{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":" London Graffiti - Leake St Tunnel","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-graffiti.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-09-23T11:34:16Z","description":"London’s Leake St Tunnel is a Mecca for writers and graffiti artists from all over the British capital and also attracts loads of tourists since it became legal to paint inside the tunnel in 2008...","html":"\u003cp\u003eLondon-based photographer \u003cstrong\u003eBrian David Stevens\u003c/strong\u003e just informed me about his latest project: Documenting writers at the well-known Leake St Tunnel in London! At the moment this graffiti-photography series includes some quite nice, contrasty snap-shots, focusing not the finished piece but the artists and their equipment\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeake St Tunnel, also known as \u003cem\u003eBanksy tunnel\u003c/em\u003e, was initially decorated with graffiti during the \u003cem\u003eCans Festival\u003c/em\u003e back in 2008. Since then it’s legal to paint inside the tunnel, for what reason it attracts a lot of London-based writers and tourists.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cut a long story short, here are some of Brian’s photos - for more, visit \u003ca href=\"http://driftingcamera.blogspot.com/p/graffiti.html\"\u003edriftingcamera.blogspot.com\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_893491a71b4ce9ef.avif 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_8bde5889d9df967e.avif 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_15eddcc9d85f7628.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_33ff6274be74b74c.webp 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_7b583ab1e37544bb.webp 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_310c42a621cbae47.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_55764dc17f6ca7cc.jpg\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_97907a02463cb4ff.jpg 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_d827531547be5920.jpg 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti_hu_55764dc17f6ca7cc.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"london graffiti\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003elondon graffiti\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_8f448aa2793f4951.avif 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_3efc0718e43265be.avif 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_8a6c453b1aed5d54.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_6c1016228b4f4c81.webp 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_1f62bec14e454301.webp 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_6024596fc1a7adf2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_4863ca11ee895c24.jpg\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_831435b8a5afdb57.jpg 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_c6fa652e89d7ae0f.jpg 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london_hu_4863ca11ee895c24.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"graffiti london\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003egraffiti london\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_78d350a63a1bf2d4.avif 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_7a87b7e3f894e3a3.avif 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_dd9cd0e0c3c69666.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_7de943532dd273f6.webp 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_34a51f17485234d1.webp 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_156fb9263fafefde.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_6939fc1db7902d92.jpg\" srcset=\"/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_42485f2846a4560f.jpg 480w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_26bf986d5ee47338.jpg 960w, /london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos_hu_6939fc1db7902d92.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"brian david stevens photos\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ebrian david stevens photos\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon-based photographer **Brian David Stevens** just informed me about his latest project: Documenting writers at the well-known Leake St Tunnel in London! At the moment this graffiti-photography series includes some quite nice, contrasty snap-shots, focusing not the finished piece but the artists and their equipment...\n\nLeake St Tunnel, also known as *Banksy tunnel*, was initially decorated with graffiti during the *Cans Festival* back in 2008. Since then it’s legal to paint inside the tunnel, for what reason it attracts a lot of London-based writers and tourists.\n\nTo cut a long story short, here are some of Brian’s photos - for more, visit [driftingcamera.blogspot.com](http://driftingcamera.blogspot.com/p/graffiti.html):\n\n![london graffiti](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/london-graffiti.jpg\u003e)\n\nlondon graffiti ![graffiti london](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/graffiti-london.jpg\u003e)\n\ngraffiti london ![brian david stevens photos](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/brian_david_stevens-photos.jpg\u003e)\n\nbrian david stevens photos ","tags":["Graffiti London","Graffiti Photography"],"title":" London Graffiti - Leake St Tunnel","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/london-graffiti-leake-st-tunnel/"}