Dan Boulton

Born in 1973 in Enfield, London Dan Bolton was a photographer. The type of photography he did was street and  documentary. Skateboarders being a main focus. A collection of his work was published as a limited edition book. Working alongside Ed Templeton, Dave Schubert and Tobin Yelland in the 'Film Por Vida' show created by Angela Boatwright. Running at London's Wayward Gallery in June this year (2014) Using a Leica M6, a 50mm f/2 and Liford HP5 film.
Choosing a urban black and white art style, the pictures work well with the whole "youths on skateboards" theme.

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In this image it shows two young skaters in a skate park, as you can see from the artwork behind them. It's out of focus giving it a slight style, it was made like this on purpose. Maybe to show movement, of a skater? The style fits the skater life, it really shows the darkness and the roughness of skaters.

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This image is more of a portrait sort of image, it really shows personality. It shows off someone in the skater community and the black and white colours make him stand out. It gives the image a tiny essence of depression.

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Another image using a moving theme, it shows more movement in the image. It creates a sense of a faster theme. The dog shows a rebelling theme in this image, and the black and white keeps it nice and fresh.

Question for Dan Boulton:

Do you skate, who inspired you to start being a photographer?