDS FROM T O B S

Ive decided to bring more varied content into the T O B S (theotherbondstreet)

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#theotherbondstreet #figmentmedia #tobs #chelmsfordfestival #bondstreetpeople #bondstreetchelmsford Woke to this! The Chelmsford Festival... Bond Street. I grabbed my gear and headed downstairs to make the most of it. These are just a few of the shots I made from around middayish. Its now 5pm and I’m back to make some more fotos....

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Tile 6 of 6 - Journal Entry 30 May 2015- Giant Drills for pile foundations… I went down to see these things up close as they looked huge… Easily the biggest drill bits I’ve seen in real life… As I’m composing the shot… a fox appears in the frame… A proper wtf moment… Today was a good day… #theotherbondstreet #cityscapes #construction #project #aquila #architecture #black&whitephotography #buildings #seunism #fox #landscape #instadaily #foundations #pile #picoftheday www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Journal Entry April 14th -Neon nights- There’s something about neon when it’s done right that’s just cool. Neon signs at night makes sense somehow. They help set the tone and vibe of the night… #theotherbondstreet #neon #project #architecture #construction #nightphotography #spaces #byron #riverside #bondstreet #cityscapes #figmentfriday #seunism #aquila don’t forget we are now on www.facebook.com/theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Journal Entry-October 8th 2015- constructing compositions- after watching them working for a while you can see that at certain points they are composed just right everything looks balanced… It ends up looking staged somehow… #theotherbondstreet #cityscapes #bondstreet #aquila #construction #project #figmentfriday #riverside #composition #seunism #figmentfoto #figmentfriday

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Emkay - A man I think needs no introduction (of you live in Chelmsford). A well known fixture in this city who is DJing at the Saracens Hotel as we speak where he is every Saturday night… I love meeting new people as you know but it’s also nice when you see a familiar face. Emkay is an old client & older friend being one of the first actual paying clients I had. For this I’ll always hold him in high regard. It’s important to acknowledge things like this as the moment that someone takes you seriously is a significant juncture in your career & shouldn’t be taken lightly… And if you are lucky anything to be successful now then these people had a big role in that. Believing when others didn’t is no small thing… @iamemkay #streetphotography #streetportraits #urbanphotography #emkay #people #bondstreet #bondstreetpeople #stylishpeople #seunism #figmentmedia #aquila #construction #gratitude #communities www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Faye & Rosanne - @rosannehelene I think this was favourite of the day. The contrasting yet complimentary styles of these two really works for me.. Many thanks for helping to make this project work… #theotherbondstreet #project #streetportraits #streetphotography #people #urbanphotography #bondstreetdevelopment #construction #aquila #communities #fashion #bondstreetpeople #stylishpeople #figmentmedia #seunism #instadaily #bondstreet www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Nuno & Silva- Another great session on Bond Street resulted in meeting Nuno & Silva, delivery workers for a well known parcel service. Originally from Portugal they are very much a creative’s at heart. They wanted to know if they could get involved somehow so I gave them an open invite to come and join me anytime…. Looking forward to hanging out with some of you guys in the near future… Sx #theotherbondstreet #streetportraits #streetphotography #people #urbanphotography #seunism #aquila #bondstreetpeople #construction #communities #instadaily #project #bondstreetdevelopment #figmentmedia www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx

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Tile 6 of 6 -Journal Entry Nov 17th 2016- Another purple sky at golden hour… longer exposures to pull as much of it in as possible… I think the sky colour works well with the neon… #theotherbondstreet #cityscapes #construction #architecture #aquila #neon #goldenhour #bondstreetdevelopment #demolition #urbanphotography #bondstreet #seunism #figmentmedia www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Journal Entry April 1st - Absence of Light cont’d - Another look at the way light and dark interplay… Really like the strips of light where the boy is standing…#theotherbondstreet #streetphotography #figmentmedia #shadow #bondstreet #black&whitephotography #urbanphotography #light&dark #demolition #construction #architecture #seunism www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Journal Entry April 1st -The Absence of light cont’d- through my very dirty front door leading onto Bond Street… I used the door frame & dirty glass as part of the composition… Maybe adds character? Not sure… Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Journal Entry April 1st -The Absence of Light- the more I shoot on the street I relialise there are times of the day that are more dramatic than others. Usually we talk about “golden hour” at sunrise and sunset. I’ve just started to notice that even before golden there are the “long shadows” created when the sun is low in the sky… I’ll look at experimenting with this over the next few weeks….#theotherbondstreet #streetphotography #bondstreetpeople #aquila #bondstreetdevelopment #architecture #construction #seunism #bondstreet #demolition #figmentmedia #black&whitephotography www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)

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Tile 6 of 6 - Journal Entry December 2014- It’s early, really early but I think it’s a good idea to get some shots of what it looks like just before sunrise… This is one of the last times this will look like this, I think they start putting up the structure for the cinema soon… #theotherbondstreet #project #construction #development #demolition #design #architecture #carpark #bondstreetdevelopment #aquila #seunism #figmentmedia www.theotherbondstreet.com Sx (at Bond Street Chelmsford)