About

Thank you for your likes, follows and comments. It means a lot, and to be appreciated by creative people is a pure joy. All the boring stuff is below.

Originally from the North of England, I have lived and worked as a professional photographer in New York City since 2007. My aim is to create real images, to engage and impact on an audience that will find the same fascination and wonder that I did. I consider myself politically astute and environmentally aware, I hope my work reflects this.

Lust & Rum is inspired by the Byron Rufus Newton poem ‘Owed to New York’. Byron wrote this satirical poem when he was a reporter for the New York Herald in 1906. It conjures up dark and unapologetic images of a great city, I have tried to do the same ………. New York, thy name’s “Delirium.”

My work in the world of fashion and my passion for street photography was featured in the Al Jazeera America Network Television series ‘Homeless in America’ March 2014

I have covered the last eleven seasons of Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week shooting runway for some of the industry’s leading designers. You can see a collection of my fashion work here: ‘Runway’ and examples of my studio portrait photography here ‘Studio’. To view some of the various projects I have worked on for New York based theatre, arts and entertainment venues including the Guggenheim, Theatre Row, 59E59, La Poisson Rouge, Dancspace and the Rubin Museum amongst many others, go to ‘Venues’.

My architectural photographs were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York from June to October of this year. The ‘Reimagining the Waterfront’ exhibition was based on the East River architectural project in association with CIVITAS.

To view more of my work, please go to www.mockturtlemoon.com

Anton Brookes

Sam Abell is quoted as saying “Photography produces by simplicity, I see something special and show it to the camera, a picture is produced. The moment is held until someone else sees it. Then it is theirs”. This is a wonderful, artistically romantic statement. Unfortunately, it does not give much consideration for copyright. So, if you wish to own any of my work or have a project that you would like me to work on, please contact me below.

65 thoughts on “About”

throughenglisheyesmark on April 13, 2012 at 05:47 said:

Hi, thanks for stopping by my site http://reflectionsofchina.wordpress.com/ and for the likes, they are appreciated and thanks for connecting which allows me to enjoy your work from the other side of the world., keep up the great work, Cheers Mark 🙂

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Right Profile photography on April 13, 2012 at 13:06 said:

Great Blog…..very poignant. NYC is a great muse and I have very fond memories of her as I was married there in 2010 a. My wife and I used to visit very often but less now as we made the move from London back to Edinburgh. I am desperate to get back to expand my portfolio of work from there! I will follow with interest and also visit your mockturtlemoon site. I have some images of NYC and other ‘Americana’ on my web site http://www.rightprofile-photoghraphy.co.uk I have another site that has an Edinburgh focus http://www.edinburgh-photographs.co.uk take a look let me know what you think? All the best, Mark.

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- Lust & Rum on May 13, 2012 at 23:22 said:
  
  Hey Mark, can’t get the ‘rightprofile’ or the ‘edinburgh’ links to work?
  
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Rich Green on April 16, 2012 at 07:55 said:

Thanks for liking my post Heading to Work.

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samotako1 on May 8, 2012 at 00:35 said:

Love this blog!

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- Lust & Rum on May 8, 2012 at 13:11 said:
  
  Thanks, more to come
  
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Lyndsey on May 14, 2012 at 18:39 said:

Thanks for liking my post ‘Adjusting the Sails’. What poignant images of NYC, I look forward to seeing more.

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- Lust & Rum on May 14, 2012 at 18:45 said:
  
  Coming up ………….
  
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Steve Vernon on May 17, 2012 at 20:52 said:

Great site :o) I’m originally from the NE England too, Teesside. http://www.s-Vernon.co.uk

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- Lust & Rum on May 17, 2012 at 21:19 said:
  
  I am NW myself but that doesn’t make us any less related. Thanks for your support
  
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nickysqueak on May 18, 2012 at 05:45 said:

thank you for visiting my blog and the like, your photography is amazing. I’ve never been to NYC but I want to even more now.

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- Lust & Rum on May 18, 2012 at 09:21 said:
  
  Thanks for your kind words, you should visit NYC at least once. For some people once is actually enough.
  
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crweatherford on May 29, 2012 at 08:05 said:

Nice site, thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂

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- Lust & Rum on May 29, 2012 at 11:03 said:
  
  Thanks, you are welcome
  
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glennweissel on June 1, 2012 at 20:51 said:

Wonderful site here man! I especially appreciate the views since I was born and raised across the river in Brooklyn, took the subway to NYC a lot as a kid, and left many moons ago. Thanks for checking my blog and liking my recent post at http://blog.glennweissel.com

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- Lust & Rum on June 1, 2012 at 22:39 said:
  
  I keep meaning to get over to Brooklyn more often than I do. It was built to be photographed. Thanks for the comment.
  
