Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Copenhagen and Malmo





The swimming pool where George
and I polished our diving skills

Also where George didn't
have the balls to do the rail-
but Chris Pfanner did.


One of the incredible bike superhighways being refurbished,
probably being even further widened-
an example to all modern cities.


The moment Jack realised he'd forgotten his tent poles-
it later became apparent it was George's fault.
















Me and George's campfire that
only took about 8 hours to get going.

Sibbarp was lit till way past midnight

George, Night time Ghost Manual


Malmo Port at Dawn


Early morning Splash

Saturday, 19 February 2011

Normandy

A Book binder in Caen

Grace on the train

Mark just couldn't see 'the wood for the trees'.

Revolution is in the air- and the Forest got its own taste of people power. Thanks to the remarkable efforts of a few individuals, and the mobilisation of thousands The Forest of Dean is saved.

Of course Mark Harper will claim that this WAS the consultation and they listened. But really when the dust settles and the celebrations finish, the forest will be left with an MP who didn't have the courage (like a handful of his conservative peers did) to stand up for what was right.

Perhaps it is his ambitions within the party that led him to make this fatal decision,
the irony being that if he had spoke out sooner he would have been credited by both party and people.
Little did he know the drastic U-Turn his party would have to make.

One thing is for sure- when the election comes he is toast.
Perhaps his party will give him a safe seat elsewhere- or perhaps the betrayer will become the betrayed.

Sunday, 16 January 2011

HOOF Rally

http://vimeo.com/18793739


A film i made for the campaign to save our forests from privatisation.

Stacked Up

































Some photos from my Stacked Up Exhibition way back in February.
A collaboration between me and Robin Phelps, the film Moseley Green will soon be available on Vimeo.

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Pete Seeger

AND I'M STILL SEARCHING

And I'm still searching
Yes, I'm still searching
For a way we all can learn
To build a world
Where we all can share
The work the fun
The food the space
The joy the pain
And no one ever
Ever need or want to seek
To be a millionaire.

Friday, 3 December 2010

Mickey


After filming scrap metallers around Bethnal Green last year, I am spending time with Mickey, perhaps the most prolific scrapper of all. Although now retired, he still has a keen eye for those things others might throw away.




Thursday, 2 December 2010

Student Protests















A Boston Butcher and a New Cross Barber.






A butcher in Boston's North End, 2008
and Patrick, a Barber in New Cross, London, 2010.

Unique Hair Technique, New Cross








Tariq Ali

'America doesn't have a Left anymore. Only the poor.'

Scrapping in West London

Thursday, 7 October 2010

Alfred Stern

In 1940, Alfred Stern joined The Almanac Singers after Lee Hays was dropped for his heavy drinking. He clashed with and was intimidated by Woody and "he refused to indulge in the rural proletarian façade".

He wrote a parody that made me laugh:

My name is Woody Guthrie, the great hysterical bum,
Highly saturated in Whiskey,rye and rum.
I wrote a million pages, but never read a one
And that's about the greatest thing that Guthrie's ever done.


Leadbelly

I read the Bible from Generous to Revolutions.

May Hill