Project Statement
My work as a photojournalist centres on true and honest storytelling and creating a public record of events that unfold. I focus on documenting the people who gather in Britain’s streets to protest, show allegiance, or simply to be seen. I pay close attention to the individuals who stand within these crowds. What interests me is not the headline version of politics, but the human expression of it: the gestures, tensions, and quiet interactions that occur when people publicly express their opinion. The images in this project come from right-wing political demonstrations such as Unite the Kingdom rallies and Raise the Colours demonstrations. I approached these events with a grounded, observational style, working quietly and without intervention, letting scenes develop on their own terms. Photography, for me, is a way of recording how identity is performed and contested in real time. These six images are a small part of an ongoing effort to document contemporary Britain through the people who shape it at street level.
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