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Recent Posts
- Castlemorton …. 34 years ago 21 May 2026
- Free Party, A Retrospective. Film and Panel discussion at Lost Horizon, Bristol 21 May 2026
- DiY set … from oh such a long time ago 21 May 2026
- New Camera Hype :: The Problem with Modern Camera Reviews 20 May 2026
- A Photographic Life-419: See/Saw ‘Photo London 2026 and Peckham 24’ 20 May 2026
- Guardian photographer ‘exposed to risk’ after Farage shares press card picture 18 May 2026
- Vehicles Gallery 17 May 2026
- @elsheriffxoxo, his sharing electronic music find. 16 May 2026
- Nottingham Green Festival : YouTube Short 15 May 2026
- EXPLAINER – the Crime and Policing Act 2026 15 May 2026
- Observatory : Nottingham Trent University NTU 13 May 2026
- Me in 10mm Wide-Angle 12 May 2026
- Panoramas in BW 10 May 2026
- Saturday Afternoon Panoramas 9 May 2026
- How DiY Sound System blazed a trail for the ’90s free party movement 9 May 2026
- ’90s rave documentary, Free Party: A Folk History, set for streaming release – DJ mag 9 May 2026
- Free Party: A Folk History, streaming event 9 May 2026
- Free Party- A Folk History + Q&A at Bonington Theatre, Gedling, Nottingham 8 May 2026
- A Dope Portrait 7 May 2026
- Berlin Wall Gallery 6 May 2026
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
Monthly Archives: May 2026
DiY set … from oh such a long time ago
DiY Nottingham based Sound System. Pictures taken Just before Castlemorton event …. oh such a long time ago Just roughed these up on my phone from negs …. Will scan properly later, but many projects on the go at once … Continue reading
New Camera Hype :: The Problem with Modern Camera Reviews
My YouTube feed is currently flooded with influencers praising the new £1,299 Lumix L10 as a “must-have.” But let’s look past the hype at how the camera industry’s marketing machine actually works: It feels like a losing battle. We’ve reached … Continue reading
A Photographic Life-419: See/Saw ‘Photo London 2026 and Peckham 24’
Guardian photographer ‘exposed to risk’ after Farage shares press card picture
NUJ warns that Farage actions could expose journalist to abuse. By Alice Brooker Reform leader Nigel Farage has said being visited by a Guardian photographer underlined why he needed extra security. The Guardian has issued a statement in defence of its photographer … Continue reading
Vehicles Gallery
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@elsheriffxoxo, his sharing electronic music find.
Nottingham Green Festival : YouTube Short
EXPLAINER – the Crime and Policing Act 2026
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 finally became law on 29 April and, like previous criminal justice legislation, it is vast. It includes several new police powers and new offences related to protests in Part 10 of the Act. The … Continue reading
Observatory : Nottingham Trent University NTU
Since having mobility issues [crutches], I have engaged in a few projects more locally based. Including the ‘Nottingham Trent University B&W’ set. :: https://tinyurl.com/22mvwvm7a work in progress. You can see the development of this project from my earlier Linkedin post … Continue reading
Me in 10mm Wide-Angle
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alan Lodge Photographer (@tashuk) I asked Gemini AI to comment on the picture : The image ‘Tash in Wide-Angle’ is a striking exercise in perspective, texture, and character. Through the use … Continue reading
How DiY Sound System blazed a trail for the ’90s free party movement
Throughout the ’90s, the DiY Sound System put on countless free events, ran a recording studio and two record labels, and took their hedonistic parties around the world. Here, Harold Heath speaks to co-founder Harry Harrison about his new book, … Continue reading
’90s rave documentary, Free Party: A Folk History, set for streaming release – DJ mag
New footage has been added for the 2026 screening of the film Photo credit: Michelle Miles, Free Party: A Folk History The ’90s rave documentary, Free Party: A Folk History, will be available to stream very soon. The film, which premiered … Continue reading
Free Party: A Folk History, streaming event
https://freepartydoc.info/streaming IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING!!After 7½ years in the making — Free Party: A Folk History is going out into the world. 🌍On May 21st — timed to begin around the 34th anniversary of Castlemorton — we’re launching a 30-day pre-release … Continue reading
Free Party- A Folk History + Q&A at Bonington Theatre, Gedling, Nottingham
Tonight :: Friday 8th May, I am contributing to the Questions and Answers about the film and scene, after the showing …. please come if you can. Bonington theatreArnold Leisure CentreHigh Street ArnoldNottingham NG5 7EE 7.00pm on Friday 8th May … Continue reading
A Dope Portrait
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alan Lodge Photographer (@tashuk) I asked Gemini AI to comment on my picture here: This portrait captures a young man in a moment of quiet confidence, rendered in a monochrome palette … Continue reading
Berlin Wall Gallery
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