Matt Stuart | Magnum Photos New Bond Street. London, England. 2006.
“This picture took at least six months to come together, although, if I’m honest, I never knew it would come together until it did. I frequently passed t
(...) his poster, announcing the opening of a new jewelry store, on my daily route around London. It was a journey that started at Oxford Street and ended at Piccadilly Circus. I knew this path like the back of my hand; I took it obsessively every day because I knew there would be lots of people, and lots of chance encounters with the weird and the wonderful.
As I passed this poster, for the hundredth time, I was immediately stopped by this scene: the garbage bin positioned perfectly in front of the peacock. I saw it almost immediately, and felt relief, because it wasn’t going anywhere! Unlike most of my shots, I had plenty of time to take the picture.
However, the next day it was gone.”
- Matt Stuart © Matt Stuart | Magnum Photos
