Protection
‘Fucking mask wearers’ swore the elderly gent as he and his wife looked around the farm shop tea room. He meant me, and I’d have taken it more…
Tag: Medical
Through Positive Eyes – Durban
Photo by Silungile I’m just back from working on the final chapter of this international arts and advocacy project, in which HIV+ve participants photograph their lives to combat…
Caesarian
Seven people go into a room and eight people come out. Anaesthetists don’t just work with unconscious patients. This expectant mother is being guided through a magic trick. Sitting beside…
Patient Experience
From my own experiences, I’m aware of the intimacy and vulnerability in handing yourself over completely into the care of someone else. Everyone remembers having a general anaesthetic.…
Anaesthetists
Consciousness is a tricky subject, debated by philosophers and scientists for hundreds of years. But anaesthetists turn it on and off and otherwise manipulate it every day. Photographing…
Donkeys and ‘resilience’
‘Resilience’ is the latest buzzword in social, environmental and international development circles. Donkeys are known for their physical resilience in the face of drought and abuse by humans…
Donkeys in Ethiopia
‘A woman without a donkey – is a donkey’ Ethiopian saying There are 6.2 million working donkeys in Ethiopia. When they are fit and healthy they carry water to…
Staff at London Teaching Hospitals
Over the last year I’ve photographed patients and staff at Guy’s & St Thomas’, Charing Cross, Whipps Cross and Imperial College hospitals. Because of consent issues I can…
Through Positive Eyes – Los Angeles
Through Positive Eyes. New work from Los Angeles Around the world—in half a dozen countries, on five continents—HIV-positive people open their lives and share their stories. Through their…