Racetrack Warriors
Racetrack Warriors Caymanas Park Racetrack, Jamaica 2013-2016. Published by Bump Books.
Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986–88
Sound System Culture, Jamaica & UK 1986-88. Published by Café Royal Books.
'Inna Dancehall Style
'Inna Dancehall Style'. 1992-94. An authentic record, capturing some of the fashion, style, dance and creativity of this massively influential subcultural movement.
Blending in - Frieze London and Freize Masters
After a hiatus of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Frieze London and Frieze Masters is back in its usual setting of Regents Park. Where the world of art meets the world of fashion and style abounds. Frieze week runs from the 13 -17 October 2021.
The Fridge / Alternative Miss World, Brixton 1985
A confluence of events unfolded within a few weeks between May and June 1985—the reopening of The Fridge nightclub and the staging of the Alternative Miss World in Brixton, London. Published by Café Royal Books.
Banglatown
Banglatown: A Community in Transition 1991. Where Brick Lane's southern end is connected to Whitechapel High Street in The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which was officially renamed as Banglatown in 1997 Published by Café Royal Books.
Pagans, Hippies, Travellers
I was searching for the spirit of the ‘New Age’, with its loose coalition of nomadic lifestyles; Neo-Pagans, Hippies, Travellers and Circus Communities. Published by Café Royal Books.
Burning sugar cane fields Jamaica. 2003.
Caymanas sugar estate Jamaica. A controlled burn is carried out before harvesting the cane. less manual labor is required through using this method. It takes place during the harvest season.When sugar cane is burned to remove the outer leaves around the stalks before harvesting, thousands of tons of hazardous pollutants are released into the air. An alternative to this method is the so called ‘Green Harvest’ where by through the use of mechanical harvesting machinery, the outer leaves are removed and left on the fields to create bio-mass trash material. This method is considered very expensive and reduces profits. Others argue that leaving the trash creates a risk of uncontrolled fires in the fields. In 2003 I had the opportunity of photographing the burning and harvesting of the sugarcane on the then Government owned Caymanas Estate. Using outdated equipment and sugar largely cut by hand in the searing heat, workers make up a substantial number of voters. So successive Jamaican governments have made every effort to keep the industry going. Today, the island economy relies mostly on agriculture and tourism industries. The sugar industry is the oldest continually operating industry in Jamaica, generating the third largest foreign exchange for the island.
Burning sugar cane fields Jamaica. 2003.
Caymanas sugar estate Jamaica. A controlled burn is carried out before harvesting the cane. less manual labor is required through using this method. It takes place during the harvest season.When sugar cane is burned to remove the outer leaves around the stalks before harvesting, thousands of tons of hazardous pollutants are released into the air. An alternative to this method is the so called ‘Green Harvest’ where by through the use of mechanical harvesting machinery, the outer leaves are removed and left on the fields to create bio-mass trash material. This method is considered very expensive and reduces profits. Others argue that leaving the trash creates a risk of uncontrolled fires in the fields. In 2003 I had the opportunity of photographing the burning and harvesting of the sugarcane on the then Government owned Caymanas Estate. Using outdated equipment and sugar largely cut by hand in the searing heat, workers make up a substantial number of voters. So successive Jamaican governments have made every effort to keep the industry going. Today, the island economy relies mostly on agriculture and tourism industries. The sugar industry is the oldest continually operating industry in Jamaica, generating the third largest foreign exchange for the island.
Cane cutter at work in the fields. In 2003 I had the opportunity of photographing the burning and harvesting of the sugar cane on the then Government owned Caymanas Estate. Using outdated equipment and sugar largely cut by hand in the searing heat, workers make up a substantial number of voters. So successive Jamaican governments have made every effort to keep the industry going. Today, the island economy relies mostly on agriculture and tourism industries. The sugar industry is the oldest continually operating industry in Jamaica, generating the third largest foreign exchange for the island.