Artist Je Shen.
His works are characterized by a "sedimentation" of color; he does not apply it uniformly, but rather gradually deposits it with thousands of small touches, creating vibrant surfaces that call for pointillism.
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"Look, hasn’t my body already felt like the body of a flower?"
#photography #fleur #black-and-white #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin
I Did Not Tell Death Where I Lived I did not tell Death where I lived – But he has found me all the same. I hear his knock upon my door And the calling of my name. My Snapchat settings kept him out. On Instagram I blocked him. Facebook friend requests were spurned – Yet still he keeps on knocking. A court injunction freshly filed, But still I sit in fear. Oh, my mistake. It is not Death – I think my pizza’s here. Brian Bilston
Today’s poem is called ‘I Did Not Tell Death Where I Lived’.
Without bees, not only would our plates be significantly emptier – the diversity and nutritional value of our food would also be severely limited. Many foods that we enjoy daily, such as berries, nuts, or coffee, are directly dependent on pollination by bees.
A set of three black and white half frame photographs of a solitary landscape allowing for a sense of inner peace and heightened observation
Fertile solitude - Lake District Observations
📷Pentax 17
🎞️Ilford XP2 400 - DD-X
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
Book launch day! “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self Surveillance” is out.
Bluesky friends, I would be so grateful if you would buy a copy. And if you can’t afford it, could you at least share this announcement. Thank you. #BookSky
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A boy sits in the ruins of a house clutching a stuffed toy, his expression a mixture of shock and defiance
A boy clutches a toy in the ruins of his parents’ house, London in 1945 by Toni Frissell.
In any war it is always the children who suffer most.
Philomena, Irish Traveller girl, Limerick, photo by American photographer Rebecca Moseman, part of a series 2017-23.
Front cover of The Big Issue with a photo of a mother holding her baby
Nearly four years since Outsiders was on the front cover of The Big Issue. Loise, pictured here, spent four years street homeless in London with a baby. She had no access to support due to the hostile environment. Imagine for a moment what you would do as a woman alone in London with your baby as
Cole's Corner, painting by Sheffield artist Bill Kirby (1934-2019).
All lobbying correspondence, emails, texts etc and transcripts of conversations should have to be posted on a publicly accessible website promptly along with the replies. Nothing should be redacted and no lobbying should happen in secret. Democracy dies in darkness.
If the emails of every billionaire were published I imagine most of them would have to go into hiding and hundreds of politicians all over the world would end up resigning or in prison.
Stormy seascape in reds, oranges, raw umber and indigo. Suggestion of land and rocks on the left side of the foreground, with waves smashing against them. A vibrant orange sky reflected off the water, and white foam and spindrift lighting up the darkness.
#workinprogress oil on Fabriano. Working with a palette that I wouldn’t normally use. #seascape
Happy days on The Verb!
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire), 1985, painting by Georg Eisler, 1928-1998 (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
I wait outside the closed shop and listen to the hum of the parcel machine. The shopkeeper arrives and tells me it’s Friday. I carry the papers in. The shopkeeper’s colleague arrives singing ‘It’s Friday!’ The Woman From The Care Home says ‘Friday at last! But I’m working tomorrow!’
Grace Gillespie, contemporary printmaker #Womensart
tree trucks and branches.
"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled" -Mark Twain
Ingleborough, Yorkshire, painting by Sue Scott.
A plea for a meaningful intervention - Adelphi tent encampment London Dear Paula, Bob and Matthew I wanted to thank you again for facilitating the display of my Outsiders exhibition on homelessness inside Parliament last year. The touring exhibition has now had over 120,000 visitors and continues to tour. Matthew I really valued our conversation about homelessness in the exhibition space - it was clear to me then that you really understood the issues and were determined to do something meaningful to address the problems. Dear Adam and Sadia You don't know me, but I am a documentary photographer who works with marginalised communities and uses photography to highlight social inequality. You can see something about the Outsiders project on homelessness and substandard housing here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnOdqk4req0o Dear All Five of the participants in Outsiders have now died while experiencing homelessness. Since I stopped the photography in 2022 the situation has become exponentially worse both in London and in the other cities which I covered during the project. One of the most noticeable changes has been the development of tent encampments and I am writing to all of you about the encampment which is currently behind the Adelphi in London. I believe plans are being drawn up to get an injunction to clear the encampment without any meaningrut Intervention to address the problems laced by the community there. It seems to me that it is an extraordinary situation that in the wealthiest borough, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, these people are struggling to survive against all the odds and not receiving the support needed to transition them out of homelessness and help them become productive members of society. As a society we are defined by how we treat the poor. Regardless of the legal position I believe that we all have a moral and ethical responsibility towards those who have fallen through the gaps and ended up experiencing homelessness. The people in this encampment are vulnerable and marginalised. The women have all been sexually assaulted or subjected to violence while sleeping rough in London. They rely on the men in the encampment for their safety and if the camp is simply cleared, they will end up back on the street with no safety net, likely being subjected to ongoing sexual abuse and exploitation. People in the camp have both mental and physical health needs which need to be addressed. One has diabetes, has open sores on his legs and is likely to suffer amputations, blindness and possibly death via diabetic coma unless this is addressed. There are mental nean ana suostance abuse chauenges as wel. However overa nis is a close knit communit wrich nas become ponded togeter ov the power of a shared experience. Disbanding the camp with no plans for transitioning the occupants into a stable home would be cruel and irresponsible. The people in the camp also rely on their dogs to provide emotional support. One of the worst things about sleeping rough is being ignored and treated like something less than human. Having something to love and which will love you back unconditionally can be the difference between life and death for someone in their situation. All of them have been told they will have to give up their dogs to get support. I believe that to be an inhumane and unreasonable position to take. There is a desperate need for a multidisciplinary intervention with this camp. If you bulldoze it you will break the bonds within the community ana simply move the problem somewnere else. It isn t a solution to what nas become a nuge problem tor society and is a test for your humanity as the people with the power to change things. Collectively you control billions in spending, control the public policy on homelessness and housing and do have the power to intervene and ensure a positive outcome for the people in this camp. I have attached some portraits taken yesterday and would urge you to look at them and consider how you would feel if they were members of your family who had fallen on hard times. I know that with a sweep of a pen you can simply have them moved on but would ask you to consider whether there is a different approach and who gains from simply sweeone unese oroolems under ine caroet. Experience has taught me to have very low expectations when it comes to asking for support like this in a society which knows the price or everything ana the value or little, but i belleve that you are all good people who came Into public service with the best of Intentions and hope you can find it in your hearts to help. Thank you all for reading this and I hope something can be done. Best Marc Davenant
I spent hours yesterday at the tent encampment behind the Adelphi in London and as a result have sent this open letter with a plea for a meaningful intervention to
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
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@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman
I used to make cyanotypes myself (back before bread took over my life). Someday I will again.
Mrs D Cheatle of 16 Athol Road, Sheffield, operates a Capstan lathe at a munitions factory, 1942 (Imperial War Museum).
#Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit
Taken in #France using vintage lenses in 2025 by #©SteveC #Photography #notAI
I am not always a fan of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's portraits. His landscapes though are a different matter and I'm happy to post this again. He captures the often smokey and murky Whitby perfectly. This dates to around 1890 and I would think it is probably around November.
Shire Horse Sale, Denby Dale, west Yorkshire, 1989, photo by Don McPhee.
