Great photos. I always love old photos taken in people’s homes. There are many details in the background which add greatly to the story and a time capsule of what life was like.
Saul Leiter is also my favourite photographer (and the Foundation is one of my clients). His Centennial exhibition is coming to England next month which I’ll definitely be visiting at least once.
From the age of 6-9 I grew up in a West Midland town, in Solihull on the edge of Birmingham and almost opposite the Land Rover plant, so these feel eerily familiar to me too. The wallpaper, the plate on the wall, the patterned dress, the TC, the nearly empty A road. Perhaps because of that, I almost, almost, see them in colour in my minds eye even though these are B&W.
Nice one Andrew, I particularly like the reflection of the photographer in the screen on Television number 4.
It’s amazing how ordinary televisions can show so much about a home.
Brilliant share, resonant, thanks..!
Glad it resonated Paul.
Brilliant edition! Thank you Andrew!
Thank you for reading!
Great photos. I always love old photos taken in people’s homes. There are many details in the background which add greatly to the story and a time capsule of what life was like.
Thank you for reading Roland. Yes the background to the portraits give so much.
Love a good everyday moment photo. As always, thanks for sharing, Andrew!
Glad you like the photos!
What a wonderful recommendation, Andrew. I love works like these of the mundane and ordinary which becomes extraordinary a few decades later.
That term, subtopia shares a similarity with the effects of gentrification.
Very pleased you like them Xavi. Yes, subtopia and gentrification do share similarities.
Most look like they could also have been taken in my hometown in northwest Illinois those same years. More universal than you might at first think.
Yes, I think that might be part of their charm - the scenes are recognisable to many of us.
Very interesting work and photos.
Thank you Pedro. Glad you found it interesting
Right up my alley! (Not literally though)
Glad you like them Susanne and thank you for the restack!
These photos are both hilarious and cringeworthy. Terrific article and photos.
Thank you Jimmie!
Thank you, Andrew. Never heard of John Myers, but will get the books you recommended.
My favorite photographer is Saul Leiter, who, like Myers, mostly took photos of his neightborhood (East Village, NYC).
Saul Leiter is also my favourite photographer (and the Foundation is one of my clients). His Centennial exhibition is coming to England next month which I’ll definitely be visiting at least once.
Very cool! I just got his centenial retrospective book. Excellent!
https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/saul-leiter-the-centennial-retrospective-hardcover
Enjoy the book! I’m sure you will. I read it over Christmas and had a very nice surprise when I reached the ‘thank yous’ at the end of the book!
A great read — thanks Andrew!
Thank you Paddy!
From the age of 6-9 I grew up in a West Midland town, in Solihull on the edge of Birmingham and almost opposite the Land Rover plant, so these feel eerily familiar to me too. The wallpaper, the plate on the wall, the patterned dress, the TC, the nearly empty A road. Perhaps because of that, I almost, almost, see them in colour in my minds eye even though these are B&W.
Yes, it’s part of their charm - the way they capture the every day experience of a past time so well.
The interiors are the ones i knew in nyc.
The interiors are the ones that I find most interesting.