Category: War
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Ukraine war protests
The Ukraine solidarity protests I’ve attended have had a complex mix of people and agendas. Ukrainian Christians with Uyghur Muslims; Trotskyites, EU supporters and nationalists. Peace campaigners amidst Ukrainians calling for more weapons. Anti-fascists, Russian dissidents, anti-imperialists, Hong Kongers and climate activists, human rights activists and immigration campaigners; trade unionists and British Jews. All made […]
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Displaces. A photo-project in the Calais ‘Jungle’.
This mysterious photograph of the Calais ‘Jungle’ is the work of 18 year-old Esyas (his name has been changed), an artist from Eritrea. He is taking part in the Displaces photo project set up by Prof. Corinne Squire. I’ve been working alongside Gideon Mendel, teaching photography and editing the results of a two day workshop. […]
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Within and Without the State
South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, founded in 2011 in the wake of decades of war. I visited with Oxfam to photograph their programme ‘Within and Without the State’, that supports people in holding their rulers to account without confrontation.NGOs use a lot of buzzwords to describe relationships between people and their governments. But how […]
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Gurkha Pensioner Portraits
Commission for the Gurkha Welfare Scheme to photograph their work supporting retired Gurkha soldiers and their widows. Now in their 80s and 90s, many of this fading generation fought in World War II and were demobbed without a regular pension. From its charitable funds, the GWS grants a discretionary pension to veterans who fall on […]