Peter Basden is interested in capturing the poorer, fringe areas of the South East of England such as the Medway towns - the home of Charles Dickens. These are the areas that “have been held back by Brexit and smothered by the pandemic” is where he grew up, works and resides.
“Through little snippets of light taken here and there, in areas inhabited by a dying breed of eclectic characters who can appear to be at times out of sync and almost bruised by life, I am moved towards an answer as to why I’m drawn to this routine of documenting partially stagnant areas that I know like the back of my hand.”
Peter Basden is a candid street photographer based in the South East of England. He predominately works with a manual 35mm camera, black and white film and a small wide angle lens.