Racetrack Warriors
Since 1986 I've had a long with Caymanas Park, the last surviving horse racing track in Jamaica. I managed to revisited it in 2013-16 and once again gained behind-the-scenes access. This time swapping black n white film for digital colour.
Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986-88.
April 1986 that I took my initial photos with a Leica and a handheld lamp (no flash) It was here that I truly first encountered Jamaican sound system culture and the nascent dancehall scene.
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The Queens Platinum Jubilee.
The Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations were from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June 2022, when members of the public celebrated her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 70 years as Sovereign.
'Inna Dancehall Style
Inna Dancehall Style captures the extraordinary exuberance and creativity of Jamaican dancehall. A massively influential subcultural scene, it was raw, sensual and at times even bombastic, with an edginess born on the streets of the capital, Kingston. Dancehall music would eventually achieve worldwide prominence and notoriety, as would its fashion with bespoke boutique and homespun outfits. The early 90s was arguably its golden era and my photos cover the years of 1992 and 1994, mainly at The House of Leo Stone Love sessions on Cargill Avenue, and the Topline club at Southdale Plaza. Also included are a small set of UK Dancehall photos taken in London In 1993 on assignment for The Guardian and The Sunday Times respectfully. Images from my collection have also been published in numerous books including Reggae Xplosion (Virgin books, 2001), Lloyd Bradley’s Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music, ( BBC, 2002), Black Style (V&A, 2004), Street Style by Ted Polheums (PYMCA, 2010), Sound System: The Story Of Jamaican Music by Chris Salewicz and Adrian Boot (2012 ) and On The Dance Floor (A24, November 2022). In addition, two diptychs and a single image from the my collection were acquired by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2015.
'Bitter-Sweet Harvest' - Sugar workers in Jamaica.
In 2003 I had the opportunity of photographing the burning and harvesting of the sugar cane on the Caymanas Estate in St Catherine Jamaica.
Frieze Art Fair London 2022.
Gallery assistant working at Frieze London International art fair. Each year during the month of October it attracts thousands of culture vultures artists and the style conscious, who descend on the marques in Londons Regents Park London. Originally intended as a place for dealers, collectors, and art connoisseurs to meet, this exhibition-based event started in London in 2003 has grown into an international phenomenon and In 2014 opened Frieze New York and in 2019 Frieze Los Angeles. London, Regent’s Park, London. 13 October 2022.
Style and fashion at Frieze London.
Performance artist, Painter and Poet, David "Mr. StarCity" White lives on the Upper East Side of Brooklyn, New York. Says his work is always about “Art and Love”- Style and fashion meets Art at Frieze Art Fair London, Regent’s Park, London. 12 October 2022.
Style and fashion at Frieze London.
Style and fashion meets Art at Frieze Art Fair London. Artists and sculptors Kumbirai Makumbe (left) with Anthromorph., Regent’s Park, London. 12 October 2022.
Frieze Art Fair London 2022.
Visitors at Frieze London International art fair. Each year during the month of October it attracts thousands of culture vultures artists and the style conscious, who descend on the marques in Londons Regents Park London. Originally intended as a place for dealers, collectors, and art connoisseurs to meet, this exhibition-based event started in London in 2003 has grown into an international phenomenon and In 2014 opened Frieze New York and in 2019 Frieze Los Angeles. London, Regent’s Park, London. 13 October 2022.
Frieze Art Fair London 2022.
Visitors at Frieze London International art fair. Each year during the month of October it attracts thousands of culture vultures artists and the style conscious, who descend on the marques in Londons Regents Park London. Originally intended as a place for dealers, collectors, and art connoisseurs to meet, this exhibition-based event started in London in 2003 has grown into an international phenomenon and In 2014 opened Frieze New York and in 2019 Frieze Los Angeles. London, Regent’s Park, London. 13 October 2022.