Infinite Forest. Kemble, England. 40x40cm view larger
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Parachute Store. Building 92
Unknown Structure
Station Offices. Building 147
Type “A” Hangar. Building 137
Station Offices. Building 147
Main Stores. Building 90
FFMT Shed. Building 119
Main Workshop. Building 99
Bomb Store. Building 216
Guard House. Building 89
Main Workshop. Building 99
Type “A” Hangar. Building 137
Power House. Building 82
Operations Block. Building 146
Air Raid Shelter
Operations Block. Building 146
Power House (Backup). Building 93
Type “C” Hangar. Building 108
Station Offices. Building 147
Petrol tanker shed. Building 105
Fire Party Hut. Building 88
Type “A” Hangar. Building 79
Station Offices. Building 147
Switchboard, Operations Block.. Building 146
Motor Transport Shed. Building 129
Station Offices. Building 147
Fire Tender & Hucks Starter Shelter. Building 121
Station Offices. Building 147
Walking into the buildings at RAF Bicester in 2013 is like entering a time capsule back to the second world war. RAF Bicester was part of Bomber Command in WW2 being used mainly for training. The RAF left in 1976 and most of the buildings have been left untouched since. The site is of architectural and historical importance being the most complete and untouched example of such a collection of buildings most having being built in the 1920′s. The site contains a number of listed buildings and scheduled monuments.
What I found fascinating about the site as a photographic subject is that the decay and abandonment have added new layers of meaning to the utilitarian buildings so the impression today is an intriguing mix of the evocative and the impenetrable.
In May 2013 the site was sold to Bicester Heritage who kindly gave me permission to photograph the site before they start renovation. My particular thanks to Daniel Geoghegan and Charles Morgan.
An assignment for Arup, Berlin to photograph their lighting design and materials engineering on a sculptural Copper Staircase in Mallorca, Spain. Architect: Studio Mishin, St Petersburg (Sergey Mishin, Katya Larina). Material Science + Structural Engineering (concept only)+ Lighting Design: Arup, Berlin (Jan Wurm, Emily Dufner, Charlotte Heesbeen, Paula Longato, Tim Goeckel, Anselm von Held)
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Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Necropolis, Egypt
Great Pyramid of Giza behind the Pyramid of Khafre
Apex of the Pyramid of Khafre
Corner of the Pyramid of Khafre
Great Pyramid of Giza bisects the modern skyline of Cairo
How to photograph something as iconic yet cliched as the Pyramids? My response was to choose monochrome, use square format and abstract the geometry as much as possible, cropping tight with a telephoto lens to emphasise the scale and texture of the monument.
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Dune above camp near Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt
Bedouin Tea, served extra sweet
Early morning sunlight illuminates a sand dune, Western Desert
Landcruisers descend into a wadi in the Sahara Suda (Black Desert), Egypt
Sahara Suda (Black Desert) the moment after sunset
Our bedouin guide, Mahmood contemplating the White Desert
Trekking above a sand dune in the White Desert, Egypt
Mahmood collecting fire wood in the White Desert
Mahmood guides us across the White Desert
Sam McConnell prepares for a night under the stars, White Desert
Sand ripples at the edge of the Sahara Beida (White Desert)
4X4 tracks at camp in the Western Desert
Khaled ties camping equipment to the top of the Landcruiser
Monoliths (inselbergs) of the White Desert at sunset
Landcruiser stuck in the sand in the Western Desert
Sam McConnell walks amongst the chalk rock formations of the White Desert
Moments before sunset at El-Khiyam “The Tents”, White Desert
4X4 Camp amongst El-Khiyam “The Tents”, White Desert
Mahmood & Khaled rest after trekking amongst The Tents, White Desert
Sunset abovet El-Khiyam “The Tents”, Sahara Beida (White Desert)
Khaled, deep in thought with a glass of sweet tea. Western Desert
Wind sculpted chalk waves and sand in the White Desert
Moonlit Camp in the White Desert
Chalk sculptures catch the setting sunlight in the White Desert
Sunset above the the chalk rock formations of the White Desert near Farafra
Aish el-Ghorab “The Mushrooms”, chalk sculptures, White Desert, Egypt
The Mushrooms, chalk sculptures, White Desert
Sunset in the White Desert, Egypt
These photographs document a trekking and 4×4 journey through the Western Desert of Egypt. Starting at Bahariya Oasis we travelled through the Sahara Suda (Black Desert) and Sahara Beida (White Desert) ending up near Farafra. As a compliment to these images I produced a second, more abstract series of photographs entitled “Sahara Sands” from the same trip.
The journey was undertaken with desert explorer Sam McConnell who runs highly recommended adventure travel expeditions to the region in collaboration with Abou Anis of Sub Sinai, off-road driver Khaled, and the bedouin of Bahariya Oasis
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Sahara Sands I (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands II (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands III (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands IV (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands V (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands VI (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands VII (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands VIII (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands IX (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands X (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands XI (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands XII (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands XIII (Western Desert, Egypt)
Sahara Sands XIV (Western Desert, Egypt)
Photographs of Egypt’s Western Desert made during a 10 day trek and 4×4 expedition with desert explorer Sam McConnell. The approach to this work is in part inspired by my earlier abstractions of the River Thames
I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams…
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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An assignment for architects Data Nature Associates to photograph their design for the new Manolo Blahnik store in Harrods, London.
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Living room with flush fitting door to kitchen at far left
Many fittings are coordinated in Ferrari red
Detail of dining table lamp
Dining table with storage below bench seat
Bang & Olufsen AV system in living room
Ferrari red dining chair
Living room and office
Detail of fitted furniture
Bedroom
Soft furnishing in bedroom
Detail of custom shower enclosure
Custom shower enclosure
The carefully lit kitchen cabinets
the kitchen is a subtle palette of white and grey
Red hanging files
Bespoke recessed cupboard handles
Detail of kitchen cabinets
Custom floor to ceiling doors have no frame
Electronic control switch
Bedroom with en suite
Immaculately detailed minimalist London apartment for a Ferrari collector by Krause Architects and Upton-Hansen Architects. The apartment was handed over to the client fully furnished with every detail chosen to reflect the owners interest in quality materials and sports car aesthetics.
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About Quintin
Multi-award winning architectural & travel photographer. Works on assignments & fine art projects. Based in Cheltenham, UK. Former architect, author of Drawing Parallels
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