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The Wanderlust Gene on June 5, 2012 at 22:19 said:

Thanks for dropping by today (well I guess it was yesterday, your time) because now I’ve found your site and am hooked – because my memories of New York are very much of the Lust and Rum variety. I wonder what he’d write about it now?

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- Lust & Rum on June 5, 2012 at 23:07 said:
  
  Thanks for taking the time to comment so favorably. I guess Mr Newton wouldn’t have to change much of his magnificent verse to make it fit the New York of today.
  
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  - The Wanderlust Gene on June 6, 2012 at 00:16 said:
    
    I keep wondering: if that’s how he saw his city in 1909 (was it?) how much worse it might appear today? Though there’s certainly been some improvement simce, do you think that has been across the board?
    
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    - Lust & Rum on June 6, 2012 at 01:02 said:
      
      I think he had a wicked sense of humor but would probably choose his era to ours. I guess that today we have much more sanitized forms of deceit and corruption.
      
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      - The Wanderlust Gene on June 6, 2012 at 01:17 said:
        
        Umm. That’s a very interesting way of putting it. I like that:)
ThisHandcraftedLife on June 7, 2012 at 07:54 said:

Hello, thank you for stopping by my blog. Beautiful work here, I’ll be back.

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- Lust & Rum on June 7, 2012 at 10:45 said:
  
  Thanks, pop in anytime.
  
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Vladimir Brezina on June 8, 2012 at 17:36 said:

We’ve nominated your wonderful blog for some awards (should you choose to accept them)—in fact one of several, your pick 😉 See http://windagainstcurrent.com/2012/06/08/its-awards-time-again/

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- Lust & Rum on June 8, 2012 at 17:48 said:
  
  Wow, that is wonderful and very kind of you. Thanks
  
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Photographs by Peter Knight on June 15, 2012 at 12:21 said:

Great photographs! Looking out for your future posts!! (Fellow UK but a bit further south!!)

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- Lust & Rum on June 15, 2012 at 12:42 said:
  
  Hey Peter, thanks for taking the time to comment. I really like the dynamic of your work so I will be watching out for your future posts too. Love the photographs of Slough on a wet evening. You can’t beat a good downpour.
  
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Vibeke Henriette on June 16, 2012 at 17:50 said:

You`ve been nominated for an award, please check out at http://vibekesfoto.com/ (Not sure if I`ve done this right, if not please forgive me, and let me know!)

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patriciakirsch on June 28, 2012 at 14:32 said:

Hi, just wanted to tell you I love your photographs. I’ve been looking at your site and I think you’re amazing. Thanks for checking out my site and for the like. 🙂

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- Lust & Rum on June 28, 2012 at 14:41 said:
  
  Thank you, I love your red phone box shot (among others). It made me feel quite homesick. Thanks for the comment.
  
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adamrobertyoung on July 1, 2012 at 23:29 said:

Some great images here. Thanks for sharing.

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- Lust & Rum on July 2, 2012 at 11:05 said:
  
  You are welcome, Thank you.
  
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louiseagnes on July 7, 2012 at 20:14 said:

Thanks for visiting my blog and the like, really appreciate it. You have some amazing pictures here. Great blog.

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- Lust & Rum on July 9, 2012 at 15:04 said:
  
  Thanks very much
  
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smithdavid on July 15, 2012 at 16:14 said:

thanks for visiting thewavewithin. i’ve really enjoyed your shots of new york, i thought it a fantastic place when i visited. i saw a documentary on surfing in new jersey recently, might be a good place to take a camera. dave

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beautifulrisks on August 18, 2012 at 11:17 said:

Wow, you are very gifted at your craft. I am an aspiring photographer myself and it is nice to see someone making it work! Thanks for stopping by my blog http://beautifulrisks.wordpress.com/. I look forward to seeing more of your work! Sara

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- Lust & Rum on August 20, 2012 at 02:32 said:
  
  Thank you Sara, great blog, I will be following.
  
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Love For Pema on August 25, 2012 at 18:16 said:

its a really good stuff !! I am so moved just now. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day !

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- Lust and Rum on November 6, 2012 at 17:19 said:
  
  Just seen this, sorry. Thank you so much for your kind comment.
  
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  - Love For Pema on November 6, 2012 at 22:13 said:
    
    its ok :)).
    
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Seasweetie on September 7, 2012 at 22:57 said:

I think your work is amazing. You work in ways that I cannot, and while it may not be quite apropos for your content, I have nominated you for The Sunshine Award – do with it as you will, but know that I appreciate you. The details are here: http://seasweetie.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/the-sunshine-award/

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- Lust and Rum on November 6, 2012 at 17:19 said:
  
  Thanks
  
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snappy~speak on November 21, 2012 at 23:10 said:

Powerful, powerful site man.
~Christy

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- Lust and Rum on November 22, 2012 at 11:16 said:
  
  Thank you very much.
  
