Rob Clayton’s Real Bubbles | Gallery

A full collection of real reflections captured on soap bubbles

London

London is presented through a collection of Rob Clayton’s Real Bubbles photographs, capturing reflections of its most iconic landmarks including Tower Bridge, the London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, and HM Treasury. Within each image, the capital’s dense architectural identity is compressed into the fragile surface of soap bubbles, where scale, structure, and familiarity are reinterpreted through natural optical distortion.

Real soap bubble photography featuring London eye wheel and urban reflections

Real bubble photograph featuring traditional London red telephone booths and natural light reflections

Fine art bubble photograph capturing hm treasury in London inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing London inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing hays gallery in London inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing Parish Church of St Mary-Le-Strand in London inside a real soap bubble

Fine art photography image of shakespear graffiti portrait in London captured within a real soap bubble

Fine art image of St Martin's in the Field in London architecture captured within a real soap bubble

Real bubble photography featuring st paul's cathedral in London buildings and urban reflections

Real bubble photography featuring transport museum in London buildings and urban reflections

Manchester

Rob Clayton’s Real Bubbles were captured across Manchester city centre, where reflections of architecture, movement, and light are compressed into the curved surface of soap bubbles. Locations such as Market Street, the Royal Exchange, Central Linbrary, China Town and surrounding urban spaces appear distorted and reinterpreted through natural optical refraction, creating fleeting versions of the city that exist for only moments.

Real bubble photograph featuring Manchester canal and natural light reflections

Real bubble photography artwork featuring reflections of china town arch archway in Manchester

Real bubble photograph featuring Manchester bee graffiti and natural light reflections

Real bubble photograph featuring Manchester printworks and natural light reflections

Manchester science and industry museum reflections photographed inside a real physical soap bubble

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting royal exchange theatre in Manchester city centre

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting Manchester central convention center gmex in the city centre

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting Manchester central library in the city centre

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting Manchester royal infirmary hospital in the city centre

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting shambles in Manchester city centre

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting urbis building in Manchester city centre

Fine art photograph of a real soap bubble reflecting whitworth art gallery in Manchester city centre

Chester

Chester is represented in Rob Clayton’s Real Bubbles series through reflections of its historic architecture, including the Eastgate Archway and clock, Chester Cathedral, and surrounding city centre landmarks. These familiar structures are transformed into curved, unstable compositions on the surface of soap bubbles, where centuries-old architecture is reduced into temporary optical distortions of light and form.

Fine art bubble photograph capturing Chester eastgate archway clock inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing St Werburgh St in Chester inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing Chester cathedral inside a real soap bubble

Liverpool

Liverpool is explored through a series of Rob Clayton’s Real Bubbles photographs, capturing reflections of its most recognisable landmarks, including the Royal Liver Building, St George’s Hall, and the Beatles Statue. These iconic structures are compressed and distorted on the surface of soap bubbles, transforming the city’s waterfront heritage and cultural identity into fleeting, refracted moments shaped by light, curvature, and chance.

Fine art bubble photograph capturing beatles statue in liverpool inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing st george's hall in liverpool inside a real soap bubble

Fine art bubble photograph capturing liverpool inside a real soap bubble

The One That Got Away

Rob caught this once-in-a-lifetime bubble during a private commission at the exact split second it began to burst from back to front…but its out of focus!