Tim Muddiman

Parked by the side of the road. https://www.timmuddiman.com/citroends

Most people think a portrait is a record of life in a moment. But the more I work, the less convinced I am. Photographs are evidence of mere fractions of a second wrapped up in light and atmosphere. A painted portrait has the luxury to do something different: to ignore what happened and paint what matters instead. When Bridgette asked me to paint a portrait of her and Kurt as a wedding gift, I was faced with an interesting situation. To me, the posture of the painting I wanted to create...

Life in London is a collection of photographs made while walking through the city, looking for the small moments that happen between people as they pass through London. Brief encounters, crossings, waiting, movement and the occasional moment of stillness, photographed as they happened. View the set here : https://www.timmuddiman.com/life-in-london