Candid Camera Captures Manchester Streetlife
Manchester photographer David Gleave has collated a number of striking images for his debut publication, In The City. As the title implies, Gleave’s primary theme is the characters and scenes to be found at the heart of our larger urban communities. Images of Manchester predominate, comprising over half the impressions in the book, and the same echoes resonate from other cities captured exclusively in mono by Gleave including London and New York in particular.
Shooting mainly on Ricoh GR point & shoot, Gleave describes his style as candid sniper photography and street portraiture. The faces and situations portrayed are gritty and alive – spontaneous moments captured by getting up close and personal in most cases. In The City visits its hero cities by night and by day, lurking on street corners and in bars, pubs and music venues to discover the people at the beating heart of the metropolis.
Gleave, working under the title of northernfacephoto, is currently engaged on three ongoing live projects depicting aspects of urban Manchester life, namely Old Trafford on match day, a Moss Side boxing club and an up and coming Manchester band named Cabbage.
In The City (recommended selling price £20) is available from the gallery shops at Home, Manchester and Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool and can also be ordered direct from Gleave’s website, www.northernfacephoto.com