I was instantly captivated by the prospect of photographing Brompton, but my time was running out and I was still lost in the pouring rain. Reluctantly I turned my back and continued my hunt.
I managed to find the Experience with ten minutes to spare, but when it was over I retraced my tracks to the cemetery and pulled out my camera.
It was a horribly frustrating experience - never before have I spent so much time trying to capture the vision of a location with so little success, and the following shots are the best of a poor lot, in my opinion. It is possible that I did a slightly better job when Colin and I visited London last year, but for now I'll start with these black and white images from 2011.
- Sid
P.S. the first image is the same melancholy figure that Colin posted in his earlier introduction to Brompton Cemetery. Again, I think that the pictures that I took on my second visit do her more justice, although it's interesting to see that in the intervening years she added a garland of ivy to her ensemble.
