CITY SERIES | CAMBRIDGE

 Hello!

 

The aim of the 'City Series' is to explore the retail environments of various cities and to give a general feel of a particular location through photographing architecture, inhabitants and much more. Not only this but it will be interesting to compare these different cities.

 

The first featuring in this series is the city of Cambridge.

 

Cambridge is a city not too far away from where I live. It is often associated with it's well renowned university, and therefore attracts many tourists throughout all seasons.

 

I unfortunately did not manage to capture as many images as I had initially hoped, due to my camera dying on me! But below are the images I managed to shoot.

 

 



The city certainly has a very British and preppy feel about it, the cobbled streets, the iconic red telephone boxes, the general structure of the buildings, old bookshops and the style of it's inhabitants. The city is full of young aspiring students who generally dress very 'public school esque', wearing leather satchels, large woolly scarves, and tan brogues. This is reflected by the shops which are situated within the city, which include the infamous Cambridge Satchel Company, and stores such as Jack Wills.

 

Cambridge is well known for it's cyclists, so whilst I was there I attempted to take a slight Cunningham approach and capture images of these cyclists. However the images did not come out as well as I had hoped. Some images proved to be quite amusing in my eyes, displaying a variety of various characters, so here they are none the less.

 

 

Cambridge is certainly one of my favourite cities to visit all year round, especially for a spot of shopping! If you haven't visited this area, I would most definitely recommend a trip. 

I had hoped to have featured more Christmas inspired visual merchandising and street style within this post, so I will ensure that the next posts within the 'City Series' includes just this.

 

I hope you have enjoyed reading the first in this series.

 

- A