On Brick Lane
The piece below was based on a photograph I took of the subject in 1983 on Brick Lane. She was one of those ‘characters’ who brightened up the streets of Whitechapel with her perpetual smile. She seemed to be living in a world of her own and could often be seen talking to herself.
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Whitechapel Station
The piece below was based on a photograph I took of the subject in 1982. He was a common site around whitechapel in the early 1980s. He could often be seen standing up and seemingly asleep in a corner of the entrance to Whitechapel station. I was always impressed by his stoicism and dignity.
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Whitechapel Station 1983 – 2018
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Palestinian Flags Flood Liverpool
Yesterday hundreds of protesters took to the streets to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Yesterday was also the anniversary of the ‘Nakba’ (Arabic for ‘catastrophe’), when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly removed from their homes and land to make room for the creation of the new nation of Israel.
The protest was organised by Merseyside Stop The War and supported by Liverpool Friends Of Palestine, Liverpool Trades Council, Merseyside BLM alliance and Merseyside Pensioners Association.
Since the Conservative government was elected in May 2015 the UK has licensed over £400 million worth of arms to Israeli forces. The actual level of exports will be significantly higher, as there have also been 43 Open Licences in this period. The arms industry is corrupt and unstable but the government subsidises it. This means we as tax payers are conscripted into supporting the merchants of death that have visited so much misery on the Palestinians for decades.
The speakers at the rally called for an end to oppressive actions of the Israeli apartheid state and condemned the mainstream media for it’s bias against Palestinians.
Yesterday a block in Gaza destroyed by the Israeli air strike also housed the offices of the Associated Press (AP) news agency. Here’s a statement from its president and CEO, Gary Pruitt:
” We are shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza. They have long known the location of our bureau and knew journalists were there. We received a warning that the building would be hit.
This is an incredibly disturbing development. We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. A dozen AP journalists and freelancers were inside the building and thankfully we were able to evacuate them in time.
The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today.”
One Liverpool MP, Ian Byrne spoke at the rally and called for an end to arm sales to Israel. Kim Johnson MP sent a message of solidarity.
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The Scream
I’ve always been drawn to the light produced by candles. The portrait below of Hazuan Hashim was made with two images shot in candle light.
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