Hackney By Night: Eerie and unexpectedly beautiful photographs of London at night

Using starlight and lamplight, places and scenes that might otherwise appear familiar are rendered hyper-real. Here is a stillness and beauty that might surprise those of us who are exhausted by our busy lives in the city.

Alongside the book's images is a short story by writer and journalist Karen Falconer, taking the reader on a parallel journey into the night of a narrator’s memory. The subtle and often unexplained words infuse each shot with a disquiet and a subtle sense of loss. Hackney takes on two faces, one of tranquillity and beauty and one that hints of a menacing netherworld.

David George has been a photographer for over 35 years and lives and works in East London. His work examines social and political narratives to be found in British man-altered landscape. Discover more about George at www.davidgeorge.eu or buy the new book over at Hoxton Mini Press.

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