Mark HarmanCaptured at Piccadilly Circus on a Fuji GW690 II with Lomography Purple film, this photograph was heavily affected by dramatic light leaks that flooded the negative with soft streaks of colour and haze. The familiar London scene — Underground signs, passing crowds and glowing advertisements — becomes distorted into something surreal and painterly. The combination of the GW690 II’s huge medium format negative and the unpredictable nature of the damaged film stock gives the image an unusual balance of sharp detail and complete visual chaos. The leaks wrap around the frame like fragments of light and memory, turning one of London’s busiest locations into something strangely quiet and dreamlike. An unrepeatable image made entirely in-camera, with no digital effects or overlays.
