Matt Stuart shoots street photography and commercial work in merry old London. As you can see in these images his work often portrays humorous juxtopositions and split second surreality. Of his craft, Stuart claims: “I am not sure which came first, being nosey or an interest in ‘street photography’, but a fascination with people and the way they live their lives is why I enjoy the business so much.” Although one could argue that many of his shots are somewhat staged, the fact of that matter is that they are all works of art. His site seems to have a limited portfolio, however Stuart is known to display his work at iN-PUBLIC.
In a lengthy interview with fellow photographer, Blake Andrews, Stuart describes the process required to capture his famed “pigeon feet” photo (above and to the right). “This is one of my favorite photos and one that I get most compliments on. I shot it in Trafalgar Square. I knelt down on the step and focused my camera on the white wall in the background. I was hoping to get lots of black legs walking along in various graphic shapes. I had been bent over with my bum in the air for about half an hour when a rather confident pigeon walked past. I instinctively shot this frame but as I was doing it I noticed something had happened with the human legs as well. It all happened so quickly that I wasn’t exactly sure what I had got but something felt right. When I received my contact sheets back I was delighted to have found the legs within the legs and the way that the coats mimicked the pigeon’s tail. I like to think that humans aren’t the only ones that need to get up early to go to work.”