Captured in black and white in a languorous long-exposure before the redevelopment began in earnest, the 10 seconds that London-based Brazilian photographer Joas Souza allowed to take this shot of Battersea Power Station is a luxury he would never have afforded himself in his hometown of Salvador. Having been held at gunpoint there four times, personal safety was more of an issue, and required certain logistics. 'If I visited a building I would first scope it without a camera at all, and on the day I would hire a security guard when I was doing the shoot'. And he lingered no longer than absolutely necessary. 'I just learned to be quick and precise!'
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