Inspiration Information

Maurice Broomfield’s photographs taken during the 1950s document a period of post war heavy industry and urban regeneration in Britain. He is recognised as one of the first industrial and architectural photographers to use his corporate commissions to make visionary photographic studies of the workers and the environments in which they worked, his motivation stemming from his curiosity in the diversity of their occupations. Employing strong lighting and form, the resulting photographs capture the drama and atmosphere of industry, whilst being fascinating historical documents and powerful social comments on the ‘pre-Thatcher’, ‘pre-Health and safety’ Britain.

http://www.mauricebroomfield.com/flash.html

I recently completed a corporate project with Frank Fuller documenting the Thai Silk Industry for Jim Thompson. Check it out on the recent work page here or visit the thai silk story.

Very interesting project from stephan zaubitzer on old cinemas across the globe.

He also has some great photo essays on commodity production in developing countries. Which interests me,especially after I spent 3 months knee deep in silk cocoons in the North East of Thailand.

you can check that story out here