Marcus Patrick Brown

Aegina Island lookbook shot on location in Greece with @aggelos_thanasis for Service Works SS26. @service.works

Silver gelatin prints of @piersquinn_ during the rush. An ode to Bob Carlos Clarke’s White Heat for @service.projects A Very Busy Waiter. Shot at @canal.canal.canal

A new generation of Tavernas in Athens. @lsandsia

“Camille” a 16mm feature at @camille_se1 narrated by @elliothashtroudi for @service.works Directed by: @marcuspatrickbrown & @james_re Featuring: @_tom_smedley_ @natdwelly @jellliott @hueys.kitchen @callmemerguez

Stills from “Camille” a 16mm feature for @service.works at @camille_se1 in Borough. Directed by: @marcuspatrickbrown & @james_re Featuring: @elliothashtroudi @jellliott @_tom_smedley_ @natdwelly @jellliott @hueys.kitchen @callmemerguez

@jeremyleeqv ushering in 100 years of @quovadissoho with a Monte Vesuvio dance. Jeremy Lee for @service.works Hand printed in London.

@adip_food taking a seat at the counter at @canteen.310 for @service.projects Handprinted in London.

Millie Lagares at Sukesada in Tokyo serving plates of Maguro, Ika, Negitoro Maki and Shishamo - grilled small fish dipped in Mayonnaise. @millielagares for @service.works

Leeks & Woks at @rambutan_ldn for @service.works Handprinted in London.

Sausage with onions, hot beetroot, boiled potatoes with dill, white celery and red cabbage at Bar Mleczny in Poland. Cold salty prawns at La Cova Fumada in Barcelona. Chocolate Eclairs from Union Boulangerie in Paris. Bockwurst and Curry Wurst from Curry Baude in Berlin. Kebab (vertical & horizontal) and shaved cucumber in Istanbul. Sweet and sour pork at a diner in Tokyo. Duck pancakes at Old Town 97 in Chinatown. Lavender ice cream from a stand in Mt. Fuji. Boiled eggs with cheese and ham at Osip in Somerset. Spanish crisps and cold beer at Bar Monaco in Poblenou. Full English Breakfast at Regency Cafe in Westminster. Bifana and Super Bock at Quality Wines in Farringdon. Steaks and French Fries at Brasserie Lipp in Paris and deep fried Brioche with Potato salad and Caviar at Early June. Hotdogs with American cheese on the Thames. Char Sui Cheung Fun at Sai Kei in Greenwich. Cheese and onion sandwiches at the pub in Derbyshire. I moved around a lot this year but coming home to tea and biscuits in London never gets old.

An abundance of everything, everywhere. There’s a lot of “stuff” in Tokyo: 1950’s snoopy snow globes, Contax, Mamiya, Pentax, Nikon cameras, fashion magazines, food magazines, sports magazines, p*rnography, rare books, 1980’s American vintage clothing, Porter bags, Rimowa, Rolex, Seiko, Timex, Casio, Hermes, Chanel, Sailor Moon costumes, anime DVDs, sealed N64 games, onsen, ramen, tonkatsu, izakaya, ryokan, karaoke bars, duck boots, Ralph Lauren suits, action figures, figurines, coin slots, camping equipment, tents, manicured kittens and puppies, hair dryers, camera straps, high powered flashlights, accessories, classic Toyotas, modified street cars, 18-wheelers, crossers and dirt bikes. All in mint condition. To be honest, it’s a little overwhelming. You couldn’t possibly pray at every shrine, drink every bowl of ramen, smoke every brand of cigarettes. It forces you to choose. The best restaurants in Japan aren’t in guidebooks but rather the places you find on your own after dragging your feet around the neighbourhood all day, down an alleyway, up some stairs, on the 7th floor of a shopping centre, built inside a train station. All around Japan, you’ll find restaurants dedicated to one dish, plate or bowl. Soy ramen, Basque cheesecake, Crème caramel, a tireless pursuit of perfection, sometimes lifelong. When you can’t do everything, you do one thing. And you do it really fucking well.

The cow jumped over the moon