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Recent Posts
- A Sunny Escape: An April Afternoon in Woodthorpe Grange Park 26 April 2026
- Sunny Saturday afternoon, gadding about in Nottingham 25 April 2026
- Starlapse of the Lyrids meteor shower on Wednesday night, failed 24 April 2026
- St. Georges Day 23 April 2026
- Capoeira in Market Square, Nottingham 22 April 2026
- Day out at University of Nottingham Park 21 April 2026
- Vaisakhi Parade in Nottingham. 2026 20 April 2026
- Vaisakhi Gallery 19 April 2026
- Capoeira in Market Square, Nottingham 19 April 2026
- Charles Veitch on YouTube : Confrontationist 19 April 2026
- ‘Stop Trump’ Rally at Speakers Corner, Nottingham. 18 April 2026
- Surfin’ (Ernest ranglin) – Jazz Roots Quartet – Groupe reggae jazz Lille Hauts de France 18 April 2026
- Ernest Ranglin & The High Notes – Surfin (live) 18 April 2026
- Ernest Ranglin, Surfin’ 18 April 2026
- A Photographic Life-134.5: What Does Photography Mean To You? Grant Scott In Conversation 18 April 2026
- Des at the Sherwood Library Opening 17 April 2026
- Sherwood Library opening …. finally! 17 April 2026
- Tash, a supporter of the Sea Shepherd 17 April 2026
- This Flashmob recreates Rembrandt’s Night Watch 16 April 2026
- The Crime and Policing Bill progress 16 April 2026
An ongoing diary of stuff, allsorts, and things wot happen ……
I am a photographer with a special interest to document the lives of travelling people and those attending Festivals, Stonehenge etc, what the press often describe as ‘New Age Travellers’ and many social concerns.
With my photography, I have tried to say something of the wide variety of people engaged in ‘Alternatives’, and youths’ many sub-cultures and to present a more positive view.
I have photographed many free and commercial events and have, in recent years, extended my work to include dance parties (’rave culture’), gay-rights events, environmental direct actions, and protest against the Criminal Justice Act and more recently, issues surrounding the Global Capitalism.
Further, police surveillance has recently become a very important subject for me!
In recognition of this work, received a ‘Winston’ from Privacy International, at the 1998 ‘Big Brother’ Awards. The citation reads: “Alan Lodge is a photographer who has spent more than a decade raising awareness of front-line police surveillance activities, particularly the endemic practice of photographing demonstrators and activists”.
I am based in Nottingham, UK.
Quotes & Thoughts
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But, conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.”
Martin Luther King Jr.“In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance.
In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!!”
Harry Lime [Orsen Wells] The Third Man 1949“Civilization will not attain to its perfection, until the last stone from the last church, falls on the last priest.”
Emile Zola“….I have an important message to deliver to all the cute people all over the world.
If you’re out there and you’re not cute, maybe you’re beautiful, I just want to tell you somethin’- there’s more of us ugly mother-fuckers than you are, hey-y, so watch out now…”
Frank Zappa
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Guardian competition: Best Britist Blog. And the winner is .. .. The Guardian held a competition to find the Best Britist Blog. The winners have just been announced. I entered, but wasn’t one of them …. He ho. No £1000 … Continue reading
A scary poster: Matt the Cat design http://www.catarax.co.uk/ BASS collective Brighton Sound Systems http://www.bass23.org/
<img src=”http://tash.gn.apc.org/C0323_20montage.jpg” DEALINGS WITH THE POLICE and ARRESTS AT DEMONSTRATIONS A. Overview A summary of points discussed at a meeting with freelance journalists / N.U.J. members at Marlborough on Saturday, 21/04/01 The police are increasingly ignoring press cards and arresting … Continue reading
<img src=”http://tash.gn.apc.org/C0323_20montage.jpg” DEALINGS WITH THE POLICE and ARRESTS AT DEMONSTRATIONS A. Overview A summary of points discussed at a meeting with freelance journalists / N.U.J. members at Marlborough on Saturday, 21/04/01 The police are increasingly ignoring press cards and arresting … Continue reading
Iraq – War, or not ? I guess I’m at variance with many of my friends, and the ‘scene’ at large. I’m not in favour of war(s). However, I have to tell you , that with the current set of … Continue reading
Simon Hogsberg – Street Photographer There is a long tradition of ‘street photography’. Many motives of the photographers, from style, to human emotions. Descriptions of us as animals, with our traits and interactions. But, if you want a study of … Continue reading
Reclaim The Future – location Programme: http://rts.gn.apc.org/diary.htm If your looking for a Countryside Alliance ‘Alternative’ event. This might be it. Check out the RTS website for details. Hamish and Indymedia folks doing a show. The Reclaim the Future event starts … Continue reading
Reclaim The Future – location Programme: http://rts.gn.apc.org/diary.htm If your looking for a Countryside Alliance ‘Alternative’ event. This might be it. Check out the RTS website for details. Hamish and Indymedia folks doing a show. The Reclaim the Future event starts … Continue reading
DV Video Blog for Teachers http://dvforteachers.manilasites.com/ About DV for Teachers This site and blog is dedicated to helping educators with the ins and outs of digital video, from Pre-K to PhD. If you’re an educator trying to get started with … Continue reading
Northern Arts Tactical Offensive nATo is a banner organisation , bringing together artists working on a broad spectrum of cultural, social and political issues. We are dedicated to the production of spontaneous, independent and conscious public art. http://www.nato.uk.net/ Jai Redman … Continue reading
2-pop – The Digital Filmmaker’s Resource Site A writer to the Guardian this week, pointed out the Ben Hammersleys piece “Mac, camera, action! Guardian 5sept02”, was all very well, as far as it goes, but pointed out the existance of … Continue reading
Police officer found guilty of assault This is a solid example of the use of photographic or video evidence. It is something that has interested me a long time now. It is frequently the case that when complaining about the … Continue reading
Hitchcock Quote “I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them” Alfred Hitchcock I dunno!, I think this is probably where i’m coming from 🙂
Countryside Alliance Party Invite! As you see from posts from last few days, have just got down from mountains in Snowdonia. Lovely, want to move there….. Except, would have to compete with all the second home-rs there ……. Quite tired, … Continue reading
Snowdonia ‘Live’ Webcams http://www.fhc.co.uk/weather/live/ These web cameras provide the first high level mountain panaromas in Wales. They offer you a year round window on the high mountains of Snowdonia, updated every minute. Quite amazing really. Met Office Info for the … Continue reading
Mountain Itinerary Back in Nottingham now. Have been about within the Snowdonia National Park. However, since my last post, via my WAP phone, on friday, I’ve not been able to raise a signal. I am an o2 [Cellnet] customer. However, … Continue reading
Phew! now in B&B in Betws y Coed. Place called Rosehill. Very comfortable. Well, better than I’m used to 🙂 Have been to Llyn Cowlyd, lake with dam at on end. Start of huge pipeline, stretching off, as far as … Continue reading
PS. Mountain called Moel Siabod. ht 872m ref: 706547 sheet 115 (Snowdon). now back down in village. bit fucked now. Food then bed. till the next.


