Comments on: Markéta Luskačová’s Brick Lane Market

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:10:24 +0000

I loved reading the report and the comments. Thanks. I have learned about that photographer i had never heard of before. I love visiting London every year and i am interested in photography but only as a hobby.

By: Nicholas Borden

Nicholas Borden — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:33:41 +0000

Really interesting photography

By: Garrick Davis

Garrick Davis — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:54:10 +0000

Thank you both for opening my eyes to this powerful work and for the reminder of the wonderful and often moving pageantry of life in our capital’s street markets.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:30:43 +0000

Wonderful photos Marketa as she seen life through a lens, in a time gone by! There is a great documentary on Vivian Maiers who did the same thing but in Chicago! She kept her photos in storage and when she became unable to pay the storage fees they went up for auction! So sad as this lady died in poverty but her photos now can fetch thousands of dollars for one photo! If only Marketa could strive to that kind of payment as her photos are superb x

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:59:43 +0000

What an amazing sounding lady, and incredibly moving images captured on film too. I applaud her.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:08:53 +0000

This morning I was reminded of how many remarkable discoveries I have made, thanks to
Spitalfields Life. “Life” is an apt word, for this collection today; since this series absolutely throbs with the imperfections and frailties of these observed lives. It is almost as if the photographer has crossed paths with these folks at their MOST fragile moment. The man with the clock? — I gasped when I saw this image. His haggard weary look, the dandy-like clothing, the inexplicable clock, the roofline that arches above him with blank staring windows. Every detail is compelling and quizzical. I wonder if the photographer engaged with this fellow? — Or did she just lift her camera, capture him mid-drama, and move on? I’m enthralled with this mystery.

By: Christine Swan

Christine Swan — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:24:17 +0000

Thank you Markéta and the GA for sharing these atmospheric photos. They are almost like art prints.

By: C. scofield

C. scofield — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:10:37 +0000

Remarkable and unique photos

By: achim

achim — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:07:15 +0000

Thank you very much for this wonderful report. I have learnt a lot from it. Firstly, that London’s East End has probably been the world’s greatest photographic treasure trove for centuries. Secondly, that as a photographer you sometimes have to wait decades for the world to recognise and appreciate the treasure trove of your own photographic motifs. And thirdly, that Markéta Luskačová is a master of photography who was previously unknown to me. — I researched her at length this morning… (Unfortunately, a sad fact: nowadays you are practically not allowed to photograph children at all).

By the way: I’ve been taking photographs myself since I was about 12 years old. I’ve more or less accepted the fact that my work will only be recognised after my death. (Unless my long-planned photo book with the Göttingen STEIDL publishing house is realised after all…)

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:27:01 +0000

It became a legacy like an addiction to visit there but the Utopia was spoilt as the area became gentrified and now the price of houses is beyond the roof .