Monthly Archives: March 2024

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Quote: First they came for …. then they came for me

“First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out – because I was not a communist. Then they … Continue reading

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A Short History of Enclosure in Britain

Simon Fairlie describes how the progressive enclosure of commons over several centuries has deprived most of the British people of access to agricultural land. The historical process bears little relationship to the “Tragedy of the Commons”, the theory which ideologues … Continue reading

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New zines and posters in my Shop

Have recently added a few more zine titles to my shop and some A2 ‘arty posters’. Please check ’em out. https://alanlodge.co.uk/index.php/shop

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‘Sky Mirror’ at the Nottingham Playhouse

Unveiled outside Nottingham Playhouse in 2001, the award-winning Sky Mirror is a renowned piece of our city’s cultural architecture that has provided the backdrop to many memories over the years. The sculpture was voted Nottingham’s favourite landmark in a landslide … Continue reading

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Drive 2 Survive Protest, London

Drive 2 Survive rally to protest anti-Traveller law ‘makes history’ The Drive 2 Survive rally kicked off with an explosive start in Parliament Square last week as campaigners warned of a ‘summer of discontent’ against the new racist police bill which will “wipe out” … Continue reading

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The Park Tunnel from Derby Road, Nottingham

The Park Tunnel was built in 1855 to allow horse-drawn carriages access to The Park Estate from Derby Road in Nottingham. The tunnel which links Derby Road to the aptly named Tunnel Road is one of the Park’s most unusual … Continue reading

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Gideon Mendel on documenting climate change

Photojournalist and regular AP contributor Peter Dench interviews multi-award winning photographer Gideon Mendel about his career, and his acclaimed long-term projects on climate change, Drowning World and Burning World. Gideon, who won AP’s Power of Photography award at the 2024 … Continue reading

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Nottingham in Wide-Angle : A Slideshow

Nottingham in Wide-Angle : A Slideshow Wide-angle stills around Nottingham from Insta 360 Ace Pro camera. 16mm lens / 35mm equivalent. #insta360 #AcePro #wideangle #nottingham

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Stonehenge Festival Campaign Quarterly News – Spring 2020 Equinox

This issue dedicated to Maureen PooleAka Mo Lodge – 30th March 1953 “Mo was famous – she spoke a lot of sense and walked the talk “ – Helen Dancer Many of you, will by now, have heard of the … Continue reading

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As a child, I roamed Dartmoor – and it shaped me. But across England, that freedom is being trampled on

Rosie Jewell – How can we expect people to care for the countryside if they are denied access to it? We must fight for our right to roam When people ask me where I’m from, I wryly tell them “the … Continue reading

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How I Turned my Android Phone Into a Camera Monitor

I’ve used the advantage of using my phone larger screen as an external monitor. Useful for studio and location shots. landscape etc and especially useful for me in re-photographing my negative archive. [Not much cop in a riot though]. How … Continue reading

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Lecture 2 Festivals Events 400 pics. 60mins

Lecture 2 Festivals Events 400 pics. 60mins Festivals, Travellers, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Free Party, Music, Environmental Protest, Reclaim the Street, Unions, Civil Disobedience, Policemen and …….. Lecture Slideshow 2 60mins. 400 pics / 9 sec change

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Traveller E Raver’ by Italian Publishers ‘Shake Edizioni Underground’

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Bristol van dweller numbers have quadrupled says report

By Pete Simson & Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley BBC News, Bristol The number of van dwellers in Bristol has quadrupled since 2020, according to new figures. A Bristol City Council report said the number had increased from 100-150 three years ago, to 600-650 in … Continue reading

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‘Negative Art’

I the middle of re-photographing black and white negatives. Thought I do a couple of direct negatives without inversion.

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Much of England’s ‘national landscapes’ out of bounds, say campaigners

Right to Roam finds areas of outstanding natural beauty have on average poorer footpath access than rest of England Helena Horton Environment reporterFri 15 Mar 2024 12.00 GMTShare England’s most stunning “national landscapes” are largely out of bounds, and 22 of … Continue reading

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Right to roam: paths to 2,500 public areas are being blocked by landowners due to outdated laws

Vixen Tor is a distinctive, craggy granite outcrop on the western side of Dartmoor, the largest and highest upland area in southern England. But this secluded moorland beauty spot, with a right to roam provided by the Countryside and Rights of Way … Continue reading

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Castlemorton, May 1992 : A Slideshow

The annual Avon Free Festival which had been occurring in the area around the May bank holiday for several years, albeit in different locations. [Inglestone, Sodbury Commons etc]. However, 1992 was the year Avon and Somerset Police intended to put … Continue reading

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