Comments on: John Claridge’s Boxers https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/01/john-claridges-boxers/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Mark One https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/01/john-claridges-boxers/#comment-2073375 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:25:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207172#comment-2073375 He really caught the aged pugilist beautifully with real compassion. Human studies are not really my bag, but these are fantastic.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/01/john-claridges-boxers/#comment-2073355 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:56:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207172#comment-2073355 Alert your National Portrait Gallery. Surely, this needs to be a special exhibit. Just now, I was thinking of ALL the things that John Claridge did well………the harbor scenes, the neighborhood people, his commercial work, etc. And then I realized………”Story telling”. THAT was what he did better than anyone. The man told stories with his camera.

He leaves a huge legacy, and thanks for shining a light.

]]> By: Mark B https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/01/john-claridges-boxers/#comment-2073182 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:40:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207172#comment-2073182 What a photographer John Claridge was.

I have been really enjoying the recent blogs and fantastic photographs. (I was a photographer myself for a time, NUJ member etc)
I knew John did a bit of boxing at one time, so would have had a connection with the boxers in the above photos.

Absolutely Brilliant!

Thanks so must for your lovely blog, I read it every day.

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