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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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The Travellers’ situation “I like living in a caravan, am I such a terrible thing. I dare to be different. Now that is a terrible thing”. If only this was true, all of the help, advice, and support groups would … Continue reading
Nottingham University – Cold Winters Day Thought I would make a short photo-essay, of a pleasant afternoon. SSSSOOOO cold! but such a sunny day. The lake at the front of the university was frozen, ice all over, a couple of … Continue reading
Diggers and Dreamers Diggers and Dreamers website. If you’re interested in joining or setting up some kind of intentional community then this is the place for you. On this page you’ll find news and elsewhere many other useful resources including … Continue reading
Research in Nottingham Libary Regarding the police use of weapons I went to Nottingham City Library this morning, to look up previous instance of the previous loss of ammo and weapons by police in the county. I know of instances … Continue reading
Gun Crime and Police response – Collected Links Last Saturday, there was a protest march and meeting in Nottingham. In common with many other cites, there has been a surge increase shootings and gun crime in general. This last week, … Continue reading
Drug dealer gets £3,000 from police // Thought I would include this piece, since it shows the difficulty, the authorities can get themselves in, regarding the surveillance of the citizen Vs the citizens right of privacy. Even in ‘crime’ this … Continue reading
Eisenhower on peace “I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had … Continue reading
Condoms outside my door. I live in an inner city area of Nottingham. Prostitute sell their wares in the streets, around and about. So, nothing new there then. However, got back from town this afternoon, went to open my door, … Continue reading
Mobile masts- part of the way ‘location data’ is administered. Since , having just been involved with trying to get ‘location data’ from O2, particular to my mobile phone, and the article have just refered to, in todays Guardian, I … Continue reading
Mobile Phone: Crime, Theft and ‘Location Data’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,889292,00.html Nicked and useless Police are clamping down on attempts to reprogramme mobiles, but with most stolen phones heading overseas, a global approach is necessary, writes S A Mathieson Thursday February 6, 2003. … Continue reading
The SchNEWS Annual 2003 Further call for entries schnews@brighton.co.uk CALL OUT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – SchNEWS ANNUAL 2003 The SchNEWS Annual 2003 is in production and we are calling out for material… We are after contributions of different kinds… ? photos … Continue reading
Speed cameras are being destroyed – there is a ‘movement’. Gosh! citizen all fed up with surveillance, and taking direct action! Well, it appears your average motorist has fantasies about damaging and rendering inoperable, speed cameras. Because its costing them … Continue reading
Inflatable Systems: inflatable installations for stages, gigs etc …. I mention these folks because they’ve just written to me ‘cos of mutual interests in art at ‘gigs’. They seem to have quite a professional outfit. It is with these sort … Continue reading
Data protection scam An official-looking envelope was delivered to the offices of the Association of Photographers. It was sent by Crown Data Collection Enforcement Agency. Inside is a Registration form and a statement which says it is a criminal offence … Continue reading
Desert Storm In Nottingham Yes – part of the posse is still cleaning the tent from the NYE party and others are back in the homelands – achieving anti-war mischief and starting to put on nights again. Here are some … Continue reading
Music I’m listening to, just now ….! In addition to my usual tastes in music. Like: Rock, Folk, House & Trance Tunes. I’ve been listening to quite a lot of Baroque music from the 18th century. I am one of … Continue reading
Joel Veitch: Kittens and ‘Scarey’ Flash animation Do i recommend you check out this chaps work, such creativity …. ! Joel Veitch, 27, of rathergood.com is a freelance web maniac based in London. He gave the world the Frightened Boy … Continue reading
John Paul Caponigro – Photographer http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com I thought, for the giggle, I would show you the price of photographic works, by a ‘proper’ photographer, dealing with some of my subjects. Caponigro is famous for some of his work, depicting Stonehenge. … Continue reading
Who Owns the Land: The copyrighting of our heritage Fay Godwin Violations of Rights in Britain Series 2 No.17 All over Britain, land is being taken away from the people who own it, or ruined by planning blight. People are … Continue reading
Entitlement Cards Unit: Home Office consultation on the subject, is now closed Stand: A Cynic’s Guide To Entitlement (*cough* ID *cough*) Cards http://www.stand.org.uk The Government’s consultation on “Entitlement” Cards has now closed. Thanks due to the thousands of people who … Continue reading


