benjamin zephaniah photograph
Benjamin Zephaniah: Indian Take Away, 1999
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"I have no idea what kind of a creature this is, but it’s so cool. It lives in a park in New Delhi, India, and it loves poetry. This photo was not taken with a fancy lens; it was taken with the cheapest disposable camera I could find. I watched the little wonder find some food then I got down and crawled on my belly for fifteen yards until I was this close to it. I was so close that I became one with my subject. After I took the shot I stayed in place for about ten minutes, read a poem to it, and watched it finish its meal. Then I went off for a pint of Cobra beer."

 
Click, a collection of photography, 18th March - 4th April  
 
At the.gallery@oxo, oxo tower wharf, bargehouse street, south bank, london, se1 1ph.  Open from 11am to 6pm daily.  Admission free