Liverpool : 1972 – 2025 Volume 1
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Snapshots of East London’s Evolving Public Spaces
This candid moment inside an underground carriage was captured as I was sitting down, looking up, and about to alight at Whitechapel station. The two men appear detached from their surroundings, both looking down at their smartphones. Even though people are physically close in a crowded space, they are mentally elsewhere, reflecting a common modern phenomenon: digital absorption in public spaces.
When I first started travelling on the Underground in 1982, passengers would read newspapers or books. Generally, people would avoid eye contact, stare at the advertising, or have a snooze. Visitors from outside London often find this behaviour a bit strange. It’s certainly different from travelling on a bus in Liverpool.
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Today is International Women’s day. These photographs celebrate women the world over. I hope they challenge the idea that progress is largely brought about by men. We still have a long way to go before injustice based purely on a persons sex is eradicated. “Women’s freedom is the sign of social freedom.” – Rosa Luxemburg.
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Memorable Moments with People in East London
The Sclater Street flea market has now all but disappeared. It was always full of interesting characters, and in this image I was pleased to capture a man pushing a shopping trolley, dressed in a formal coat and hat, his beard neatly kept. He stands in quiet contrast to the rough, temporary atmosphere of the market around him, and to the Burger Bar trailer behind.
I photographed this market regularly over several decades, and it never disappointed. Each time I walked it I found something visually compelling—an endless supply of small, enticing moments waiting to be captured.
2006.
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