tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post5382508873566432765..comments2024-02-22T10:25:06.452+00:00Comments on Blackdown: The man who cycles through glass wallsBlackdownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520300442318805159noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-60320552811165189012008-12-15T12:10:00.000+00:002008-12-15T12:10:00.000+00:00Fantastic interview and photos, thanks for this. T...Fantastic interview and photos, thanks for this. <BR/><BR/>The Crossways estate isn't getting demolished, it's being refurbished, so that landmark will remain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-75338513889009912482008-12-05T14:10:00.000+00:002008-12-05T14:10:00.000+00:00Chwoit.Chwoit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-23501900107696161612008-12-03T20:14:00.000+00:002008-12-03T20:14:00.000+00:00fantastic post.fantastic post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-84992270766657297032008-12-02T16:22:00.000+00:002008-12-02T16:22:00.000+00:00great photography skills =]great photography skills =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-18462507452766703282008-11-24T12:35:00.000+00:002008-11-24T12:35:00.000+00:00obviously he listens to Burialobviously he listens to BurialAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-82717582805916408942008-11-21T21:29:00.000+00:002008-11-21T21:29:00.000+00:00just curious as to what, if any type of music does...just curious as to what, if any type of music does Nico listen to on his night sorties into the darklands or what his general taste in music is anyway...<BR/><BR/>...im also taking it that he isnt exactly a stranger to the underbelly so its a case of like recognising like making crossing barriers a relatively easy thing and him less of a touristpollywoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295990157397125661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-21512190629413745382008-11-20T21:44:00.000+00:002008-11-20T21:44:00.000+00:00An intelligent conversation, and a good read. Hav...An intelligent conversation, and a good read. Having stomped through the streets of London at all hours with a camera for around 10 years I find myself in agreement with a lot of what Nico says. Good stuff.Tom Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03707445619651296310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-33542931341258169412008-11-19T19:57:00.000+00:002008-11-19T19:57:00.000+00:00You’ve chosen a Contentious topic to write about, ...You’ve chosen a Contentious topic to write about, which some may interpret in the their own ways, just would like to say a fantastic piece of writing executed brilliantly. <BR/><BR/>Bless<BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-46362681169789589952008-11-18T10:45:00.000+00:002008-11-18T10:45:00.000+00:00Hey Birdseed,Interesting link, but I'm not sure we...Hey Birdseed,<BR/><BR/>Interesting link, but I'm not sure we're making a like-for-like comparison here. <BR/><BR/>Taking Diplo as the classic example of the "cultural tourism" slur, he sold mixes by acts from the favelas. Nico is merely taking photographs - is this exploitation?<BR/><BR/>Secondly the divide isn't the same. Diplo lives in the richest country and the world and plays/sells music Blackdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520300442318805159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-72405254257918637462008-11-17T21:22:00.000+00:002008-11-17T21:22:00.000+00:00Great pictures and total respect to the photograph...Great pictures and total respect to the photographer - but I just have to ask. Nico is totally up front with his desire not to engage with the people who inhabit the places he photographs. Maybe I'm too stuck in my own corner of the internet, but there was a lot of blog buzz on the issue of personal engagement with subjects a few months ago, and a huge blog storm against "tourism" in culture/Birdseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161105277182690887noreply@blogger.com