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People walk along a bright city pavement past shops and cafes. In the foreground, two people wear matching patterned dresses with leopard print and turquoise accents.

Alexander Coggin's street photos show a superb eye for odd moments

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Date
17 July 2015

Alex Coggin’s no stranger to It’s Nice That, we’ve long been enamoured with his knack for casting a sci-fi light on domestic scenes and having very hot friends. Now, we’re celebrating his street photography, which demonstrates his skilled eye for finding the uncanny in the everyday, and for two women wearing matching all-over leopard print outfits. He manages to be there for those tiny moments that most would miss – the embarrassed little kid wishing he was somewhere else while his parents make a tourist spectacle of themselves, a woman’s turquoise trousers somehow making her seem part of a theme park’s architecture. The colours are great, the content bizarre and the execution coolly nonchalant, and we’re hooked.

Five colourful leg-shaped mannequins stand in a row on a white shelf. They are purple, blue, pink, orange and green, set against a pale yellow patterned curtain.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

A close-up of a light blue car parked partially behind a green hedge. The front wheel and tyre are visible, framed by the leaves.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

A bay window of a yellow house reflects a dark, leafless tree. Inside, a white lampshade and a plaid chair are visible. A red, white and green ribbon is tied to the window frame.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

Three people stand on a hillside overlooking a busy shipping port. In the background, large yellow cranes tower over cargo ships and containers.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

A person with curly red hair holds up a smartphone to take a photo. Beside them, a child in a green T-shirt covers their ears with both hands.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

A group of people stand and sit together in front of a decorative black iron gate. In the foreground, a person is seen from the side, partially obscuring the view of the group.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

Two people walk away from the camera down a busy city pavement. They wear matching outfits consisting of leopard-print leggings and colourful, patterned tunics.
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Alexander Coggin: Street photography

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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