James Grundy dubs himself as a "versatile photographer", not specialising in any one type of photography; he has been taking pictures since the age of 16.
Grundy takes much of his inspiration from photographers Larry Clark and Robert Frank, both focusing people photography.
Grundy states:
"[New York] gifted to me the infinite possibilities of capturing human beings in everyday situations, people and activity that we seem to take for granted. Yet, the casualness of life becomes exciting once it’s locked into a negative that will last for eternity. It’s as if the answer to a riddle can be solved through the lens of a camera. There’s something in that formula that’s exciting for me.”
"ILLUSTRATE THE ESSENCE OF THE LIFESTYLE WITHIN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN MANHATAN AND HOW WE ARE ALL A PART OF THE MANHATTAN RACE."
Grundy takes much of his inspiration from photographers Larry Clark and Robert Frank, both focusing people photography.
Grundy states:
"[New York] gifted to me the infinite possibilities of capturing human beings in everyday situations, people and activity that we seem to take for granted. Yet, the casualness of life becomes exciting once it’s locked into a negative that will last for eternity. It’s as if the answer to a riddle can be solved through the lens of a camera. There’s something in that formula that’s exciting for me.”
"ILLUSTRATE THE ESSENCE OF THE LIFESTYLE WITHIN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN MANHATAN AND HOW WE ARE ALL A PART OF THE MANHATTAN RACE."
I have chosen to look Grundy's body of work because I feel it compliments the other two photographers. I like that like Rupert Vandervell, Grundy has taken advantage of sunlight during the day as well as available light at night. I also enjoy the black and white aspect of the images; I feel that the aspect of black and white seems to create an eerie and sinister look, which compliments the brief well.