Street Photographer

It is odd to me that during the process of working I have discovered that I am:
An Artist,
A Printmaker,
A Photographer,
A Collector
and that one of the things I am is a "Street Photographer"

Fallen Angel, Gay Pride 020711 © Andrew Pegram 2012

Of course I have known about Cartier Bresson and Weegee for ever - but I recently stumbled upon the work of Vivian Maier. This is just wonderful.

http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/

I am not this good but some of my street photography is included in
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26128&id=560410177&l=b458dd976b

Another Sort of Divine Decline

I have a series called Divine Decline.
My series is about the soft, sad deterioration of once beautiful buildings.
This turned into my book - also called "Divine Decline."
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2088746

Divine Decline - The Book

Another photographer: Kevin Bauman has recorded the "hulling out" of Detroit - the once proud home of Motown and of motor manufacturing for the USA.
http://www.kevinbauman.com/

More Influences

On attending the third annual Kyffin Williams Lecture
I discovered that while I was collecting work by Kyffin Williams (See below)
He had collected some of mine.

http://ajpegramartist.blogspot.com/search/label/Kyffin%20Williams