London-based photographer <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnickturpin.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Nick Turpin</a> spent three winters capturing commuters as they traveled home by bus from their jobs in The City of London to the suburbs.
London-based photographer Nick Turpin spent three winters capturing commuters as they traveled home by bus from their jobs in The City of London to the suburbs.
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He photographed into the top deck of the bus from a raised platform, between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.
He photographed into the top deck of the bus from a raised platform, between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.
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He used a long lens and very slow shutter speeds.
He used a long lens and very slow shutter speeds.
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The resulting effect is almost painterly in quality.
The resulting effect is almost painterly in quality.
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Shot largely without the commuters' knowledge, often capturing intimate moments despite being in a public space, the images have a voyeuristic quality.
Shot largely without the commuters' knowledge, often capturing intimate moments despite being in a public space, the images have a voyeuristic quality.
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Turpin came to refer to the commute as a "period of anonymous 'no mans land' between work and home, a transition from the person known by their colleagues to the person known by their families and friends."
Turpin came to refer to the commute as a "period of anonymous 'no mans land' between work and home, a transition from the person known by their colleagues to the person known by their families and friends."
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In his statement in the book Turpin comments, "I have sometimes found myself sitting on the bus staring back through the window at the spot in the dark where I usually stand with my camera."
In his statement in the book Turpin comments, "I have sometimes found myself sitting on the bus staring back through the window at the spot in the dark where I usually stand with my camera."
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Turpin is an acclaimed street, design and advertising photographer.
Turpin is an acclaimed street, design and advertising photographer.
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He founded the international street photographers group <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fin-public.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">in-public</a> in 2000.
He founded the international street photographers group in-public in 2000.
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"On the Night Bus" is published by <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoxtonminipress.com%2Fcollections%2Fbooks%2Fproducts%2Fon-the-night-bus" target="_blank" target="_blank">Hoxton Minipress</a>. It contains a foreword by novelist and commentator Will Self.
"On the Night Bus" is published by Hoxton Minipress. It contains a foreword by novelist and commentator Will Self.
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