Along the Hackney Canal (Book 11: East London Photo Stories)
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Book 11 from the series 'East London Photo Stories'
‘Along the Hackney Canal’ by Freya Najade. 96pp hardcover, quarter-bound, gold foiled, 199 x 139 mm
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Freya Najade's photographs take us on a slow journey along the waterways of East London; from the Regent's Canal to the River Lea, discovering unexpected beauty and wilderness in the heart of the city.
Freya Najade is a German photographer living and working in East London. In 2009 she graduated in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from London College of Communication and now works on personal long-term projects and commissions. Her work has been shown in The Guardian, The British Journal of Photography, The Times and Die Zeit amongst other places. This is her second book.
This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-11-4
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