Street Football, Addison Place W11 1957

Roger Mayne's 1957 photograph "Street Football, Addison Place W11" captures a candid moment of play in a London street. The black and white composition uses natural light and a gritty realism to depict the energy of the game as a group of boys chase a ball down a cobblestone street. The image is part of Mayne's wider body of work documenting the lives of ordinary Londoners in the 1950s, which has contributed to the understanding of post-war British society. "Street Football" embodies the style of street photography, capturing a fleeting moment in time.