A night out in Cardiff: the amazing street photos of Maciej Dakowicz

[extra dry]

every reason why i do not wish in a million years to go back to the UK...sorry but come on...you can do better,,

 

[llantwit]

every reason why i do not wish in a million years to go back to the UK...sorry but come on...you can do better,,

That's fine, mate. You can stay where you are with the people of Cardiff's blessing.

 

[cesare]

That's fine, mate. You can stay where you are with the people of Cardiff's blessing.

 

[Paul Russell]

As well as in the Sun and Daily Mail today, there's also a picture in The Guardian.

 

[cybertect]

The Sun story got a mention on Radio 4's Today this morning (about 1h 41 min)

 

[jannerboyuk]

I've had some great nights out in Cardiff. It's nowhere as grim as those photos might suggest, although it accurately documents some of the scenes you might see late at night.

I'm guessing that some would have been taken after a big game at the Millennium where people (both locals and visitors) tend to get a bit over-excited if the result has gone their way.

very true, although i tend to hang around the more then satisfying rummer, dempseys, welsh club, city arms, model inn area ive been down mary street many a time and compared to similar places its pretty tame and safe. union street in plymouth springs to mind. sheesh and thats my home town.

 

[jannerboyuk]

every reason why i do not wish in a million years to go back to the UK...sorry but come on...you can do better,,

jeez mate its one street in a city of 300,000 people on match day with thousands of valleys people etc in town. it what way does it represent the uk and the experience of living here? unless you are very, very daft its the easiest place to avoid.

 

[rhod]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12996375

Cardiff nightlife pictures to be exhibited in Poland

Also, an exhibition in the Old Library in Cardiff from 14th April to 22nd July

 

[editor]

He's been forced to defend his pics - and Cardiff - after it was claimed that his pics of Cardiff's "raucous nightlife turned Britain into a laughing stock at an international photograph festival.

When they were exhibited to a 1,000-strong audience at the festival – “The Oscars” of the industry – they caused howls of laughter, applause and shouts of “bravo”.

They have since been held up as an example of “Booze Britain”.
But now a robust defence has been launched – led by the man who took the pictures himself.

Mr Dakowicz said pictures of humour, love and fellowship were also in his exhibition, called Cardiff After Dark, but have been paid less attention.

He said: “They showed it on a large screen to more than 1,000 people and played music and played a slide show. There were a selection of 60 pictures shown. There was everything: smiling, kissing, everything of the whole night.”
Mr Dakowicz, who still lives in Cardiff, said the fact he was able to take the photos proved it was safer than other cities in the UK.

“It is an interesting place to be as a photographer,” he said.
“You are guaranteed something unusual will happen. I don’t feel threatened or that it’s dangerous. It’s fun to be there.
“There are different things happening at night – positive and negative. I’m trying to be neutral.

“I would say Cardiff is better than anywhere else, it’s safer.
“In cities like Newport and Birmingham maybe it is not possible.”

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardif...ardiff-defended-in-photos-row-91466-29471306/

 

[Orang Utan]

well they certainly would have put me off a night out in cardiff, if a night out in cardiff would ever have been on the cards

 

[ddraig]

went out last night and didn't see any of that
if you did come down i could show you a couple of places away from that that you would maybe like and not near that side of town, namely buffalo and gwdihw http://gwdihw.co.uk/
would say Cardiff Arts Institute but that is dead! RIP
http://cardiffartsinstitute.org/2011/09/zeitgeist/cardiff-arts-institute/
http://kaptinsblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/cai-rip/

 

[jannerboyuk]

Shame to hear about the CAI. A mate of mine was extolling the virtues of that place t'other day and i was looking forward to a visit.

 

[weltweit]

Just had a look at the photos, very nice, he seems to have captured the mood of Cardiff central on a Friday night I am a bit surprised he did not meet with any aggro, drunk people don't always want their photo taken, kudos to him for persevering with it. A good set of images!