Nice courier wants your help

Hello, I am Will. I am a cycle courier (in London) but when i am not doing that I like to take photographs. Not another one you're probably thinking and who can blame you? Anyway I want to do a whole bunch of portraits of non-couriers who ride fixed. I am, sadly, old enough to remember when riding fixed was seen almost as some kind of perversion so it's nice to see so many other people going gearless. The pics would be nothing too fancy or time consuming, outdoors wherever and whenever would be best for you. 10-15 minutes would be enough. Just you and your bike wearing whatever you like and smiling/scowling/grimacing/yawning as you see fit.
For this project to work I need plenty of people so I hope many many of you will want to take part. Quite understand if you don't; I have said no to plenty of snappers wanting to photograph couriers over the years. But if you don't ask you don't get so if you are at all interested please get in touch. I am also leaving calling cards on bikes I see parked up so if you get one on your bike it's from me.
Thanks for listening. will

Since when were you nice, Will?

:-)

hey will, come along to polo on sunday many vain people with their bikes will be there

before you ask where and when
its here from about 2or 3 onwards

or you can come along to trix dix... on tuesday and take picture of silly people like me falling off their fix...:P

thanks bill; i was hoping you would big me up here; anyway, you're not a courier, wanna take part?

thanks flickwg i will; how will i recognise you? any scars, tattoos, missing limbs?

thanks flickwg i will; how will i recognise you? any scars, tattoos, missing limbs?

just a giant seat post....

yeah take a 17mm lens to get him in...

thanks flickwg i will; how will i recognise you? any scars, tattoos, missing limbs?

ugly longster, front disc wheel, 20 foot seatpost, i'm ridiculously tall, mohawk - is that enough?

i'm quite easy to spot

see you tomorrow

I'm up for being a model and have lots of free time right now. PM me, if you want.

Can I keep my boxers on?

^ ha ha :D

there's always a load of non-couriers who ride fixed, at herne hill every saturday morning.

I'm guessing trackies are already heavily photographed..

Will, just find a nice spot to sit on Old St. every weekday morning and evening and you'll get hundreds of us in full flight :)

i'm not up to much at the moment and my bike is looking pretty HHSBish at the moment
so count me in!

yup i'm up for this, just let me know when. can i choose a location? somewhere personal to me?

thanks to everyone who has responded so far, I appreciate it. I need probably 40-50 or more people so at the moment I am just making a list of people who are interested, when I am sure i will have enough i will start snapping. don't want to take up your time for a project that then never gets off the ground but it looks promising after only 2 days. you can do it wherever you want, wearing or not wearing what you want - one person has already asked to wear a bear suit. hopefully things more certain later in the week.
And Flickwg I did come along today, very interesting scene actually, but had to go before you arrived (if you did arrive) so hope to do it again next sunday?
anyone who wants to e-mail me can so i have an easy contact list. thanks again and ride safe, will.

I'm in.

If you need a fat fifty year old on a fixie to balance out the aesthetics of youth, let me know.

If you're ever in brum, I've always wanted to ba a superstar model

if You Need A Fat Fifty Year Old On A Fixie To Balance Out The Aesthetics Of Youth, Let Me Know.

:D

if you come down to broadway market I am up for it. There are quite a few people coming through on fixed gear bikes in the evening as well. About 1 every minute. If you want to stay on.

I can't work out how to message you (or even whether I can on this forum), but I'd be up for this. I have a nice bike, and it gets photographed far too rarely. Oh, and why don't you go and hang out in London Fields next Saturday evening. There are always bags of fixies on the Dun Run.

Come to the various beers around town and catch everyone in their natural environment....

thanks everyone, this is going better than i expected. i am at home with a bad back today and will try to contact everyone asap when i stop saying Ow! every two minutes. thanks/