In the noisy bustle of London’s West End, I have been looking for sanctuaries of quietness and contemplation. I found them in the back alleys and doorways of Chinatown.
At night, when the countless restaurants compete for tourists and theatregoers, throngs of visitors collide with Chinatown’s tight-knit ethnic community. By the time the restaurants open, some of the kitchen staff have already been working since early morning. Many of them are recent immigrants who speak little more than a few words of English. Some will have clocked more than 60 hours when the week is over.
Portraits of Larry Love (aka Rob Spragg) and The Very Reverend Dr. D. Wayne Love (aka Jake Black).
Founded in Brixton 1995, Alabama 3 achieved success when the producers of hit TV series The Sopranos chose the track "Woke Up This Morning" for the show's opening credits.
Jan Enkelmann is a London-based documentary, street and travel photographer and graphic designer. He is dividing his time between commercial work and personal projects.
Most of Jan’s photography work is concerned with observations of people in public spaces.
"Enkelmann’s cinematic approach to something so human and relatable makes it difficult to look away."
Kala Barba-Court, Plain Magazine
“Simultaneously intimate, voyeuristic, weary, sad and timeless.”
imperica.com
"If you are going to make photographs on the streets, make them this good!"
Julie Grahame, aCurator.com
Clients include
GEO Saison
Brigitte
BBC
Phaidon
Opodo
IPM
World Innovation Summit for Health
Ghana International Bank
Alabama 3
Martin-Baker
Volunteering Matters
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity
Coleman Capital
Manoto TV
Editions Nathan
The Team
Brand Culture
Fin International
Gas Safe Register
The Soke
Recent publications and features
About Photography (The Triangle)
The Examined Life (Pause)
Creative Boom (Pause)
Artwort (Pause)
Collateral (Pause)
Plain Magazine (Pause)
aCurator (Pause)
Zett (Smoking Chefs)
Creative Boom (Smoking Chefs)
aCurator (Smoking Chefs)
Dodho Magazine (Smoking Chefs)
Plain Magazine (Smoking Chefs)
The Phoblographer (Smoking Chefs)
Artwort (Smoking Chefs)
Positive Magazine (Smoking Chefs)
Creative Boom (To the Races)
About Photography (Smoking Chefs)
Contact
T +44 (0)7811 960 642
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