Simon De Glanville's London Wildlife turns Peckham pigeons into a work of art
Photographer Simon De Glanville shoots close ups of pigeons and squirrels in the capital’s parks to form the remarkable project London Wildlife
2 June 2009
PIGEONS are “street rats” to some Londoners - but things of beauty to others.
Well, one other.
Despite having his pick of exotic subjects as a globe-trotting wildlife photographer, Simon de Glanville most enjoys taking pictures of pigeons in Peckham.
For the past 10 years, De Glanville has been working on a personal project called London Wildlife, which involves shooting close-ups of unlikely animals in the capital’s parks.
The 31-year-old from Peckham said: “Despite spending much of my time in far-flung locations filming animals in the wild, I derive a large amount of pleasure watching pigeons going about their business, almost unnoticed, on the streets of London.
"Although much maligned and mostly hated by the majority of the populace, pigeons never fail to cheer me up"
“Although much maligned and mostly hated by the majority of the populace, pigeons never fail to cheer me up.”
Most of the images are taken around Peckham, Brixton and Chinatown, and as well as pigeons, his subjects include a curious squirrel and an old boxer dog.
He said: “I wanted to create a set of images that would present the pigeon in a new and striking way in the hope that it might capture people’s imagination and perhaps raise their appreciation of them.
“People tend to be very interested in the lives of animals on the other side of the planet, but we often tend to overlook the interesting behaviour happening on our doorsteps.”
What do you make of De Glanville’s work? Are you awash with pride or do you still think pigeons are a pain in the backside? Leave your thoughts below…
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