Yesterday In Liverpool (25)
Glyn Street, Wavertree. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Glyn Street, Wavertree. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Postman on Wellington Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Cyclist near the bridge on Wellington Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Having a smoke outside the launderette on Lawrence Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Window cleaners on Lawrence Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Junction at the bottom of Lawrence Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Lawrence Road shopkeeper selling plants. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Cyclist turning into Lawrence Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
Under the bridge on Wellington Road. Liverpool, May 31st 2019.
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Lawrence Road & Wellington Road
Vallance Road East London 1985
Walking up Vallance Road towards Bethnal Road in the 1980s you would pass derelict land enclosed by ramshackle boarding. All of it has now been built on. ‘Luxury housing’ has increased and social housing diminished. In the distance in the photograph below you can see the familiar landmark of the railway bridge. The woman pushing the trolley bag has to negotiate a rough terrain compared with the improved paving on Vallance Road today.
Woman with a shopping trolley on Vallance Road. East London, 1985.
The City From Whitechapel 1984 – 2017
Cheshire Street East London
In the 1980s the ‘Brick Lane Sunday market’ used to attract people looking for a bargain from all over the East End. Today it is a shadow of it’s former self and is flooded with tourists who mistakenly believe they are sampling the real East End. Taken in Cheshire Street the subjects in the photograph are watching the entertaining sales banter of a stall holder. The abandoned floral arm chair is a convenient resting place for a smoke. The apple, armchair, cigarette, cardboard boxes and Cinzano shopping bag enhance the image but it was the two characters watching the market that persuaded me to press the camera shutter.
Brick Lane Market (Cheshire Street). East London, 1983.
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Boy By A Lake In Bangladesh
The work below was made from a photograph in a book to accompany my exhibition ‘As It Is’ which opened Photomonth in 1998.
‘Boy by a lake’ in Bangladesh 1992.
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Yesterday In Liverpool (24)
Yesterday in Liverpool members of the Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) fan club turned up in Church Street, Liverpool. Wearing yellow vests it was unclear what they were saying despite their use of loud hailers; members of the public objecting to their presence drowned them out with well considered slogans about our multicultural city. As they screamed out they were met with disdain, incredulity and bemusement by the large audience that gathered to watch. At first Merseyside Police stood by and watched the infantile street theatre with considerable patience. The performers yellow vests were embelished with a number of statements such as “Tommy vote Robinson”, “everyone resign”, “we want brexit”, “set the canibulls out” (sic), “stop forced adoption” and “oh Tommy Tommy”. One vest bore the Dunlop logo and the other the logo of RFPC Ltd. Hopefully both companies will be able to confirm they weren’t sponsoring the performance. The audience were unimpressed and fortunately the brief appearance of the miniscule fan club was concluded when Merseyside Police professionally removed them from the stage after the women demanded the police arrest everyone for shouting “fascist scum off our streets!”
The loud hailers. Liverpool, May 18th 2019.
One loud hailer. Liverpool, May 18th 2019.
A loud hailer films the crowd and shouts at the same time. Liverpool, May 18th 2019.
The loud hailers attempt to get the police to arrest members of the public. Liverpool, May 18th 2019.
The loud hailers attempt to get the police to arrest members of the public. Liverpool, May 18th 2019.
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