12:34pm.
Since 2012 I have taken a daily photo at 12:34pm. Please enjoy my BBC interview about the project.
Press
“Could we ever need more insight than we do now about how to dry our hands in washrooms while touching almost nothing? Samuel Ryde, a British photographer, pays homage to air blowers”
— New York Times
“From posh lounges to dirty dive bars, the quotidian fixture is both a symbol of modern convenience and a site of contention over sanitary restroom practices.”
— Wired Magazine
“The weird and wonderful world of hand dryers is a blast of fresh air”
— The Guardian
“Among the revelations in a new book on hand dryers is the news that we quite like seeing animal references just after we’ve been to the loo”
— Creative Review
Testimonials
His work is so unique and arresting. He is somehow able to capture the 'ordinary' in a way that makes it feel truly extraordinary. I'm so excited to see his work in our home
— Lisa Bowcot, Interior Designer
Samuels art makes our house feel alive and vibrant. I am forever finding new details within each image. Samuel was extremely helpful when helping us find the perfect images for our home. He was always extremely friendly and personable as well as highly professional. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough
— Rickie Haywood-Williams, BBC Radio 1
Chernobyl
Curzon Cinema.
William Mitchell Refliefs
Savoy Theatre, Monmouth
Preston Bus Station
Frederick Gibberd
Samuel Ryde is a London-based photographer with a passion for noticing the un-noticed objects and architecture of everyday human life.
Through his lens, remarkable characters emerge from unremarkable spaces: Hand dryers in washrooms, telephone boxes on street corners, derelict buildings daubed with old signs and new graffiti - all of them tell stories of moments shared by other people in another place and time.
Samuel's first curated collection, ’Hand Dryers’ comprises twelve photographs of hand dryers taken around the world. The limited-edition prints are each numbered and signed by Sam.
Samuel’s first book Hand Dryers, with a foreword by Sir James Dyson, was published by Unicorn in 2020.
