Life as a Night Porter
Publisher: Twin Palms Publishers
Published: February 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781931885508
Subjects: Individual photographers; Photographs: collections; Subjects & Themes - Travel - World/Great Britain; Photoessays & Documentaries; Photography; Photo Essays; Architectural & Industrial; Subjects & Themes - Portraits; Individual Photographer
Description: "Chris Shaw spent ten years working in London hotels, all the while using his camera to both document the hotels' unexpected human spectacles and keep himself awake through the long hours of his shift. Whether capturing prostitutes waiting between 'Johns', weary hotel staff, the inebriated and profligate guests, or the details of the hotels' faded grandeur, Shaws' images transcend the physical boundaries of a place, and instead capture a state of mind in which few people would choose to stay more than a night" - Publisher's website (www.twinpalms.com)