Photography Book Review: The Tube Mapper Project by Luke Agbaimoni

If you follow my street photography you will know how much I have photographed the London Underground and people travelling on public transport.

In this latest photography book review, I’ve got a book for anyone in love with London, street photography and London’s underground: The Tube Mapper Project by Luke Agbaimoni

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Photography Book Review

The Tube Mapper Project



Author: Luke Agbaimoni

Publisher: The History Press

ISBN 978-0-7509-9437-8

Where can I find it? Tubemapper.com



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If you are looking for a coffee table book, Luke Agbaimoni’s Tube Mapper project may just be the one, especially if you are a Londoner or have a particular fondness for the capital and its transport system.

I came across Luke’s project on Twitter as I often do when looking for interesting photography or projects.

So what’s this about?

I guess we could call Luke a collector. And what does he collect? Photos of EVERY single tube station in London and this is what this book is all about.

““There are currently 270 Underground, 112 Overground and 45 Docklands Light Railway stations. I’ve been slowly attempting to capture visual moments at each and every one.”
Luke Agbaimoni”
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There is a beauty in most stations, as Londoners though we often overlook it so much are we in a rush to go somewhere.

Luke is here to remind us of that beauty.

When we finally sit down, relax and open his book, we discover details and elements we may have seen before but never given a second thought.

My personal favourite London tube stations have always been:

  • Westminster for being the deepest station and looking straight out of Blade Runner

  • Baker Street and its brick arches

  • Piccadilly Circus and its multicolour tiles

  • Canary Wharf and its futuristic feel

This book is a love letter to the London underground, from tiles details, to brick arches and artworks displayed and forgotten.

And if the photography isn’t enough, this book is sprinkled with beautiful poems, words and quotes, although it is primarily a photo book and one I recommend.

Check The Tube Mapper Project and follow Luke Agbaimoni on Instagram and Twitter.

You can also buy the calendar here: Tube Mapper 2021 Calendar

Until next time,

Nico