Collage From Photographs (2)
Photographs of Barcelona & East London with ink, Acrylic paint & pencil 2016
Portrait photograph & Barcelona with ink & Acrylic paint 2016
Photographs of Marrakesh & East London with ink & Acrylic paint 2016
Photographs of Liverpool & East London with ink & Acrylic paint 2016
Photographs of Athens & East London with ink & Acrylic paint 2016
Photographs of Barcelona & East London with ink & Acrylic paint 2016
Photographs of Athens & East London with ink & Acrylic paint 2016
Photographs of Barcelona & Bangladesh with ink, Acrylic paint & pencil 2016
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Corbyn Rally In Liverpool Revisited
Here are some hitherto unpublished photographs (taken early in July) of the hastily prepared Rally in Liverpool in support of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The rally expanded into thousands outside BBC radio Merseyside and the organisers had to move supporters to Church Street as the crowd swelled to around 5,000.
Since July support for Jeremy Corbyn on Merseyside has increased substantially.
Outside BBC Radio Merseyside
Ross Quinn (Unite) speaking outside BBC Radio Merseyside
The Rally was held outside the BBC because of their biased reporting against Corbyn which has intensified since the attempted coup against him in parliament.
Cllr Peter Mitchell speaking outside BBC Radio Merseyside
Outside BBC Radio Merseyside
Outside BBC Radio Merseyside
Audrey White outside BBC Radio Merseyside
Outside BBC Radio Merseyside
Hazuan Hashim (camera) & Michael Hayden (sound) outside BBC Radio Merseyside
On the march to Church Street
In Church Street
In Church Street
In Church Street
In Church Street
Val Colvin in Church Street
In Church Street
In Church Street
In Church Street
You can see a short film based on the rally here: #SaveLabour 1
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Brick Lane in the 1980s & 2010
Photographs of Brick Lane from the 1980s and 2010.
Brick Lane 2010
Brick Lane c.1989
Brick Lane 2010
Brick Lane c.1985
Brick Lane 2010
Corner of Brick Lane & Sclater Street c.1985
Brick Lane 2010
Brick Lane c.1982
Brick Lane 2010
Brick Lane c.1989
Dhaka, Bangladesh 4th ‘Least Liveable City On Earth’ ?
Each year different league tables are constructed by western ‘analysts’ on how different countries are performing in relation to each other. The latest report by the The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Ranking provides scores for lifestyle challenges in 140 cities. Jon Copestake, editor of the report, said: ‘The latest rankings paint a very somber picture. We are seeing greater instability around the world including unrest in the U.S., political disruption in Turkey and Thailand and geopolitical disputes in Eastern Europe and Asia.’ According to the report Dhaka sits 4th from the bottom of the table at 137th place. I am skeptical about the point of such reports. There always seems to be an implication that a low ranking country is inferior to the rest of the world. There is never any analysis of loaded trade arrangements and the roles of multi-national companies in the economies of poorer countries. There is no analysis of the causes of global inequality.
I’ve always found Dhaka a welcoming and civilized place of culture. The poorest struggle to survive and the rich have an easy time but to describe it as one of the ‘least liveable’ places on earth is, to say the least, simplistic and an injustice.
Dhaka Bangladsh c.1992
Photomontage: London & Dhaka 2010
Dhaka Bangladesh 2009
Dhaka c.1994
Dhaka Bangladesh 2008
Dhaka Bangladesh c.1994
Dhaka Bangladesh 2008
Dhaka Bangladesh 1992
Photonontage: New York and Dhaka 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh c.1992
School outside Dhaka, Bangladesh 2008
The students in the photograph (above) were planting, with scores of other pupils, hundreds of trees as part of their practical education in sustainability and flood prevention.
Dhaka, Bangladesh c.1992
London & Dhaka Photomontage 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh c. 1992
Collage From Photographs
I miss printing photographs in the darkroom. The second bedroom in my Tower block flat in Whitechapel doubled as a darkroom for many years. Once the red light and music was switched on I was in photography heaven. The nearest I get sensually to the darkroom experience is through creating collages using images from my archive. I’ve always been interested in posters, graffiti and art found on walls in cities around the world; the images I’ve photographed on the wall are often the basis for the start of a collage. Once I’ve selected an image I will print it onto card using a black & white laser jet printer. Next I will add some acrylic paint and ink and then tear an image from one of my published photography books. Sometimes I will use a torn ‘test strip’ from my dark room days; fortunately I kept many test strips. Once I’ve glued the image to the card I will then scan the completed collage ready for printing as a limited edition print.
A wall in Whitechapel East London 2016
The finished collage 2016
A man sitting next to a wall in Athens 2005
The finished collage 2016
A wall in Whitechapel East London 2009
The finished collage 2016
Posters on the wall in Stepney East London 2009
The finished collage 2016
A wall in Whitechapel East London 2007
The finished collage 2016
A wall in Brick Lane East London 2007
The finished collage 2016
A metal gate off Brick Lane East London 2007
The finished collage 2016
A window in Budapest 2006
The finished collage 2016
A playground Wall in Poplar East London 2006
The finished collage 2016
