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© PADDY SUMMERFIELD
Incredible patience is required to capture moments like this
Locationswerestakedoutforhourswaitingfortherightshot
Extraordinaryvisualpunsorjokescanbefoundoneachpage
TheHolidayPictures
byPaddySummerfield
DewiLewis,£30, 132 pages,hardbackwww.
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PHOTOGRAPHYandtheBritish
seasidegotogetherlike...well,ice
creamandchocolateflakes.There’s
somethingabouttheseathatdrawsus
to it. PaddySummerfieldhasbeen
drawnto thecoastfora considerablenumberof years
judgingbythisbook.Therearenocaptionsortitles,
andtheshootingstyleanduseof black& whitefilmare
consistent,sotheonlycluesto timeandplacearein
thepictures– thecars,thefashionsandof coursethe
cameras,asKodakInstamaticsgivewayto phonesand
iPads.Hehassoughtoutthequirky,thecomicaland
thebanal,andpaintsa subtlebutunmistakablepicture
of a nationat playthat,evenwithoutthecaptions,could
onlybeBritain.★★★★★NigelAthertonALL PICTURES © JONATHAN HIGBEE
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