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  1. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    No, sadly, I never spoke with one of those folks @Gary Ayala
  2. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Surprisingly few over the whole 5 years, actually Gary. One or two people have asked if I would tell them what I was doing. They were usually men who were waiting for their wives who had gone into the department store beside the kiosk. Us males know that waiting outside is only marginally...
  3. Chris Bennett

    A Classic Pluvial Office

    Wonderful! And I thought I was allergic to my office.
  4. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    That was fun, but a bit less productive than I had hoped. Turns out people are too used to hearing phones ringing in public. Most people just walk on because it's not theirs ringing. A few took the bait though!
  5. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Just for fun, a few months ago, I wondered what might happen if I dialled the number! Would anyone answer? Would they notice the guy with the camera? Would they connect the two things together? Would they sock me in the face?!?! "That phone's ringing!" "Should I answer it?"...
  6. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Ha-that's what my 3-year old grandson calls me!
  7. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Now you are embarrassing me, Luca! Thank you so much for the kind words. It's true, I do lean quite heavily on the titles I give to my photos. Some people hate to see them and regard them as props to support lower quality work. To me, the two work hand in hand. So much so, that I sometimes just...
  8. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    As it happens, earlier this month, a sign appeared to announce that they were coming to take it away... I moved quickly when I saw the sign and contacted the press office of BT, the phone provider. I was astounded that they agreed to me hosting a pop-up exhibition inside the now disabled...
  9. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Thanks Beth
  10. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Thanks Wes. There are a few more to come yet!
  11. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Thanks Gary. They're fast becoming extinct here too. Some are being repurposed as mini food banks, libraries and defibrillator stations.
  12. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Thank you Gary.
  13. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    Thank you Luca
  14. Chris Bennett

    Phone Box

    That would be a booth, Gary!
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