The Forgotten War for Bangladesh
The birth of Bangladesh was a bloody and painful process. I photographed the murals below in Dhaka in 1991.
Street painting. Dhaka 1991
Street painting. Dhaka 1991
Street painting. Dhaka 1991
The flag of Bangladesh. Photographed on the border with India 1991
Mile End Madonna
Mile End Station pulls underground passengers to its entrance and retains a minority of them as they emerge from their journey to wait for a friend. When I saw the Lady below waiting for a friend I was reminded of the enclosed statues of the Madonna I was introduced to as a child. The Mile End Madonna fortunately isn’t the product of mythology.
Woman rests in the photobooth at Mile End Station. London 1999
Cycling, Walking and pushing
I have been to meetings on my estate where discussions around parking disintegrated into a shouting match. I have never owned a car and have always thought that London requires its population to walk, cycle or push like the two elegant ladies below.
Two Ladies with their shopping trolleys on Commercial Road. London 2008
Osborn Street runs directly into Brick Lane and in recent years has been a shabby cousin of ‘the Lane’. The passing cyclists designer bike and white high heels is undoubtedly on her way to a chicer place than Osborn Street!
Cyclist heading towards Brick Lane. London 2007
The delicious electric light below invites another cyclist the wrong way down Brick Lane.
Cyclist on Brick Lane. London 2007
Pedestrian on Vallance Road. London 2007
Ice cream for sale. Brick Lane 1983
New Brick Lane Images
In the first edited digitised images I have provided to the Bishopsgate Institute there are a few early 1980’s shots of Brick Lane. Much of what you see below has now disappeared entirely.
The former Clifton restaurant on Brick Lane. Early 1980's
Studying a window on Brick Lane. Early 1980's
Woman on Brick Lane. Early 1980's
Underground
I have just finished editing the first disk of images from the Bishopsgate Institute who are digitising my negative collection. Eventually the entire collection will rest with the Institute which will place my edited images online. The first disk contained about 12 rolls of film. Below are a few of my favourites. I’ll let you see more during the week.
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
