Police Portrait
I’ve been arrested 3 times by the police whilst working as a photographer; once during the News International dispute and twice whilst photographing fascists at the top of Brick Lane. The photograph here was taken after covering a Brick Lane demo and was taken using the mechanical camera timer. I think I look quite settled and at home. I am in the police cells at the former Bethnal Green police station. On each occasion the police let me take my camera into the cell. On the other occasion I was able to photograph a range of graffiti expressing a range of unflattering views about the police. For the time being here is ‘Bethnal Green One’!
In a police cell. Bethnal Green police station. London 1980's (Bishopsgate Collection)
Underground 2
Man on the underground. London 2006 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Man on the underground. London 1990's (Bishopsgate Collection)
Whitechapel Station. London 1990's (Bishopsgate Collection)
Platform at Whitechapel Station. London 1990's (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men on the underground. London 2003 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Two men on the underground. London 2003 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Mile End Station. London 2003 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Sleep. London 1998 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Reading. London 1998 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Legs on the underground. London 1998 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Mile End underground. London 2001 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Mile End underground. London 2001 (Bishopsgate Collection)
Second hand
I have always been fascinated by markets. Everything is second hand, has its own history and is often for sale at a ridiculously low price. The markets open on Sunday in Spitalfields are less numerous than before and the Cheshire St market has shrunk with the development of warehouses into ‘luxury housing’. Markets are an adventure; they draw you in to reveal secrets, history and adventure. The experience is altogether different from that of a shopping Mall. I would go as far as to say that I would see markets with their constituent stalls and fly pitches as the antithesis to the dire hand of a shopping mall. There is no need to think in a shopping mall but your mind can be set free in a market.
Market in Spitalfields. London 1985
Market in Spitalfields. London 1985
Market in Spitalfields. London 1985
Petticoat Lane market in Spitalfields. London 1984
From Dhaka to London
The first time I went to Dhaka in Bangladesh I remember being overwhelmed by the magnificence of the powerful Buriganga river which runs through the City. The overcrowded City spills into the river which is home for every conceivable size of boat. On first sight I remember thinking that it was how I imagined the river Thames would be during the time of Charles Dickens. These images are an echo of my first impressions as well as a comment on globalisation.
The River that flows from Dhaka to London. Photomontage 2012
The River that flows from Dhaka to London. Photomontage 2012
On the street in Dhaka and Spitalfields
A group of youths on the street. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2008
Children in Brick Lane.Spitalfields, London 1984
