Comments on: John Claridge’s Boxers (Round Four) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Senna Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-79662 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:26:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-79662 Wow Alan Docker’s my grandad (poppy) can’t believe he’s gone viral didn’t think would happen in a million years.

]]> By: David Drakes https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73715 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:18:23 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73715 I’m sure they’re all really nice, gentle guys now in their mellower years but the furrows in their faces illuminated by JC’s ever probing lens exposes the tough times most of them must have faced in earlier years.

]]> By: cindy hacker https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73288 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:27:35 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73288 Poignant portraits of posed pugilists – Magnificent!

]]> By: David Graham Scott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73285 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:08:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73285 2 or 3 look like politicians actually.
Lovely shots again, John.

]]> By: Gerry Coe https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73242 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:11:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73242 As always John a superb set of great faces beautifully photographed.

]]> By: Marien de Goffau https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73237 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:39:23 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73237 Strong photographs with beautiful stories in those faces. Just great.

]]> By: Lee https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73233 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:12:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73233 The hard lives of these characters is graphically etched in these stunning portraits.

Thanks.

Lee

]]> By: belle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/11/12/john-claridges-boxers-round-four/#comment-73232 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:09:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=74443#comment-73232 no portrait painting or drawing could improve on these photographs. The lighting, composition and texture combine to create magnificent and penetrating portraits.

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