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- A message from NUJ on World Press Freedom Day 2026 3 May 2026
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- A Musical Interlude at the MayDay Rally, Speakers Corner, Nottingham 3 May 2026
- Nadia Whittome MP speech disrupted by the RCP at MayDay, Nottingham 3 May 2026
- Chris T, Nottingham NUJ speech on the jeopardy faced by journalists worldwide 3 May 2026
- MayDay Rally at Speakers Corner, Nottingham 3 May 2026
- This World Press Freedom Day, American journalists are under attack 2 May 2026
- Water feature in Sheffield, slow motion 30 April 2026
- Journalists report physical attacks and death threats to safety tracker 28 April 2026
- Some medical MRI photography, of my spine 27 April 2026
- 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
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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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Gosh! Release hasn’t got any money. That is news! Just had yet another e-mail asking for free work. This orgaisation, I’ve associated with since the mid-1970’s though. Release! Acting Director, taken over from Mike Goodman. I don’t think we have … Continue reading
Mike Slocobme on the Urban75 site Congratulations!! i said: “Your on the ?intelligence site, for police matter set up at: http://www.policestop.org.uk. I’d sent a copy to SchNews. ‘cos they got a mention, also. Anyway, SchNews just written back to me, … Continue reading
Blow-Up (1966) Blow-Up (1966) is director Michelangelo Antonioni’s view of the world of mod fashion, and an engaging, provocative murder mystery that examines the existential nature of reality through photography. Antonioni’s first film in English, it quickly became one of … Continue reading
Photography on the telly tonight Two items on BBC2 tonight. 8.00pm Fame Fashion and Photography. – the real ‘Blow Up’ Was never into ‘fashion photography’. well have all sorts of things about fashion, i suppose. But guys like David Bailey … Continue reading
B visits B came round, this afternoon. Various adventures with Desert Storm, [sound-system]. been commuting back and fro, between, Nottingham and Rimini, Italy. Know the cahp, since we lived in Wales. Nice to see him, keeeping the traditions going. More … Continue reading
The ‘standard practise’ of police filming They’ve used a surveillance montage of mine, on the Bristol Indymedia front page. It introduces this item. Seems to be ‘getting about’ this one. The ‘standard practise’ of police filming: Shot by both sides … Continue reading
Bristol Party Video Evidence on Indymedia Mathew Williams – Truthseekers footage http://sf.indymedia.org/uploads/truthseeks.rm Its from http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/08/139848.php http://bristol.indymedia.org/ Video of the police violence at Bristol free party If anyone needs copies of the video of the police violence, which now includes an … Continue reading
Just in case there are any passing readers, thought I would announce that it’s my birthday today! And another year! Siri phoned me earlier, Sam hasn’t, of course. I thought I’d cook sommat nice tonight, and have started on some … Continue reading
Unban75 Chat Room Here is the Urban75 Chat Room. Alway seems quite well attended. But quite a lot of bollox talked! http://www.urban75.com/chat.html Have organised my own, from cam pages in a pop-up box http://www6.camarades.com/jirc/index.html?room=970675854&nick=tash
New Front end! Gosh, have just worked out what a ‘text box’ can do on a webpage. Have also included ‘Layers’ for the first time. Wowah! Got to work out now, how to keep them stationary, rather than scoll. Because … Continue reading
suitable accommodation for all In Utopia, Thomas Moore himself describes a dystopian kingdom, where “the nobles and gentlemen” are “even tearing down houses and demolishing whole towns” in search of greater incomes. Krishan Kumar states that, “Architecture has always been … Continue reading
“Get off my land!” “What makes it your land?” “My father gave it to me” “And what made it his land?” “His father gave it to him” “And what made it his land?” “His father fought for it” “Right”, says … Continue reading
The definition of a ‘Traveller’ A recent traveller publication says, “The definition of a ‘Traveller’ is so open to interpretation that probably the fairest suggestion is that of: someone who has the means of living a nomadic lifestyle.”. It also … Continue reading
Hello anyone reading this!! Am out in the peak district taking pictures. just now at the side of the road, waiting for the sun to go down a bit more, and for the kettle to boil. Just time for a … Continue reading
Guilfin need a re-design Hope you all enjoyed the ‘fluffy bunny’ card I sent! It came from a site, where I was spoiled for choice. I was trying to show it as better example, than the crap photo, that otherwise … Continue reading
Some Features of ‘Events’ Alternative Experiments Animals Arrest Art Backdrops Banners Barbed Wire with Ditches Benders Black & Rasta Bogs Bow Tops & Horses Buses & Bus Living Cafes Campfires Caravans Ceremonies & Celebration Chilums & Pipes Chill Out Climbing … Continue reading
Why Video Activism? Video Activism deters police violence. Video Activism helps to document what occurs at actions, for legal follow-up purposes. Video Activism doesn’t water-down, or alter the message of the people. Video Activism gives the people themselves opportunities to … Continue reading
Why Video Activism? Video Activism deters police violence. Video Activism helps to document what occurs at actions, for legal follow-up purposes. Video Activism doesn’t water-down, or alter the message of the people. Video Activism gives the people themselves opportunities to … Continue reading
License to photograph coppers! What about this? A little while ago a staffer was photographing a ( peaceful ) demo. Police officer says ” If you either photograph me, or publish a photograph of me, I will consider it a … Continue reading
University to arm eco-warriors with legal sword and shield Kirsty Scott Guardian Monday April 29, 2002 They have pursued polluters, challenged developers and chained themselves to trees. Now Britain’s eco-warriors have the chance to qualify in the art of environmental … Continue reading


