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Perry Barr at 4am
12th March 2009. Posted by Dominika Jankowska. Trackback
Or... What do you have to do to get a student out of bed at 4am?
No place is boring, if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film
Robert Adams, Darkroom & Creative Camera Techniques, May 1995
Often while travelling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon of a moment, too late to expose film, only time enough to expose hearts
Minor White
Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure
Tony Benn
People take pictures of places they have been to and things they want to remember. If you think photographs then you would usually associate them with holidays, celebrations, nature, people, etc. And most of the time they are taken in the daylight or in the evening when it’s still not that late.
But, have you ever thought of taking photographs at 4am? Someone could say ‘Nah it’s just the waste of time’ or ‘I could be in my bed at this time. Forget it!’ I got such answers from my housemates who, having been asked what they think about this idea, immediately turned me down.
The aim of the 4am Project is to gather a collection of photos from around the world at the magical time of 4am. The project comes to life on 4th April 2009. Karen Strunks, the initiator of 4am Project said, “It was around 4am and I was really struck by the [Birmingham] cityscape. Streets and roads normally teeming with people and traffic were deserted. The city was asleep and it felt like I had it all to myself. I liked it”.
On Friday 13th (what a coincidence!), I contributed to the idea of taking photos at 4 o’clock in the morning (yes! - 4am) with two of my friends. The images capture the life (or lack of it) at 4am in Perry Barr, including BCU student campus, Greyhound Stadium, neighbouring subways and Aldridge Road.
Luckily, I wasn't stopped by anyone for walking in my pyjamas and taking photographs!
Comments
Good luck Dom, looking forward to seeing your pictures! I'm going to try and take a few at Heathrow airport tomorrow at 4am too, but probably not in my pyjamas!
Ruth Ward
12th March 2009
Hi Dom, Can't wait to see what Perry Barr looks like at 4am in the morning! Lauren x
Lauren Davies
12th March 2009
I'm still overwhelmed about Birmingham's cityscape at 4am and the final result of my 'sleepwalking' along Aldridge Road! The images are amazing! I hope there will be many more projects of this kind coming soon so I will get my camera ready again! Can't wait for Ruth's pictures from Heathrow!
Dominika Jankowska
13th March 2009
What a genius idea! Pictures look amazing, if you are interested I am more than happy to wander around my home town, Hitchin, at 4am and take some snaps? It is uber pretty in daylight, so it would be interesting to see how it looks in the dead of night. Say hi to Tomes for me xx
Aaron Huckett
13th March 2009
Hello Dom x) ! This blog is quite interesting, there're very good photos ^^ really xD but don't U have any other things to do at 4 am?! xD for example sleeping? :) Olka xxx xD
Aleksandra Medlinska
13th March 2009
Reall love your pictures dom, but why did you have to wake me up at 4am! P.s. Have you been dumping random trolleys around perry barbados? xxx
Richa Gautam
16th March 2009
That's pretty cool man! I go to BCU, and never thought would bother staying up to take photos of such a run-down area. Most people dont realise what good photos u can get. Even if its not beautiful in the normal, u can definitely make it less of an eyesore through photography.
Shaggy Marchant
30th April 2009