Comments on: David Hoffman In Cheshire St

By: Janet M

Janet M — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:11:49 +0000

He is a technically superb photographer. With crisp blacks and whites and great depth of field in all of his shots. He did a fabulous job of documenting street life around him.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:35:25 +0000

Very evocative shots. I got some old binoculars there in those days, marked Jockey Club, Paris.
I found it astonishing what people were selling
Thanks

By: John Campbell

John Campbell — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:12:25 +0000

Great photos. Love the teddy boys, one has bought a cassette recorder, I wonder what he recorded on to it?

By: Hels

Hels — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:57:11 +0000

Recycling is so important, and was apparently easy to do. Yet I have got thousands of books, pots, pans, jumpers and shoes and can’t find a way of handling the stuff. Hoffman’s photos are wonderful.

By: Caroline Gilfillan

Caroline Gilfillan — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:53:32 +0000

Vivid, luminous photographs of the markets. I lived in London at this time, and remember them well. And, yes, the area was full of bomb sites and decrepit housing. But there was a strong community spirit and a sense of humour amidst the tatty, scruffy surroundings. Brilliant. I hope your Write Idea event goes well.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:03:43 +0000

I’m very envious of the opportunity to further explore these images and hear directly from the photographer. (tomorrow) Each of these photos contain endless stories and revelations, and the library presentation will be a rare chance to hear the stories-behind-the-photos. The brief words above provide insights of a chronicler who is dedicated to showing us the humanity of the market, both man and beast.

That amazing owl!

I was so glad to discover these dramatic, narrative photos today. Thank you, GA, for shining a light.

By: Cherub

Cherub — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:23:26 +0000

I suspect there would have been som good finds here, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure as they say.
I’m also intrigued by the New Hotdog Cookbook – I wonder how many things you can do with one?

By: Paul Loften

Paul Loften — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:19:13 +0000

Great photos of a certain area .. Thank you GA and David Hoffman for bringing them to us.
However I would like to point out whilst the photos do show what life was like in the marketplace it does not fully reflect life in the east End of London . Certainly not the East End that I grew upon in the 50s, 60s and 70s and still live in its outer edge. There was another side to life of smart people driving nice little Ford escorts or whatever . Yes , mainly working class living on council estates as I did but there was another story to be told . There were Dustman’s strikes with garbage overflowing and rats on Stokey common . Rent strikes on the council estates with people threatened with eviction by the council . The people that lived on the estates were workers , taxi drivers, bus drivers , clerks , nurses families . All classes of people . The photos are great but don’t let it lead you to believe the whole of the East End was like this

By: MAT HUGHES

MAT HUGHES — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:04:09 +0000

Howdy David,

I wish I could be there to listen to your talk tomorrow but alas I am on the other side of the world.
Wonderful photographs.

Keep on keeping on.
Mat

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:48:24 +0000

Who would have thought all this would fade away to nothing?.
It became as addictive as coming down checking yoyr phone messages today.
I miss it.. Thousands do too.

Food stalls replaced it all.

Andy