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After Midnight: Photographer captures wet, wintery scenes in London and Yorkshire

After Midnight was shot by photographer Gary Dawes in London and Yorkshire over a couple of winters. It was inspired by one quote: "Shahmen say at 4am the worlds part, and you can walk between them." After reading these words many years ago, Dawes was inspired to set his alarm for 2am, grab his gear and head off into the dark of the night.

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A dark, rain-slicked narrow alley lined with brick buildings at night, lit by street lamps casting warm light on the wet cobblestones

He explains: "After Midnight, like most of my work, is free of narrative. I am not a storyteller, I have nothing to tell. I see them as just simply pictures. Pictures have no script. I invite the viewer to see into them as they wish."

With a diverse and extensive background in filmmaking, it's surprising to learn that Dawes is self-taught. "It's all about following my own path as a free spirit, which has its own rewards.

"I have neither any real style, technique or craft when it comes to photography, but what keeps me fuelled is making pictures that did not exist before, and which may leave a little scope for the imagination."

Discover more at www.dawesy.org.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of Gary Dawes

Illuminated cylindrical structure with stacked coloured bands glowing purple, white and green at night, surrounded by street lights and dark landscape
Illuminated bus shelter at night surrounded by bare winter trees and snow-covered ground
Silhouetted landscape at night with a bright light source on the horizon and a solitary tree illuminated in yellow-green against a dark sky
Amber and golden light illuminates wet ground and bare branches against a dark night sky in Gary Dawes' After Midnight series
Lit window panes glow yellow in a dark building above wet streets with orange and blue neon reflections at night
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