Craig Mcdean is a British photographer, whose dramatic images form a sweeping urban scape of both intimate and public beauty. For A#5 he has contributed a series from his 2005 book ‘Lifescapes’ published by Steidl – pictures that evoke sensual memories of human experience.

Craig’s images show disparate elements fused into one image –  a swimming pool that fuses into a highway, a beach of faceless swimmers imposed upon by a giant woman and a masked face, a disrobing woman whose naked body reflects a forest scene. His work is subtle – the manipulation of images can almost go unnoticed – yet the effect is mesmerising, with small details that form a complex interplay between the original photographs. Other more simple images, such as the motorbike and vintage car details, permit the viewer into Craig’s personal world (his interest in autos saw him train as a mechanic before he began photography).

As a former assistant of Nick Knight, whom Martine Sitbon has worked with closely for A#5 and other projects, Craig’s work could not be a more appropriate addition to this magazine.