Artist Statement

From a Train is Royall’s take on Paul Fusko's RFK Funeral Train. The series is shot from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, which claims to be the smallest public railway in the world. Grabbed from the moving train, the images fall into two main groups: the day-trippers, often standing stock still with slightly glazed expressions; and the locals, caught in their daily lives or involuntarily drawn to watch the passing train once more.

Royall remarks that “’Right here, right now’ suggests a fixed frame of reference. But the camera is in constant motion and the train is itself the focus of many of those photographed, giving the impression that there is something more important than the here and now, just out of frame.”

Artist Bio

James Royall (b.1967) is a London-based photographer of portraits, interiors, cars and film sets for editorial and commercial clients.

For further information please see http://www.jamesroyall.com/