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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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Compulsory ID cards planned :: Statewatch
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/apr/06uk-id.htm The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, has announced that a Bill to introduce ID cards will be published in the next few weeks – which will include powers to make them compulsory without further legislation. Last week the Prime Minister, … Continue reading
New Software on my Sony Ericsson P800 mobile phone – Screenshots
http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=86254 New Software on my P800 – Screenshots Recently got WoldMate and Photo Editor for the symbian Operating System. This is so much nearer to being a PC, rather than just a phone ….. Here are few descriptive shots, to … Continue reading
6th Annual Cannabis March & Festival Carnival style march
The 6th Annual Cannabis March & Festival Carnival style march from Kennington Park is on “8th May: (assemble 12pm) with floats, banners, costumes and samba beats leading to an all day free festival in Brockwell Park, Brixton (licence permitting). Poets … Continue reading
“Easter, And now the news.. ” …
… about 2,000 years ago when some guy who allegedly said how great it would be if everyone was nice to each other for a change, and got nailed to a cross for his troubles. Rumours that his persecutors asked … Continue reading
SchNEWS at Ten Tour – coming to a town near you?
http://www.schnews.org.uk/extras/tour.htm As part of their 10th birthday celebrations some of the SchNEWS crew are hitting the road again! Does anyone remember the SchLIVE tour of 1996? (See www.schnews.org.uk/archive/round-schlive-tour.htm) It’ll be nothing like that anyway… After a hugely inspiring night in … Continue reading
Mayday Events
Since 1999 Mayday in the UK has re-established itself as a focus for anti-capitalists to gather and to celebrate our collective visions and mark our past struggles. This in turn began a dialogue which still continues, into the nature of … Continue reading
European Creative Forum (ECF)
The newly-formed European Creative Forum (ECF) joins the call to all artists, musicians, performers, DJ’s, dancers, designers, writers, film-makers, writers, poets, actors, architects, rappers, jugglers, journalists, media activists, culture jammers, critics, promoters, organisations, charities, campaigns, collectives, networks and individuals who … Continue reading
My Nikon Kit
I mainly use a Nikon FE2 with a range of lenses. Pictures of the layout and kit at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=80881 http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfeseries/fe2/index.htm I use a 2nd body, a Nikon FM2n, mainly for Colour slide work. Further description of my main Nikon Kit … Continue reading
My Sony Ericsson P800
Some have asked about the kit I use, for my PhotoBlog [on Fotopages]. I use a Sony Ericsson P800. Aside from being a phone, it’s a PC with internet connection GPRS MMS WAP and SMS. It can read TXT PDF … Continue reading
Freelance Photo-Journalist Issues List
As a ‘Freelance Photo-Journalist’, issues of concern are very different to those ‘office based’ workers The main issue of concern to me, at the moment, are primarily in ‘Public Order’ matters. · Press card recognition by the authorities, the police … Continue reading
Tom Hurndall – student photojournalist aged 22 – was shot in the head
Tom Hurndall – student photojournalist aged 22 – was shot in the head on 11 April last year, while shepherding children to safety in a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza. After spending nine months in a coma he died on … Continue reading
Music Plasma
Music Plasma helps identify all the artists fitting your musical tastes. http://musicplasma.com Type in a band, invididual, classical composer and it plays you samples, and shows graphical links to other outfits, you might like. Learnt about this site, from BBC … Continue reading
Some Pictures of Party Fun Shop
at Canning Circus in Nottingham City has a few of these now. being a 24hr party city …….. So, thought it a ‘groovy’ window, so took these snaps as i wandered past. http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=78107
New BBC Documentary series looking for travellers
New BBC Documentary series We’re looking for travellers between 25-35 years old whose parents don’t entirely understand them… ‘Parent Trap’ is a new series that will explore the relationship between parents and their children after they have left home and … Continue reading
Mayday Collective decided not to proceed with plans for an anti-capitalist event this year
Following a meeting held in mid-January the London Mayday Collective decided not to proceed with plans for an anti-capitalist event this year. This will be the first time in 5 years that there has not been an event of its … Continue reading
Plant Trees, Not Bombs
This is Jonny’s van, on Forest fields. He decked it out, for an anti-war demo in London. Wonder if he got sqirals living in it? More on my Photoblog at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=71539
Further Aggro at Party / Raves. Yes, It’s still all going on …. !
Police used CS spray at rave March 31, 2004 07:19 http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=31+Mar+2004+07%3A19&tbrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&brand=EDPOnline&itemid=NOED30+Mar+2004+20%3A20%3A36%3A200 Norfolk police last night admitted using CS gas to disperse revellers during the break-up of an illegal rave at a disused warehouse near Norwich airport. Chief Insp Nick Dean, … Continue reading
Black Rocks: Derbyshire
Just a wander around the Egde at Black Rocks, nr Wirksworth Photos at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=74868 and a map of the area …… http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=421500&y=354500&z=3&sv=421500,354500&st=4&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=779
Just a thought ……………….
“He who seeks to know himself in the universe is as one who gazes at his own reflection in the warm waters of the oasis, after the camels have been”


