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Recent Posts
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- ‘The camera is my weapon of choice’: Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation – and those who defied it 5 March 2026
- Woodthorpe Meadow Nature Reserve 4 March 2026
- Today at the SpyCop enquiry, on photographers 3 March 2026
- MAGA influencer thinks headphones are making men gay 3 March 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
Tag Archives: Photography
Zine :: Travellers
[A5 40 Page] A ‘photo-essay’ describing the lives of what were once called New Age Travellers and the Free Festivals scene. People looked at the various examples provided by gypsies here and in Europe; to nomadic people across the world. … Continue reading
‘The camera is my weapon of choice’: Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation – and those who defied it
The visionary photographer captured the ugliness of racism in America, as well as the strength and dignity of those who opposed it – from cleaners in the corridors of power to Martin Luther King Jr proclaiming his dream Oliver Laughland … Continue reading
Woodthorpe Meadow Nature Reserve
Gosh! a sunny day, so unusual innit!
Today at the SpyCop enquiry, on photographers
BLOODY HELL, photographers, did they mean me???? Report by #spycop Carlo ‘Neri’/Soracchi: “No Platform will try to avoid police, but accept that confrontation with them is almost inevitable. Members will speak to officers when being followed, complying with basic requests, … Continue reading
Round the block at Woodthorpe
A Semester in Nottingham, 1976, an exhibition : Sat 21 Mar 2026 – Sat 09 May 2026
Bonington Gallery presents A Semester in Nottingham, 1976, an exhibition of photographs by Baltimore-based John Dean. Captured during his time as a visiting student to Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in 1976, these photographs offer a powerful glimpse into Nottingham life during a … Continue reading
Polarised and angry skies
Woodthorpe Park and the Tropical Hothouse
I asked Gemini AI, to produced an ‘Artist Statement’ for me.
For an artist statement for Alan Lodge (often known as “Tash”), the tone needs to be a blend of documentary grit, social activism, and a deep-seated respect for alternative lifestyles. His work isn’t just about taking pictures; it’s about bearing … Continue reading
YET another grey cold wet miserable winters day, out and about [85mm 1.8]
Shrovetide ‘Mob’ Football, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Shrovetide ‘Mob’ Football, Ashbourne, Derbyshire #ashbourne #derbyshire #shrovetide #football #photography #nikon #z9 #lightroom #slideshow
Golly Gosh!! At last, sunny day. 14mm and very graphical B&W.
Another grey cold wet miserable winters day, out and about (in 14mm)
Early Me, two kids and Billy the Donkey
Solidarity with Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis against ICE operations
First piccys out and about outside, while hobbling about on crutches
Testing my fingers on a camera.
Testing my fingers on a camera for the first time since the op. My index finger still need some work. Wasn’t in the right place for the shutter button!
Interview with Stewart Lee for BBC Radio 4 : Artworks What Happened to Counter-Culture?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hkx3 ep. 4. Culture Clash My contribution / interview on Beanfield etc at 25:00 mins More than just a cultural trend – counter-culture became a social movement so powerful it shaped institutions, businesses, politics and the attitudes and aspirations of … Continue reading
Photography : The only way to prove that you have been clubbed by a policeman
Expert Blog: The future of digital arts education
Michael Marsden, Executive Dean of the Nottingham School of Art & Design Expert Blog: The future of digital arts education Though few people realise it, one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK right now is the creative industries … Continue reading