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Hellwheeler on November 30, 2012 at 19:16 said:

Your streetphotography is awesome. It’s a shame there are so many homeless people and it feels like your photos are telling their storys. Makes you think in what kind of world we live in. Great photography.

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- Lust and Rum on December 2, 2012 at 21:46 said:
  
  Thank you, it is a very sad statistic and getting worse.
  
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Vladimir Brezina on January 14, 2013 at 17:25 said:

We’ve nominated your blog for an award (or two, or three…), if you accept them. If not, just consider it a token of our esteem! 😉 See our post at http://windagainstcurrent.com/2013/01/13/award-appreciation-we-thank-our-readers-for/

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Jos van Baal on July 28, 2013 at 04:45 said:

Hello Anton,

I love your work. My (dutch) blog is mostly about urban exploration, and recently I started with some street photography. Later this year I will visit NYC. Your pictures give me enough inspiration. Greetings from the Netherlands,
Jos

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- Lust and Rum on November 21, 2013 at 16:41 said:
  
  Hey, my apologies for just seeing this. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, it is much appreciated. I hope your NYC trip is all you hope for.
  
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thebrowniris on October 27, 2013 at 09:51 said:

This is a brilliant compilation of photographs from New York. I am based in Mumbai, India, but New York is a dream when it comes to the street photography genre. I am so amazed and the blog really makes me want to work hard. Love the work,
Stay blessed.
Shreyas.

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- Lust and Rum on November 21, 2013 at 17:18 said:
  
  Hey Shreyas, thank you for the comment, I would love to shoot the streets of Mumbai! I think photographers always want to document the different and are compelled to ‘create’. I think your work is visually stunning. There is a drama in how you shoot and I will be following your blog and looking forward to your images in future.
  
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  - thebrowniris on December 1, 2013 at 09:04 said:
    
    Thank you, sir. I am glad you like my work. Mumbai is visually stunning when it comes to documenting the streets, but I am saddened by the way we have some impositions over here because the recent terror attacks. We can’t click on the railway stations, people become suspicious and so on. But I have kind of become strong when it comes to approaching people and that makes my work easy to an extent.
    
    I am very sorry for the delay in reply and I am so thankful for that comment.
    
    Stay blessed,
    Shreyas.
    
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lruthnum on December 3, 2013 at 10:12 said:

I absolutely love your blog. Have been to NY three times and completely fallen in love with it – amazing you view it in a whole new way through your photography.

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- Lust and Rum on December 3, 2013 at 23:16 said:
  
  NYC is a stunning mix of the dazzling and the destitute, every time you see it another veil will fall away to reveal a different city beneath it. So many and so deep, you will never see the real New York only the one you choose to see. Thanks for taking the time to comment and your kind words about my work.
  
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  - lruthnum on December 4, 2013 at 05:56 said:
    
    What a wonderful way of putting it, and no problem
    
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Die reis on December 21, 2013 at 15:46 said:

Really like the way the accompanying stories add value to the already amazing pictures. Love this blog.

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- Lust and Rum on January 3, 2014 at 09:30 said:
  
  Very kind of you to write such a complimentary comment. Thank you.
  
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Iksa on January 5, 2014 at 23:50 said:

Never been to NY but you give me an insight of it … Thank You

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- Lust and Rum on January 8, 2014 at 10:33 said:
  
  Believe me, New York is an amazing place and if you get the chance to visit don’t hesitate. Like any major city, it has its dark side, I hope I have not put you off. Thanks for the comment.
  
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Tati on May 2, 2014 at 18:05 said:

Your work is extraordinary and inspiring. I hope someday to capture the reality of this world as you do. Hi, thanks for stopping by my site http://myphotospaceba.wordpress.com It is an honor for me that you liked one of my photos I wish you can give me tips like taking street photographs because it is something I started to do just three months ago. I found the world of photography very recently, will a year ago. I never imagined that I was going to change the way to see the things around us. Thanks for the inspiration Sorry for my english

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- Anton on May 2, 2014 at 18:11 said:
  
  Thank you for your support and kind words. My only advice is to keep going and love what you do. The only reality you have is your own and what you see and how you see it. Good luck.
  
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fiona155 on May 2, 2014 at 18:06 said:

Thanks for stopping by at my blog. I love NY and I love your photography. I am excited to see more! I’ll be following 🙂

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- Anton on May 2, 2014 at 18:12 said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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Ajith on May 4, 2014 at 22:46 said:

You have some awesome work in your blog my friend !

Thank you for choosing to follow my blog. I really hope I can live up to your expectations. Please feel free to leave valuable commends and critique on my posts form time to time. Look forward to see more awesome work from your blog.

Keep on clicking and Happy bloging 🙂

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- Anton on May 5, 2014 at 10:01 said:
  
  Thank you, I look forward to seeing more of your work.
  
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