London is made of brick. And my corner of the city, Hammersmith, wouldn’t exist without it. It doesn’t take a lot of observational skills to notice that there are a myriad of types of this most robust of building materials, comprising different ages, colours and finishes.
I spent a couple of days collecting some samples – well, photographing them. You notice how wildly different they all are only when they’re placed side by side.
Each panel can be clicked to reveal more detail. And they each have names of the sort you find in a paint catalogue or a set of carpet swatches. Which would you choose? Any of Hammersmith’s finest?…
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Just love this! Andy
Thanks Andy! Was enjoyable to put together.
What a great idea, Mike! I love the composition that you created!
Thank you very much, Lena! It was great fun making something hopefully interesting out of something quite mundane.
This is really great Mike. I love how they are all so different when seen together. Texture is always one of my favorite things and you really manage to bring this out in the collection! Beautiful as always.
-Saskia
Thank you very much, Saskia. It was also fun giving them names like they have for car colours!
Great set of shots, Mike! Really underlining that when you actually look at them, no two buildings are truly the same. :)
Thanks Richard, I warned you about the bricks! This is a selection from less than a square mile.
The set works really well! :D