Fifth, revised and expanded edition – signed copy
Pre-order now – ships Nov/Dec 2025
 
In the noisy bustle of London’s West End I have been looking for sanctuaries of calm and contemplation. I found them in the back alleys and doorways of Chinatown.
 
“Quietly intimate, the photos that make up Smoking Chefs hum with a sense of behind the scenes stillness that keeps us going back to them time and time again.”
– It's Nice That
 
“Simultaneously intimate, voyeuristic, weary, sad and timeless.”
– imperica.com
 
"Enkelmann’s cinematic approach to something so human and relatable makes it difficult to look away."
– Plain Magazine
 
"If you are going to make photographs on the streets, make them this good!"
– Julie Grahame, aCurator.com
 
Fifth edition, November 2025
Hardcover, 132 pages, 65 colour photographs, 200x250mm