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Voices of difference

April 28, 2011
Defaced poster, Vallance Road, Whitechapel 2010

Defaced billboard, Vallance Road, Whitechapel 2010

'Age of consent' protest, Westminster 1994

'Age of consent' protest for LGBT rights Westminster 1994

Defaced billboard on Vallance Road, Whitechapel 2010

Defaced billboard on Vallance Road, Whitechapel 2010

St. Paul’s Cathedral

April 27, 2011
St Paul's Cathedral at sunset seen from Whitechapel

St Paul's Cathedral at sunset seen from Whitechapel

St Paul's Cathedral by a zebra crossing

St Paul's Cathedral by a zebra crossing

St Paul's Cathedral reflection

St Paul's Cathedral reflection

St Paul's Cathedral with statue

St Paul's Cathedral with statue

Brick Lane Bridge Rivets

April 26, 2011

I imagine the cast iron rivets which adorn the panels on Brick Lane bridge photograph the people I’ve captured  over the years.

Lady walking on Brick Lane Bridge

Lady walking on Brick Lane Bridge, 1985

They are like beadie eyed cameras which remain constant no matter what the Council does to clean up the bridge. The lady above could be taking part in an early photographic experiment: every time one of her legs pass a rivet she is photographed.

Wardrobe on Brick Lane bridge, 2010

Wardrobe on Brick Lane bridge, 2010

Despite posters and wardrobes the rivets shine through. They are spots from the industrial revolution which refuse to move no matter how much regeneration you throw at them.

Brick Lane bridge, 2010

Brick Lane bridge, 2010

I think the rivets have recorded every single person that has passed the bridge.

Lady walking on Brick Lane Bridge, 1985

Lady walking on Brick Lane Bridge, 1985

Brick Lane bridge, 1984

Brick Lane bridge, 1984

Walking Down Brick Lane

April 25, 2011

The ladies walking down Brick Lane in 1986 know it as a place of dereliction but still a convenient way to get from Bethnal Green to Whitechapel. To their right all buildings have ceased operating and await demolition.

Tree ladies walk down Brick Lane

Tree ladies walk down Brick Lane, 1986

Tree ladies walk down Brick Lane

Tree ladies walk down Brick Lane, 1986

Walking down Brick Lane, 2008

Walking down Brick Lane, 2008

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April 24, 2011
A frosted log

A frosted log in Mile End Park, 2009

A motorway in the UK, 2010

A motorway in the UK, 2010