susannah conway
photographer + writer
Susannah lives in the historic city of Bath, England, where she uses analogue cameras to record the world around her and dreams in Polaroids every night. When she’s not chained to her Epson scanner she teaches people how to unravel, loves blogging, and is a certifiable bookworm.
photographer’s note: These Polaroids were shot during a recent weekend spent in London.
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on the nightstand:
- A History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
- One Secret Thing by Sharon Olds
- The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
- Bottle of water
- Moleskine and pen
- Vaseline Rosy Lips lip balm
- Cheap IKEA lamp
- Mosaic table bought in Cairo
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am loving:
- Jarlsberg cheese with olive ciabatta
- The new Toast catalogue
- Viennese coffee flavoured with figs
- Working from home
- Imogen Heap’s new album, Ellipse
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what inspires you about the change of seasons?
I find it difficult to let go of summer as the days shorten and move into autumn. I can appreciate the colours of the leaves and will take full advantage of them with my cameras in the coming weeks, but there is still a part of me that holds its breath until spring swings around again. Spring makes me insanely happy; autumn makes me wistful. I shall endure this new season with a constant stream of hot chocolate, vegetable stews and plenty of new books to devour.
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what are three constants in your day?
- sparkling water
- burning incense
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what’s your idea of the perfect early fall evening?
After a day of shooting photographs, shopping for vintage finds or drinking coffee with friends, I return home to a warm flat, a dog-eared book waiting to be read and/or kisses from someone special.
September 15, 2009 at 4:34 pm
i love these photos — a perfect snapshot of an afternoon in london, i think. thank you for sharing.
September 15, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Oh Susannah, you are wonderful!
September 15, 2009 at 11:44 pm
wonderful photos, bringing back memories of my time in london, living on portobello rd. and lovely inspiration for autumn days to come.
September 16, 2009 at 2:48 am
Susannah, grrrrl ~ love you to pieces, y’know?
September 16, 2009 at 11:22 am
wonderful … i feel the same way about spring.
September 16, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Love. These photos are haunting and comfortable at the same time.
September 16, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I’m especially fond of the cappuccino & HP sauce juxtaposition.
September 16, 2009 at 7:53 pm
those shoes.
lovely photos.
so inspiring.
September 17, 2009 at 5:26 pm
viennese coffee flavoured with figs??? oh my!
September 19, 2009 at 12:33 am
beautiful. makes me want to visit london for the very first time. a lovely peek into your world.
September 23, 2009 at 1:36 pm
thank you so much for your lovely comments, everyone!
anna – the coffee is *amazing*
denise – HP Sauce is just so photogenic ;)
roxanne – :)
heather – right back atcha!
xo
January 13, 2010 at 11:29 pm
lovely photos.
February 2, 2010 at 9:13 pm
such beautiful light.
March 5, 2010 at 12:58 am
I love the dreamy quality Susannah always has in her photos…these are lovely.
Thank you, as always, for such a gorgeous curatorial aesthetic.
January 5, 2011 at 10:36 pm
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