WHERE WILL THE SOULS OF THE DEAD LIVE NOW? Angel Meadow is a crucible land. Once bucolic, it became home to a notorious slum in the years of the industrial revolution, and at its northern end a now anonymous pauper’s burial ground conceals the bodies of up to 40,000 people. In recent years a vast sum of money from Hong Kong has been invested in regenerating the local district, and Angel Meadow, deemed a park these days, is slowly being […]
GATHERING POINTS We’re better when we work together…. A film about the people of Swinton, and the places they gather to tell their stories. This is a film that explores community through the voices of people that live, work and volunteer in the town of Swinton, Salford. We visit five venues; The Valley Gardens, The Swinton Nail salon, The Hive Cafe, The Parade Chippy and the Grand Palais. Stories emerge, that reveal the human connections we can all make, and […]
SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2025 – WANT TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS USING FILM? – 8 PLACES £65 Film is back! The popularity of film continues to rise, perhaps as something of an antidote to the instant, fragile nature of digital photography. I click to create it, one click to delete it. But film is different. It requires patience, a different approach, and negatives can last for decades. It also requires a new set of skills to learn the […]
A slow moment, creating a slow moment, taken on a commuter train between Manchester and Warrington iPhone
A micro film, in slow motion, capturing a brief period of time one evening on Thomas Street in Manchester iPhone.
GATHERING POINTS TUESDAY APRIL 30TH – SATURDAY 4TH MAY RESIDENCY AT ARTS LET LOOSE, SWINTON, SALFORD 69-72 The Parade, Swinton Square, M27 4BD Starting on Tuesday 30th April 2024, I will be taking up residency for the week at the Arts Let Loose unit on Swinton Square Precinct, where I will be showing my documentary film Gathering Points, a film about the people of Swinton and the places they gather to share their stories. The screenings are free, and I’ll […]
3RD-10TH JUNE, THE WHITE HOTEL, SALFORD New dates have been released for ‘Dark Days, Luminous Nights’, my project in collaboration with Manchester Collective and the movement artist Blackhaine. The postponed event in January quickly sold out, extra time slots have been added. The immersive event at The White Hotel, Salford, will consist of photographs aswell as a film I wrote and directed, to illustrate the music recorded by Manchester Collective, featuring work by Bartok, Kilar and Edmund Finnis. For […]
DARK DAYS, LUMINOUS NIGHTS In 2019 I was commissioned by Manchester Collective to produce a collection of stills and a film, exploring the ancient and haunting Irk Valley in Manchester. The project was exhibited at Salford’s The White Hotel in June 2021. This was the Manchester Collective’s summing up of the project. “It’s 2021. Manchester. Gleaming apartments rise up over the ancient river Irk, and under the prime real estate of Angel Meadow, 40,000 bodies are buried. Cities change. […]
This film was made in 1927, directed by FW Murnau and is considered to be one of the great movies from the era of silent films. I watched it recently, and found it beautiful both visually and in it’s tale of love and redemption. This is the Wikipedia entry