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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 âNew Age Travellersâ and many social concerns.
With my photography, I have tried to say something of the wide variety of people engaged in âAlternativesâ, and youthsâ 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 (ârave cultureâ), 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 âWinstonâ from Privacy International, at the 1998 âBig Brotherâ Awards. The citation reads: âAlan 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 activistsâ.
I am based in Nottingham, UK.
Quotes & Thoughts
âCowardice 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.â
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 â 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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Another Circle Line Party, Yea!!
“Thought a few peeps might be interested in this – either helping with the planning, or just turning up to party on the night. Went on the last one and had an absolute blast: hundreds of people taking over a … Continue reading
NUJ Representatives Course: Northern College, near Barnsley
Have just finished this NUJ course, up in Barnsley. Twas very interesting and informative. Mainly for ‘staffers’ in the union, but it was useful for us freelance types also. Am writing to invite you to take part in a course … Continue reading
Block The Base At Menwith Hill : 19th March
For More Information Visit: http://www.blockthebase.org.uk DATE: Friday 19th March. TIME: 12:30pm Onwards. AIMS OF THE BLOCKADE: “Their will be a demonstration for those who do not wish to take part in direct action, as well as food, music, speeches, stalls, … Continue reading
Cannabis online: click now and it’s with you in 24 hours
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1135879,00.html As the drug is downgraded, police crack down on internet vendors offering supplies by post David McCandless Saturday January 31, 2004 The Guardian It will arrive next day by registered delivery in an unassuming padded envelope, promises the blurb … Continue reading
Free Money from Nigeria
This is getting so much worse. Zillions of mails from Nigeria [in particular], promising free money, all clearly scams by the local gangsters. But, not engaging with these chaps is not enough. The volume of them is simply getting oppressive. … Continue reading
More anti-Traveller stress
This is from this week SchNews. I think this a bloody sickening, but fear, and expect, there to be much more like it. Bastards!!! Travel Sickness People being kicked off land which they own and then having their dwellings burned … Continue reading
Hutton Inquiry: Final Report
the direct link, for those interested is: http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/content/report/index.htm
BBC buys up ‘Hutton inquiry’ Google links
Owen Gibson Media Guardian Monday January 26, 2004 http://media.guardian.co.uk/bbc/story/0,7521,1130050,00.html Just 48 hours before Lord Hutton delivers his verdict on the controversy surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly, the BBC has begun an advertising experiment that involves buying up all … Continue reading
Nine Ladies Possession Court Order Obtained
Nine Ladies Protest Camp, Derbyshire, Possession Court Order Obtained Thursday 22/01/2004. PAPERS SERVED THIS MORNING (Friday) eviction – imminent! Background: If Quarrying goes ahead, a 100m deep scar will blight a beautiful, and well loved landscape. The protest camp has … Continue reading
Photography of Vehicle Artwork
It has taken weeks ….. But since the new year, have been going back through my colour work and have tried to make a ‘best edit’ of ‘vehicles’ and ‘vehicle artwork’ I am half way through making a DVD disc … Continue reading
Political jargon : An explaination
Political jargon is difficult to understand most of the time, so when I came across this explanation I thought I should pass it on…. FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. PURE SOCIALISM: You have … Continue reading
Man shot in street
Bloody heck! This is getting sooooo Dodge City in these parts. Been happening years in Nottingham, of course, just like any city in the world. But, that don’t stop us getting scared. This was just a few yards down the … Continue reading
Lambeth Council Charge Cannabis Festival Licencee
2pm Wednesday 21st January. Court 2. Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, 211 Tooley St, London. – . Lambeth Council have summonsed Shane Collins, Cannabis Carnival Licencee and Green Party London Assembly candidate, to Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, 211 Tooley Street, at … Continue reading
Naked rambler completes his trek
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3420685.stm Mr Gough has had a long journey to the far north. The man dubbed the naked rambler has finally completed his marathon trek from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Stephen Gough, 44, from Hampshire, finished his walk after seven … Continue reading
Traveller camp drives away the bailiffs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1121701,00.html Traveller camp drives away the bailiffs Steven Morris Tuesday January 13, 2004 The Guardian The bailiffs had arrived shortly after first light with orders to evict the group of travellers from land they had been living on for the … Continue reading
Reclassification of cannabis
At bloody last! this is the first real progress on the subject, in thirty years…. no enough of course, because they still say it is wrong, and against the law. I say the law is wrong, and criminalizes otherwise, law … Continue reading
Am back again!
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND STUFF…… Well dear readers, sorry for not having posted much of late here. Haven’t had a great deal to say! Then, been away for a bit, photographing mountains, winter sun and snow etc …. Then the … Continue reading
Civil Contingencies Bill: measures to deal with terrorist attacks
This is what it is all about. Read the paper, and be very frightened! http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/reports/ccbill/pdf/compaper.pdf Sweeping new emergency laws to counter UK terror. The Independent, 23 November 2003 By Andy McSmith, Political Editor http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=3D466424 Sweeping measures to deal with terrorist … Continue reading
I DON’T do weddings
A report from the front !!!! I don’t do ‘social photography’ either, does the following tail, give any idea why??? đ -) Let me tell you about my last experience, for an Art Ed friend, who wanted reportage-style for her … Continue reading
FreeB.E.A.G.L.E.S legal resource centre for UK political activists
http://www.freebeagles.org Have discovered this resource to share with you: They say- “Welcome to freeB.E.A.G.L.E.S. legal resource centre for UK political activists Anyone who tries to bring about change for the better is going to come into contact with the law. … Continue reading


