Comments on: David Truzzi-Franconi’s East End

By: Dave R

Dave R — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:43:15 +0000

Noble and respectful, beautifully composed, perfectly lit. Magnum quality studies.

By: Ramon Cook

Ramon Cook — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:13:22 +0000

Within living memory being a kid in the 70’s but seems nostalgic, sadly for the wrong reasons ?

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 23:44:26 +0000

So Very Sad. Hard Live, Bless Them.???

By: Hernando Cañardo

Hernando Cañardo — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 19:04:13 +0000

Excellent Pictures !!!

By: Pimlico Pete

Pimlico Pete — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 17:45:31 +0000

Photo seven with its shop fronts in advanced decay: a first glance suggests that nothing remains alive. But what a surprise to see that number 35 was still hanging on, open for business. Old Montague Street perhaps? An earlier Kelly’s directory lists the occupier of that shop as Joseph Putter, Greengrocer.

By: Saba

Saba — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:40:40 +0000

David Truzzi- Franconi, GA and GRs (Gentle Readers!), hard times in the past as I have realized through many of the photographic essays. This essay seems to build a sequence from the children playing on the ruins of the homes and workplaces of past generations to disillusioned-looking drinkers to a scene of quiet meditation and a city sleeping. Many of the subjects must have known and been fundamentally changed by WWII. As many will say during Passover next month, may we never forget.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:50:03 +0000

Lynne Perrella has said it all for me, thank you Lynne, all I can add is that I, as an art student, was shown the wonderful world of Henri Cartier- Bresson photographs and taught to use a rollieflex camera by the late great Nigel Henderson. I am sure that he would appreciate these superb photos, and thank you David Truzzi- Franconi for allowing the gentle author to share them with us on an, otherwise rather grim, Sunday morning.

By: Stephen Barry

Stephen Barry — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:33:03 +0000

A terrific record of East End life. The really sad thing is that the last photo of people sleeping rough outside the Covent Garden church could be replicated exactly today.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:23:47 +0000

GA, you’ve brought us many remarkable photographic essays, and as Shakespeare said —
“Comparisons are odious”. However, this series tugged at my heart and made think deeply about the human condition. Starting with the intrepid (seemingly-fearless!) street urchins (“watch OUT for those shards of glass there……”), to the babushka lady in the forlorn storefront (who wouldn’t want to go pick some daisies for her and lift her spirits just a bit?), to the rowdy brotherhood carousing amidst the empties, and the old fellow at the piano (oh just pull up a wobbly chair and listen for as LONG as he wants to play……I’m here). And the topper was the lady and her aluminum beach chair — the ultimate “lost in thought” photographic image, methinks.
The endurance and fragility of man……captured.
Deep thanks to you and Mr. Truzzi-Franconi

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:17:35 +0000

David obviously went on some wonderful walks! Thanks for publishing these brilliant photographs. I hope we will see more.