Terry Bloomfield, Fish Dealer & Photographer
Terry Bloomfield was born in 1934 and grew up in Columbia Rd as the third generation of a family that worked at Billingsgate, where he ran his own shellfish business. Between 1982, when the market moved to the Isle of Dogs, and 2011, when Terry retired, he recorded the life of Billingsgate in thousands of black and white photographs which reveal a candid insider’s viewpoint of this extraordinary nocturnal phenomenon. You can visit an exhibition of these pictures at Standpoint Gallery in Hoxton from 23rd September – 1st October.
Photographs copyright © Terry Bloomfield
Terry Bloomfield’s exhibition runs from 23rd September – 1st October at the Standpoint Gallery, 45 Coronet St, Hoxton, N1 6HD
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great photographs
Fascinating photos! Valerie
Who knew a fish market could produce such atmospheric pics!
Greetings from Boston,
GA, thanks for sharing these wonderful pics. These folks seem happy with their work.
Just wondering what the huge, flat, polka dotted fish is called in the third frame? I also got a kick out of the boy with the “fish eyes.”
@ Helen Breen
Hi Helen, that’s a sunfish!
All the best, Terry.
Thank you for all your wonderful comments.
Hi Helen!
Thanks for all you wonderful comments.
The fish in frame 3 is a sunfish!
All the best,
Terry