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And the winner is…

davey — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:07:53 +0000

We’re so excited to finally announce the winner of our ‘This London’ short documentary film competition in association with The Smalls and The Guardian. The brief was to create a provocative film reflecting what London means to you. From personal tales to abstract expressions, the entries came in many different shapes and sizes, but only one film could win.

We are delighted to announce Sam Rowland as the winning filmmaker who will be accompanying us on our next location to Athens for Issue 4 of Boat.

Screened at our launch party on May 8, Sam’s film ‘Tired of Playing Basketball’ shines an authentic light on the underground world of cage fighting in South London. Seen through the eyes of Swedish basketball player/fighter Max Nunes the film exposes a deeply personal and remarkably taciturn side to this underground scene. With both the fighters and the crowd shot in stunning live-action silence the film turns all preconceptions of futile violence on their head. We can’t wait to see what he captures for us in Athens later this year.

And the winner of The Guardian Travel award is…

With a slightly more specific brief the winner of The Guardian’s Travel award was also announced on Tuesday night with Joseph Fellows film ‘Primrose Hill’. Following the journey of a lone early-morning jogger across the footpaths and canals of the city, Fellows film describes a side of London that can only exist when most of the city is sleeping. The prize for this part of the competition is a commission from Guardian Travel to produce a second film, which will also be broadcast on the Travel website.

View Primrose Hill here.

We would like to thank both The Smalls and The Guardian for helping us organise and judge this competition, as well as a big thank you to the two beautiful winning films and everyone else who entered This London.

Issue 3 Launch / This London Event

davey — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:28:18 +0000

On 8th May we held an event at The Hospital Club where we celebrated the launch of our London issue as well as announced the winners of This London. Alongside the London issue we ran a film competition with The Smalls and The Guardian. We wanted to see films that portrayed lots of different Londons through the lens of local filmmakers.

Congratulations to the winners!

Here are some photos from the event. The legendary Jake Burger from The Ginstitute came down and mixed his incredible G & T’s made with Portobello Road Gin. We had lots of work from some of our incredible London issue photographers on the walls including the cover artist, Ewan David Eason. Check out his entire series of gorgeous maps here.

Photos by YODO CREATIVE

A Look Inside Issue Three

davey — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:38:32 +0000

A quick look inside the third issue of Boat Magazine. You can buy the magazine here.

Short Documentary – The Tale of Two Craftsmen

davey — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:43:21 +0000

Film-maker Miles Langley tells the story of two craftsmen reviving old London trades. Miles follows Jake Burger of The Ginstitute in Portobello Road and David A. Smith, an ornate glass maker who is creating mirrors for the gin museum.

Pre-order the London Issue Now!

davey — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:24:31 +0000

We’re excited to announce that the London Issue is being printed as I type and you can pre-order it now from our shop! Click here to get yours now.

This issue features some knock-out content from Nick Hornby, Lee Rourke, Jon Ronson, Simon Roberts, Robert Wyatt, and interviews with Conrad Williams and Diana Athill. We’re excited about it (can you tell?) and can’t wait to get it out into the world.

Piccadilly Escalator : A Collage by Adrian Brannan

davey — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:50:48 +0000

One of the most difficult things about running a magazine is not having the page space to include all of the really great content we find. We came across Adrian Brannan’s photo collages quite late in our work on the London issue and were instantly taken by them. Each collage is made up of hundreds of 35mm photographs, most of which are printed in his own dark room. In this world obsessed with instant gratification, Adrian’s painstaking work is refreshing and we regret that we just didn’t have the space to include him in our London issue.

“Viewed from a distance, the original works are a spectacle of colour and movement. On taking a closer look, an intricate network of detail has been observed and captured. Each and every time you view a piece of Adrian’s work, new details are discovered.”

We especially love the Piccadilly Escalator collage. Adrian writes:

For Piccadilly Escalator, I was experimenting with building a collage whilst actually in the colour darkroom. For this one all the component prints were fresh out the drier when stuck down, I was printing each individual image exactly to suit.

Check out more of Adrian’s work here.

Five Londons

chris — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:58:56 +0000

Five Londons is a stunning photo essay that visits five extraordinary communities hidden in the city: Nigerian, Muslim, Russian, Buddhist and Chinese subcultures that look as though they could have been taken a million miles away from London.

Lace Up

chris — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:03:21 +0000

Rob Boffard looks at trainers and what London’s ubiquitous footwear tell us about its people. Stealing glances into the clashing worlds of youth culture, serious collectors and office workers, the story of trainers and their owners is as diverse as the story of London itself.

Top Deck

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:33:08 +0000

Life looks very different from the top of London’s double decker buses. James Pearson-Howes & Will Robson-Scott capture small but infinitely telling moments of London life.

Landscapes of Innocence & Experience

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:32:15 +0000

This series from Simon Roberts contrasts photographs taken inside financial institutions in the City of London, alongside landscapes of protest where groups like Occupy London have been reacting against the austerity measures.