From England with Love – A Photobook Portraying England’s Social Contrasts

In 2011, my move to Bristol marked the beginning of an immersive journey into English culture. Having only known the country through brief visits, living in England gave me the chance to explore its unique landscapes and social dynamics daily. With no specific project in mind, I began documenting these experiences through documentary and street photography, capturing candid moments that would later become the foundation of a larger narrative.

Usually my projects start with observations, intuition, and feelings. While editing my photos, I had the impression that England is a country with significant social contrasts. I observed enclosed places within communities which conveyed a culture, social codes and behaviours specific to a particular social category. Based on this observation, I selected places and environments to photograph according to their social and cultural categories.

A writer once remarked, with a touch of affectionate mockery, that the English could be a fascinating subject for an ethnologist. Their eccentricities, humor, sense of morality, and tendency for excess provide endless material for creative storytelling. In my own way, I aim to capture these nuances through my photographic documentary project.

From England with Love is not a photojournalistic project but a documentary photography project deeply inspired by the aesthetics and culture of street photography.

These photographs serve as visual “postcards,” offering a glimpse into England’s cultural diversity, with no judgment or bias, on the back of which could be written the timeless phrase "From England With Love."

This book has a foreword by Stephen Leslie, film director, screenwriter and photographer from London.

Printed in France by Escourbiac printing company.

Format 18x24 (Portrait)

Coptic stitch binding for perfect flat opening and full enjoyment of the photos.

46 photos for 96 pages printed in four-colour offset on 135g SYMBOL TATAMI White paper

Hardback cover on Sirio Color paper 140g Fedrigoni including a 10x15cm label.