Rob Padley

Subtopia

I’m drawn to empty streets in unusual areas such as industrial estates, devoid of life but still containing clues to human activity. I use the available ambient light and street lights to create a feeling of loneliness and isolation, while maintaining a sense of mystery and interest to the viewer through classic compositional practices and technical methods.

Photographer

Rob Padley

I first started making night photographs while living in the USA. As an outsider, my eye was drawn to the quirky industrial and urban landscapes that surround San Francisco and I set myself a goal to photograph these unseen and overlooked areas. I developed my technique by taking roadtrips to neglected towns and photographing through the night while teaching myself the technicalities of traditional architecture photography. This was a lonely time for me and my intention was to capture this feeling in the photographs.

Upon moving back to the UK in 2014 I continued taking photographs at night, focussing on the once-great industrial towns of the midlands, developing my style further, and working on a consistent theme to tie the photos together.

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