Rush Hour 2024 #1

• Photographer
  David Gould
• Agency / Studio
  Davidmagould.com
• Technical Info
  500th F11 Iso200 Kodak Color Plus Film (push +1). Nikon Fg-20, 50mm Lense
• Photo Date
  July 2024

Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping Street. Throughout the day packed with tourists and workers confined by the cramped pavements. It was outside Exit 5 of Oxford Circus Tube station during the early evening rush hour, that I found a great spot to photograph the packed street. The scene and the light inspired me to go back, time and again to the same spot, shooting about three rolls of film in 45 minutes on each occasion. Using a small film camera I was able to remain inconspicuous, elbow-to-elbow with the crowd.

I live in South East London with my partner and son. My passion for photography started when travelling and volunteering in India, South America and Australia, where I made photo-stories and short films. In 2011 my photograph 'Boy in the water' won the Royal Academy of the Arts Eyewitness Photography competition. During that time I was working as a freelance photojournalist in London covering a wide range of stories and my work appeared in many publications including; The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times. In recent years I have focused on documentary and street photography.