Welcome to my blog! Reflections on fine art street photography in black and white by Johnathan Hall

Working a Scene

One of the key factors I attribute to having a successful trip photographing is to make sure I work a scene when I feel it has potential. I follow a process that maximises my interaction with any given scene for fine art street photography, and this is a process I’ve had to learn the hard way.

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Fine Art Black and White Street Photo Contradictions

I take some of my darkest photographs on some of the brightest days.This got me thinking… Photography can be a magic wand – wave it and it can cast a spell even the magician finds hard to believe. It transfigures the most banal to the most fascinating, the brightest to the darkest and fixes in time the most fleeting moment to a permanent record.

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Fireworks at Belvoir Castle Grounds

Here are some photos I took of fireworks recently at a fireworks competition at Belvoir Castle grounds in Grantham! It was a lot of fun just being in the present and enjoying the fantastic displays by the 3 different teams plus the bonus act.

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A Walk in the Park

I find walking through a park especially early morning or late evening to be a liberating experience. Living in a big city can be oppressive – surrounded by a concrete jungle 24-7. Finding that escape, even brief, can make all the difference. Sometimes I like to bring my camera with me…

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Dorset Landscapes

Sometimes it is nice to get away to the seaside. It is even nicer to bring a camera and record some visual memories along the way. Weather dictating matters, I decided to try photographing in a different way, aiming for minimal compositions in overcast light.

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While I used to concentrate solely on the landscape as a subject, now my photography incorporates people a lot more. I find photography is a good way of capturing these relationships, and I employ juxtaposition to suggest the connections between a city and its inhabitants. I am enthusiastic about art, particularly photography, and connecting with people who share these interests is one area I am looking to develop. London has been my main muse for photography and I appreciate its size and diversity and the opportunities this can bring.


Landscape work



Street work


If you would like to see more of my work, please visit my website at www.johnathanhall.co.uk

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