Fuller’s Pubs & Inns
For twenty years, I had the pleasure of photographing Fuller’s Pubs & Inns.
It was one of those relationships that grew over time. I came to know the pubs, the people and the rhythm of them. Some were grand and old. Others were smaller and tucked away. But each had its own character.
And that was what kept me interested.
I have always liked photographing places that have a life of their own. Places where people come to meet, eat, drink and talk. Where the light changes through the day and the details slowly reveal themselves.
With Fuller’s, there was always something to notice.
A pint being pulled at the bar. A table being laid before the doors opened. Someone working quietly in the kitchen. A regular arriving for their usual seat. The worn wood, the old signs, the flowers in the garden. Small things, perhaps, but together they tell you what a place is about.
Over the years I travelled to pubs across London and beyond, often returning to places I had photographed before. That familiarity became part of the work. You start to see what others might miss.
And perhaps that is what has always interested me most. The traces people leave behind. The worn patch on a bar where hundreds of hands have rested. A chair polished by years of use. A table marked by countless conversations. The little signs of life that remain when the people have gone.
The photographs were never just about showing the pub.
They were about the people who give these places their character — and the human footprint they leave behind.
