Behind the lens ROB WEST
How would you best describe the film Picture Stories?
It’s an exploration of what we call ‘the life and legacy’ of the iconic magazine Picture Post, and in particular its impact on the photography of ordinary life; in other words, the photography of ordinary people doing ordinary things looked at through the eyes of current-day photographers, but also through the eyes of the photographers and staff of Picture Post.
I started [working on the film] about three
