All artworks by Kevin C Lee
2021 Collages • 9 artworks
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These collages have been created using photos and pages and covers of some of my published photobooks,[...]
These collages have been created using photos and pages and covers of some of my published photobooks, a form of recycling but also giving new life to photographic projects dating back to the 1980s, through the pandemic and up to the present. Not taking photos so much as cutting and pasting what went before.
UNDERWATER, MEN SWIMMERS • 18 artworks
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These shots were taken in Durban when i had a good Nikonos underwater camera which i had bought so that[...]
These shots were taken in Durban when i had a good Nikonos underwater camera which i had bought so that I could record scenes of my scuba diving adventures in the Indian Ocean. However, conditions underwater mostly seemed to be very challenging from a photographic point of view. It was always a matter of choosing to concentrate on safety and breathing, against getting a good shot. I decided safety was more important, so I needed to find an easier environment for underwater photos, and Durban has a seawater swimming pool on the beach, and with strong sunlight, and some willing lifeguards off-duty, I was able to get these shots.
UNDERWATER SWIMMING • 29 artworks
View allPARIS, FRANCE, 2015 • 60 artworks
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I booked a 6-day visit to Paris, starting on Thursday 12th November, with a list of galleries and museums[...]
I booked a 6-day visit to Paris, starting on Thursday 12th November, with a list of galleries and museums I wanted to visit, and I had tickets for orchestral concerts at the Garnier Theatre. On my second night, terrorists killed more than 100 people in the city. Luckily I was safe, back in my hotel, watching television when I saw the news as it unfolded. For the next few days Paris was in shock. People were walking around as if in a trance. Galleries, theatres, restaurants and government offices closed down.
I wandered the streets, taking pictures of the architecture, but also spent a few hours with Parisians and folk from all over the world, at the Place de la Liberation, where the atmosphere was unforgettably solemn, sad and also defiant. I took some photos, which will always be a reminder of that awful time.
I wandered the streets, taking pictures of the architecture, but also spent a few hours with Parisians and folk from all over the world, at the Place de la Liberation, where the atmosphere was unforgettably solemn, sad and also defiant. I took some photos, which will always be a reminder of that awful time.
South Africa snapshots in the 1980s • 15 artworks
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In the early 1980s I visited my grandmother, aunts and cousins in South Africa. I was a keen amateur[...]
In the early 1980s I visited my grandmother, aunts and cousins in South Africa. I was a keen amateur photographer at the time and took my camera with me. I visited Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Although this was the time of apartheid, when white people ruled and everyone else had a difficult life, I found that, everywhere I went, black South Africans greeted me with smiles and friendliness. No one ever objected to me taking their photo. I was genuinely moved by their lack of hostility, considering the oppression they would all have experienced in their everyday lives. I look at these images and can still remember how amazed and inspired I was by the openness and humility of the people in the photos.
This was the time before digital and I was using a Pentax SLR camera. The negatives have long since been lost, and what you see are digital copies of original photos. Unfortunately, not the best of reproductions. But I treasure them and wanted to share them.
This was the time before digital and I was using a Pentax SLR camera. The negatives have long since been lost, and what you see are digital copies of original photos. Unfortunately, not the best of reproductions. But I treasure them and wanted to share them.
Paris Street Art • 10 artworks
View allLONDON UNDERGROUND VIEWS • 18 artworks
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London's underground system is such an interesting and colourful place for people watching and for looking[...]
London's underground system is such an interesting and colourful place for people watching and for looking in the mirror..... I am totally fascinated by the circular mirrors which you can find in many, but not all of the stations.
Paris Art dans la rue • 47 artworks
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Wall art, street art, murals, graffitti, call it what you will, but in my opinion this is good art,[...]
Wall art, street art, murals, graffitti, call it what you will, but in my opinion this is good art, made by very talented artists.
The City of London - Open House • 37 artworks
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Every year, come September, the buildings in London, which are not normally open to the general public,[...]
Every year, come September, the buildings in London, which are not normally open to the general public, throw open wide their doors and invite us all in, to look around, learn something about their architecture, and be amazed. It is called OPEN HOUSE London.
It has become so popular that it is very difficult to enter many of the more iconic buildings unless you queue for hours - which many people do. I am too impatient but am content to walk around (in this case)The City of London, looking up most of the time, trying to fit these large structures into my camera's viewfinder.
Open House was started in 1992 as a small, not-for-profit organisation to promote public awareness and appreciation of London's building design and architecture. The intention was to open up London's splendid buildings to the general public who don't otherwise have access. Open House sees this as a way of helping the wider community to become more knowledgeable, engage in dialogue and make informed judgements on architecture.
The concept has become so successful it has spread to nearly 20 cities worldwide. These are New York, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Helsinki, Melbourne, Galway, Barcelona, Slovenia, Chicago, Rome, Lisbon, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Thessaloniki, Limerick, Buenos Aires, with Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia, Athens, San Diego and Vienna joining in 2014. All cities are part of the Open House Worldwide Family, which strongly holds that the ethos behind the original event remains consistent.
It has become so popular that it is very difficult to enter many of the more iconic buildings unless you queue for hours - which many people do. I am too impatient but am content to walk around (in this case)The City of London, looking up most of the time, trying to fit these large structures into my camera's viewfinder.
Open House was started in 1992 as a small, not-for-profit organisation to promote public awareness and appreciation of London's building design and architecture. The intention was to open up London's splendid buildings to the general public who don't otherwise have access. Open House sees this as a way of helping the wider community to become more knowledgeable, engage in dialogue and make informed judgements on architecture.
The concept has become so successful it has spread to nearly 20 cities worldwide. These are New York, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Helsinki, Melbourne, Galway, Barcelona, Slovenia, Chicago, Rome, Lisbon, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Thessaloniki, Limerick, Buenos Aires, with Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia, Athens, San Diego and Vienna joining in 2014. All cities are part of the Open House Worldwide Family, which strongly holds that the ethos behind the original event remains consistent.
Colour Zazz • 21 artworks
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Maninly abstract colour patterns that brighten the page.
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