joe plommer

2012-01-26T05:24:00.000-08:00

A couple of recent portraits; Mayumi Mori at Epping Forest:

Osvaldo Glieca at Tate Britain:

2011-07-30T18:04:00.000-07:00

I would like to direct readers towards my website, which can be found at www.joeplommer.co.uk. At the present moment, it still contains a fairly small amount of work; I anticipate that it will, over the coming weeks, expand to become the main outlet for my work.

2011-03-18T23:25:00.000-07:00

Since the recent disastrous events in Japan, violinist Taro Hakase has given several performances in aid of the relief effort there, culminating in tonight's at the Cadogan Hall in Chelsea, which I photographed for Myujin, a Japanese music magazine.

2011-03-09T23:55:00.000-08:00

This evening I was taking pictures of 'Material Worlds', the Contemporary Art Society's annual fundraising auction, at Victoria House in Bloomsbury. 38 donated artworks were sold, raising about £240,000 to help the society buy art for public collections.

2010-08-21T13:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's latest Night Shift concert, this time held at Wilton's Music Hall in Wapping.

2010-08-15T19:07:00.000-07:00

Today I photographed eminent conductor Valery Gergiev, of the London Symphony Orchestra and Mariinsky Theatre, for an interview in Ongaku No Tomo, a Japanese magazine about classical music.

OAE Night Shift at the Roundhouse

2010-01-30T09:36:00.000-08:00

Another night, another Night Shift: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment played to a packed house at the Roundhouse in Camden, as part of the venue's Reverb festival, with Vladimir Jurowsky conducting.

Herne Hill Velodrome with Ana Nichoola

2009-08-23T11:25:00.000-07:00

On location with Cyclewear brand Ana Nichoola, prior to the Cycleshow '09.

More on my Flickr.

Sidmouth Folk Week

2009-08-11T12:34:00.000-07:00

My first time as the 'photographer in residence' at a music festival was no gentle introduction; Sidmouth Folk Week runs for nine days, with stuff going on from 9.30 each morning until the early hours of the next...

Lots more pictures on their Flickr.

Blow-Up: Sex With Karl Marx

2009-07-08T08:41:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the opening of Martin Sexton's installation for the Contemporary Art Society at the Economist Plaza in St. James's.

More pictures on my Flickr.

Birthday rehersals at King's Place

2009-05-15T21:09:00.000-07:00

This afternoon I documented the OAE's rehersals of their special one-off production of Bonduca, one of the events put on the mark the first aniversary of King's Place. The production features sed design by James Perkins and costumes by Miriam North.

A full set of full-size images can be viewed on my Flickr.

Mayumi samples Fumio and Misae's allotment

2009-04-26T23:44:00.000-07:00

Sugar-snap peas and puffy clouds over Mount Fuji:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeplommer/sets/72157619691127944/

Numabukuro by Night

2009-04-13T15:27:00.000-07:00

Initial Sightings of Tokyo

2009-04-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

The lofty heights of Casa Numabukuro command views right across Tokyo:

from my Flickr

Some Japanese Suburbs

2009-03-29T14:52:00.000-07:00

I begin my trip to Japan with Ben and Mayumi by wandering enjoyably around not over-populated streets:

Ana Nichoola

2009-03-25T06:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday saw the first test-shoot for Ana Nichoola, a new women's cycle-wear brand. Founder/designer Anna Glowinski shows off the combined belt and kidney-warmer and the transforming backpack-shoulder bag.

People at the Night Shift

2009-02-05T06:38:00.000-08:00

Last week's Night Shift was held at the Southbank's Queen Elizabeth Hall, and was well attended by an audience ranging from the varied to the interesting...

Most other guests did not choose to wear reflective clothing.

Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

Arriving early to secure a seat.

Attempting to look fashionable.

The rest of the pictures are on my Flickr.

Camberwell Snow Event

2009-02-03T06:31:00.000-08:00

Heavy snow was last night experienced across Camberwell and the Greater South London area.

More pictures on my flickr.

Carpetting for the Photomovette

2009-01-27T16:39:00.000-08:00

Today I helped Siobhan and Carole, of Photomovette fame, to carpet their new studio in readiness for the arrival of their ancient photo-booth.

Jung, Mayumi, and the sour apple crumble

2009-01-12T18:40:00.000-08:00

Monday Morning Says members Jung eun Park and Mayumi Mori displayed mixed reactions to my home-made desert...

A morning with Monday Morning Says

2009-01-12T17:18:00.000-08:00

This morning I was privileged to join Jung eun Park and Mayumi Mori, two of the illustrators behind Monday Morning Says, for their weekly meeting.

More photos as usual on my Flickr.

Woolwich Arsenal DLR - inside the new station

2008-12-12T14:13:00.000-08:00

Last month I was part of a small group of journalists given access to the new Docklands Light Railway station linking Woolwich in south-east London to the Isle of Dogs.

Turtles of Croydon: 1894 - 2008

2008-12-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

Turtles is an old-fashioned hardware shop, selling all manner of surprisingly esoteric items to do with making and mending; this Christmas Eve it is to close for the last time. I'm not exactly sure of the reason for this, but I think it's a combination of slow business caused by the recession, and the uncertainty brought about by the (purportedly) forthcoming redevelopment of the stretch of shops among which Turtles sits.

Other than it being sad to lose an objectively good shop, whose staff know and seem interested in what they are talking about, I'll be sorry to see the disappearance of one of the few places in Croydon that had remained more or less consistent through my time growing up there, and which has since enabled me to continue feeling some connection to the area when I've been back.

Turtles has survived previous phases of redevelopment, and is currently housed in a '60s block.

There's currently 50% off everything, so get there quick and catch a bargain.

Light fittings for dolls' houses.

Jeremy Turtle, the shop's current proprietor, preferred to be photographed in the basement, where nuts, bolts, and sections of brass, copper, and aluminium tube are still hanging around in spite of the discounts.

Reflecting, self-sticking numbers for houses, boats and vans are still available from other retailers.

See the rest of the pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeplommer/sets/72157610909615049/

The Nightshift

2008-10-31T11:55:00.000-07:00

The Night Shift is a series of 'late-night' (10-11pm) classical music performances by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, which I have been documenting on their behalf for the past two years. The hour-long concert is usually preceded by an informal performance in the bar, and followed by a DJ set. On this occasion the first part of the evening featured a performance by young people taking part in the Street Genius programme.

The rest of the photos are here.

Adventures in Latvia

2008-10-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeplommer/sets/72157608226719603/

London Tattoo Convention

2008-09-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeplommer/sets/72157608226604773/

Into Crystal Palace Park...

2006-08-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

The park has a sense of grand decrepitude that has made it an obligatory destination for London photographers.

These pictures, taken in August 2006, focus on its northern region, which contains Crystal Palace National Sport Centre.

An athlete limbers up in the deserted stadium.

Sunshine makes a breakthrough over the remote-controlled car track.

Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace, surveys.