Freunde von Freunden

Hayden points to a figure out in the surf who’s paddling for a wave with flailing arms. The ocean surges, and the surfer scrambles to his feet. He stands up straight, for a moment triumphant, as he glides across the wave’s cerulean surface. "Oh!" we all exclaim, as he trips and tumbles into whitewash, his surfboard ejected rudely from under him. Hayden turns with a grin, his matted surfer’s hair and boyish good-looks catching the sun.

Written by Lauren Spencer King Exposing private spaces with the utmost reverence, she seeks to discover the aspects of a soul that are held in the home. A self-described preservationist, Leslie is sometimes the last person to photograph a home, or the first person to photograph a space after many years. Using her camera lens to delve into the subject matter that fascinates her most, she uncovers personal and cultural histories that are tightly woven together.

"It was very strange..." These are the words that discreetly cross Simon Astridge’s lips as he prepares for the first time in years to re-enter the renovated home that, in many ways, made his name as an architect. He elaborates on the strangeness as we cross the threshold of what at first glance appears to be an ordinary Victorian terraced house on a nondescript street in Balham, South London. "Even when you’re only designing small houses, it can take years.