This summer, photographer Jon Nicholson spent five sun-drenched days recording the very particular English mix of sporting thrills and high-summer garden party that is the Qatar Goodwood Festival.
A Glorious Past
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“I never cease to be amazed by the power and beauty of top racehorses,” he says, “and this is a great event: people, horses, views – it has it all.” Nicholson talks us through his arresting black-and-white images, which capture not just the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the elegance of the horses, but also the good humour and conviviality of the crowd. Glorious indeed.
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I like the mirrored circles of hat and brolly in this picture. And the fact that, although this lady is in a very exclusive picnic area, behind her is the legendary Trundle, where people can get a fantastic view of the whole course.
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I love people-watching and this year was great for that - everyone seemed in a very good mood. I love the stance of the woman in the foreground of this image; she looks so cool, so beautiful and so powerful, with the ladies either side of her staring up in awe”
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If you look at old pictures of Goodwood, there are always people on Trundle Hill; it’s a tradition. This was such an English scene: a very chatty group, sipping wine in their picnic chairs, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
This article was taken from the Winter 18-19 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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