A selection of some of the key images for 2011 from demonstrations, travel and events.
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Student Protests ; No violence, so what?
12 months after the 2010 protests which, notoriously, resulted in levels of violence to police and property, the students took to the streets again this week. The subject of the tuition fees has been out of the news for most… Read More ›
EDL dip their toe into Tower Hamlets
The English Defence League (EDL) have, over the last year had a series of “Big One’s”, whether it be Bradford, Luton, or, yesterday, Tower Hamlets. These were demonstrations which were due to send a spear to the heart of Muslim… Read More ›
Fear of the EDL unites Telford in silence
The EDL visited the small town of Wellington in the Telford New Town area of Shropshire to continue spreading their message against extremist Islam. Their reputation for facilitating disorder wherever they go, together with the recent spate of riots elsewhere… Read More ›
Derby shouts loud over Bombardier job losses
Derby is a major manufacturing city in the UK and proudly boasts two very high profile employers in Rolls-Royce and Bombardier. These 2 companies provide a significant proportion of the jobs in the area either directly, or indirectly, through the… Read More ›
Belfast : a City on the Edge
Although in modern times we automatically accept that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, and do not necessarily see this as a curiosity, it is, after all, an integral part of another country’s land. If it was Northern… Read More ›
English Defence League (EDL) : Who is stereotyping who?
“Stereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning” The EDL demonstration in Cambridge on 9th July 2011 was generally a very peaceful affair, and any commotion was no more than you would expect from a few… Read More ›
My Photographic Year 2008
Having only just acquired my 1st DSLR in December 2007, it was just a question of getting out and about and photographing whatever I could. I quickly came to the conclusion that sporting events, demonstrations and the like were a… Read More ›
My Photographic Year 2009
2008 was my first year of experimenting with a number of events, (having just purchased my 1st DSLR in Dec 2007) and developing interests in a range of subjects, 2009 was a good year for consolidation. As I look back,… Read More ›
English Defence League (EDL) in Blackburn
As a photojournalistic experience the following of the EDL is becoming photographically bland, albeit that the events always have some degree of surprise and interest. There is only so many times that one can photograph a crowd of people with… Read More ›
