Wigwam blog

The infamous Heygate estate in Elephant & Castle now lays derelict waiting to be torn down. It along with many other estates have for a long time fascinated me. I attribute this to the generally brutal and hostile designs and labyrinth like network of walkways and stairwells. I decided, before it was too late, to have a look around and take some pictures. During the same trip I also visited the Thamesmead estate, made famous by Stanley Kubricks “A Clockwork Orange” Here I present a few pictures from my trip, if you’d like to see more you can on my Flick R. For further reading I recommend an article entitled “The Death Of A Housing Ideal” which you can read here.

All photographs by: Joseph Salmassian

Over the past few months me and the SB NOIR crew have been embarking on random late night sessions. We usually meet at Russell Square at midnight and go from there. If you happen to be in the area at that time and you see us come and say hi. Anyways.. During our last session Sunny Hodge got this top-soul on the chrome Embankment rail.

Before landing it, Sunny took a few nasty falls, one in particular left this bizarre wound.

Some of the other highlights from our session include: Poncing a cigarette of a security guard who later turfed us. Tom selling a rolly for £1 to some guy who turned out to be a doctor and ended up giving Sunny’s arm a quick check up, and a hysterical Indian woman at Russell Square. There isn’t much else to say about the session really. I’m sure you’ve all been out late at night. All photo’s by Thomas James Linley Sharmen

I found this picture on Samuel J Butts excellent blog. It’s a great image, and anyone who knows Fergus will agree that this really captures his essence. I would say that he is arguably one the most famous rollerbladers.

picture by: Samuel John Butt.

It’s been some time since I’ve done a post and thats because I don’t have the internet anymore. I did however find some old pictures I took from around London. Here they are………….

This is my mate Barry. I don’t really know what he does or where he’s from, but on this particular day he has more than happy to pose for me.

This is Jay. Everyone calls him “Crazy Jay” but I don’t. This was taken somewhere on the Hammersmith and city line. On the same day he wanted me take a picture of some woman that had a plastic bag around her foot. Unfortunately it never came out. Another time he came round my house and he brought over a film called “Salo” He thought I’d like it. What must he think of me?

The famous I-max ledge. It was once claimed in the now defunct “Unity Magazine” that this spot was littered with junkies needles. It was all lies, Im glad “Unity” went under.

There was this one particular day when Regents Street was closed and you could walk in the road. It seemed odd at the time, but in hindsight it really wasn’t.

Years ago when I was bored I would actually leave the house and do stuff, like, for example, go out and take some pictures. Now when Im bored I sit on the internet and write about pictures I’ve taken. This particular picture was taken by Waterloo East station.

Here is a not so dingy alley way in Wimbledon.

ALL PICTURES BY JOSEPH SALMASSIAN. TAKEN ON A RANGE OF CAMERAS WITH DIFFERENT FILM.

I found some pictures I’d taken in my second year of uni. I remember walking from Camberwell to Holborn and back again. I’m not sure why, but I did and I took some pictures along the way. It’s kind of funny looking back at what I thought made a good picture. All the pictures where taken on a disposable camera, by Joseph Salmassian.