Smithfields Nocturne 2009

a few pics here. Tough gig to shoot.

Police Forcibly Detain Press Photographer

While covering the London Tamil protest press photographer and NUJ member Justin Tallis was violently grabbed by TSG police officers and detained. Although he asked why he was “being arrested” he received no answer.

see the video here:

LFGSS track day 3

at Herne Hill, in the magnificent sunshine. Click through for more images.

new trix

The awesome Juliet, mid way through a new trick – a no-handed pop up wheelie to barspin. Now she’s nailed it she can name it.

Safety in numbers

from the latest (and excellent) CTC campaign:

There is good evidence to support the idea that cycling gets safer the more people do it.
Yet despite this, many organisations are reluctant to encourage cycling for fear that this would increase the number of casualties on the roads. This approach fails to recognise the fact that cycling’s health benefits greatly outweigh any risks involved – not to mention the benefits to the environment and people’s quality of life. The emphasis must now be on tackling the fears that prevent people from cycling more or not cycling at all. This can be done by: improving driver behaviour, creating more welcoming and cycle-friendly streets and giving people the confidence to cycle more. This will be good not only for our health, but also for streets, communities and the environment.
Countries in Europe with high levels of cycle use tend to be less risky for cyclists. In Denmark, people cycle over 900 kilometres a year and it is a far safer country to cycle in than Portugal, where barely 30 km is covered by each person by bike annually.

see here and here for more details and how you can make a difference.

bike trix

a few friends practicing some tricks…

rollapaluza

I had the pleasure of watching Tom Oldham at work yesterday, shooting for the up and coming Rollapaluza crowd. Incredible fun, this is going to be massive. Follow them at www.rollapaluza.com.

urban poetry

following on from the first post that kicked off this blog, here are a few more images.

Ian Tomlinson – image stabilised video

watch closely…

cyclodelic fashion shoot

a couple of weeks ago now I did a shoot for cyclodelic’s topshop marketing campaign. The shots are here. Hope you like them – they’ve been featured in a lot of the press this month, and kept me very busy.