GRAFFITI LOUNGE
MINDLESS SCRAWL OR STREET ART
GRAFFITI LOUNGE
A place to kick back, roll your eyes (ironically), and revel in urban culture
Because let’s face it — if you don’t photograph street art, are you even a photographer?
Street art. Graffiti. Urban chaos with a paint can. Call it what you like — I’m officially obsessed, it is what I live for. If I could photograph only one thing for the rest of my life, it would be graffiti — hands down, no contest.
I’ve got a full-blown graffiti fetish (there, I said it). I can’t walk past a mural, stencil, paste-up, or sticker without stopping to photograph it. Sometimes I shoot the whole bold wall, other times I zoom in tight — dripping paint, cracked tiles, or a single rogue sticker — creating art from art.
Sarcasm, wit, and a touch of anarchy
What I love most isn’t just the colour and craft — it’s the humour, sarcasm, and glorious anti-establishment attitude that bleeds from every wall
From razor-sharp one-liners to politically charged doodles, street art says what the rest of us are thinking… just with better typography and fewer consequences.
There’s something beautifully ironic about photographing art that was never meant to be polite. It’s raw, funny, and refreshingly honest — and if it makes me laugh out loud in the middle of an alleyway, even better.
Paste-ups, slap-ups, and layers of chaos
Sure, I love the big, bold murals that shout from brick walls, but I’ve got equal time for the paste-ups and sticker bombs too. The magic happens when different artists overlap — layers of texture, humour, and rebellion stacked on top of one another like a visual argument.
Even tagging — yes, the thing I used to hate (especially the ill-thought scrawl that covers half of Italy, sorry Italy) — has started to win me over when it’s grouped together. There’s something unexpectedly beautiful about that clustered chaos
The art of the streets
Cities around the world have finally stopped pretending graffiti doesn’t exist. Many now embrace it — commissioning artists, celebrating murals, and using street art to soften and humanise urban spaces.
And me? I’m just a bald bloke wandering the streets with my camera, trying to capture that perfect mix of art, attitude, and anarchy — before someone paints over it.
Ever wondered how your favourite photograph might look in your home?
Ever wondered how your favourite photograph might look in your home?
Ever wondered how your favourite photograph might look in your home?
Ever wondered how your favourite photograph might look in your home?
Ever wondered how your favourite photograph might look in your home?
Ever wondered how your favourite photograph might look in your home?
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The classic stylized signature that people love to call “scribble.” It’s not just a scrawl — it’s an artist’s autograph in aerosol form.
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A fancier, often more colourful cousin of tagging. Bigger, bolder, and slightly harder to read if you’re not fluent in street shorthand.
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When graffiti stretches from one end of a wall to the other. Think marathon, not sprint.
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A drawing or photocopy slapped on with wallpaper paste and then “worked on” in place. Perfect for layering, irony, and occasional chaos.
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Small, portable, and deceptively simple. Often overlooked, always loved — because sometimes the tiniest artwork makes the biggest statement.
Simple Graffiti Glossary
“My graffiti and street art photography celebrates the raw energy, sarcasm, and untamed creativity of urban culture. From giant, wall-spanning murals to tiny paste-ups clinging to crumbling brickwork, I capture the humour, rebellion, and sheer artistry that thrive on city walls. Based in the UK but shooting wherever paint hits concrete, my work explores the layered, chaotic beauty of street art and graffiti photography — where bold design meets bold opinions.”
circa 1975