Postcards from East London, July 2023.
Some of the most fascinating corners in London are located in East London - a mixture of past, present and how the future it’s shaping up to be.
Some of the most fascinating corners in London are located in East London - a mixture of past, present and how the future it’s shaping up to be. This particular area of the city might feel chaotic and oversaturated, but it’s a portrait of a place in constant movement.
I spent a bright day in July walking around with my old small Canon camera, getting lost in the area. Starting in Kingsland High Street in Dalston and moving into different directions without any -no pun intended- direction.
To connect with the sauce of a place, you need to pay close attention to details, the layers underneath the obvious. At least that works for me as a photographer. It’s not about the beautiful fresh facades but the old ones that survived the test of time - those tell you the whole story. Paying attention to temporary and atemporal elements summarises the evolution of a place and how it’s navigating the right now.
Self-expression and freedom are some of the keywords of East London. Here the Londoner experience feels very particular and eccentric.
This area might feel like pure contradiction. Safe queer-spaces located next to the most traditional-looking barber shop. Seconds later, a very vibrant and quirky independent cafe next to yet another corner Pret A Manger. And the list goes on. The contrast between a very mundane place right next to a slightly pretentious one it’s also the norm here.
East is not the ideal for everyone but somehow this area sometimes feels more London than anything else in London.
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Colours of Burano
Burano is the ultimate definition of a real-life movie set. This colourful architectural miracle is located in the Venetian Lagoon, a vaporetto away from the core of Venice.
Burano is the ultimate definition of a real-life movie set. This colourful architectural explosion is located in the Venetian Lagoon, a vaporetto away from the core of Venice. I would define it as a canvas for photographers and a bible for colour addicts.
Every wall, window and curtain seems to be placed where it is supposed to be. A bed sheet drying under the warm sun, the shadow of a broken street lamp, a bird cage facing the canals. Everything seems intentional and screaming for your attention.
Burano's perfect colour palette coordination feels as much like an OCD paradise as it does a lucky strike. It’s unsettling in the best way possible.
In a moment in time where everywhere feels chaotic, overpopulated and overexposed, Burano's coordination feels much more like a spontaneous orchestra than an overly curated Instagram feed.
An obvious #aestheticgoals hashtag is probably attached to shots of Burano all over the internet. But this term feels ironic once you are there melting in every corner. These little empty streets are stuck in time far away from social media chaos.
As a homage to this incomparable place, I created my colour palette guide. This is a collection of my favourite colours found in the pictures I took during my trip. Why there isn’t a book called Burano’s Pantone out there? I said it first! (drop a message if you are reading this, Pantone).
