Image 1: My own front door. A place of safety. No one abusive has the keys. I have found my place of sanctuary. Image 2: Home. Is not always your own home. In this Poang chair, I can relax. I can be me. I can feel safe. It feels like home. And...
Born in Warrington I have watched it develop into a New Town when young, and now older I am watching it being demolished as the town sprawls outwards into the Green Belt with the town centre re-developed into apartments with ambitions of a future city...
The vision towards hometowns is we want the world to view Soweto as we view it but don’t want to change their perspective, just to show people that there’s a different side to what they often see. Our village is Soweto, based in Johannesburg South...
This partially illuminated sign was on the side of an old pub called ‘Mulvany’s Lounge’, it was mostly home to locals and always had a collection of old fellas teasing the last out of halves of mild in the doorway while smoking roll ups. In...
Newcastle Tyne Bridge and River. 2.00am. 1976. Wherever I move this goes with me. By Andrew Muse...
B Clarke’s and Family is the butchers right next door to our greengrocers. It was started in the 1950’s by Brian Clarke and his uncle. It has been open on Allerton Road since 1987, now the shop is managed by Vicki, Brian’s daughter. They describe...
Chandlers is another family business with a great old-school vibe - it feels like a shop straight from Gilmore Girls… This shop is a hardware store of sorts, though it sells anything and everything. I love visiting this shop and the highlight has to be...
Like many of these local businesses, Candice is an active player in the community. She’s excited about the area and keen to put it on the map. She often comes up with great local initiatives such as the recent ‘Tenner Festival’. Whenever I see her...
Claire and Marie are both colourful and upbeat women with a friendly attitude that lights up the clinic. This is reflected in the great relationships they have with their clients. When I came to photograph them, they were sitting together laughing over a cup of...