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‘comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable’
Finley Peter Dunne

I like people
pigs
bees
elephants
whales
and trees

Sometimes in that order

I thought once
I was happiest taking
candid shots
of people

Mary Goldsardine calls that real-life cinematography

I like the phrase

Now I am taking more consented portraits

And that gives me a huge kick
too

Though consider this

"I truly believe some photos can steal souls. Or entire lives. BUT some photos can also steal the soul of the viewer. Yours can do both magic, with the benefit of leaving lives and souls enriched by the experience"

Not me
though I agree

Not with the praise
of my talent
only with the
honesty
of my attempt

I'm looking
not for the moment revealed
it's a good illusion
but for the moment
to think
a better one

If forced I'd call myself a sentimentalist for social change

My pictures don't always show that though

I should call myself a socialist because I guess that's what I am. A cross between the williams' Cobbett and Morris with a good dose of the charles' Marx and Darwin thrown in

Plus a fair measure of Einstein and his hero and mine Mozart - who Albert said had written the music which fills the universe

I am struck by the thought that our world is hallmarked by the random kindness of strangers Aaron Sorkin et al

This is a world I am happy to live in

To those whose likeness I borrow
I give you the only thing I have of value

My respect

For the flickr censors:
I am some what past the age of consent
I am not a child
Just child like

And one more thing
I am a working journalist once but no more for the BBC
And these are timid not bold times

So

A disclaimer - everything I photograph
or write about can only ever reflect poorly on me

Not my employers
Never on my subjects

I will try always to tell the truth
And that can land me in trouble

Sx

Perhaps for these reasons I am single

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We are all in the gutter ... 126 photos, 22 members
Bumblebee Conservation Trust 3 photos, 3 members
London Marathon 4,740 photos, 206 members
Men...every one different. 36,734 photos, 4,461 members
The Schoolhouse SE1 32 photos, 1 member
goPaparazzo.com on Flickr 471 photos, 635 members
Saint Just-5 the Magician 132 photos, 369 members
" ARTSHOW " - INVITED images only - P1/C2 - 52,212 photos, 2,657 members
The Photo Argus Community Portfolio 30,596 photos, 3,372 members
March for the Alternative 3,287 photos, 173 members
Taken FROM a bridge 1,720 photos, 231 members
ONA UK 20 photos, 6 members
WM. PHILLIPS [1825-1911] - ECO-LIVING VISIONS 2012+ 2,931 photos, 489 members
Flickr's FAV : 100 722 photos, 463 members
Favorites: 50 5,909 photos, 3,192 members
Instruction #1 383 photos, 1,607 members
Global Photojournalism; Politics, News, Protest, and Culture 160,175 photos, 11,397 members
arofish 85 photos, 38 members
Thames Barrier to Teddington Londonist Photography Challenge 279 photos, 149 members
London Cycle Hire Scheme 483 photos, 109 members
BBC Nature UK Summerwatch 32,661 photos, 2,408 members
BBC Breathing Places 6,296 photos, 553 members
Pride London 2010 3,684 photos, 95 members
BBC Bee Part Of It! 3,227 photos, 578 members
Flickr Walkabout Group 5,173 photos, 1,815 members
World Photojournalist / Journalist at Work 542 photos, 413 members
march for the peace 1,275 photos, 293 members
Monochromatic Visions 19,972 photos, 1,838 members
Camp for Climate Action 2009 - no rights grab 271 photos, 20 members
Camp for Climate Action 2009 101 photos, 30 members
Getty Images on Flickr 0 photos, 13,520 members
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment 1,436 photos, 228 members
Monochrome Britain 46,173 photos, 1,431 members
Kate Day's Photo Competition 5,032 photos, 970 members
The View from Airstrip One 3,711 photos, 292 members
The Unjust Society 517 photos, 135 members
Gay Pride Festivals Around the World 8,654 photos, 625 members
Pride London 2009 2,115 photos, 286 members
LGBT Southwark 230 photos, 4 members
National Wildlife Magazine Photo Group 71,407 photos, 5,276 members
Insect Macro Photography 304,893 photos, 23,548 members
BEAUTIFUL BEES. 2,391 photos, 648 members
Cool without Perspective 5,229 photos, 399 members
BBC Springwatch (Official) 178,269 photos, 18,197 members
Google Pagerank 5 4 photos, 2 members
London Graffiti 43,648 photos, 1,568 members
I am... 32,838 photos, 3,073 members
Extreme Street Photography (ESP) 4,936 photos, 15,303 members
Brian Haw 101 photos, 17 members
Londoners Street Photography 12,934 photos, 1,335 members

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Testimonials (6)

*melkor* says:

"... well...

... I love Steve's B&Ws: they are full of life, they are all life...

... I love Steve's Colours too: they are almost stunning details, precious details of lived life...

... so I think I love all of Steve's ArtWorks: the pure expression of a refined eye.

... Go On, Steve!

:)"

31st March, 2009
anne makaske says:

"I love the way Steve gives London the face of humanity. Ordinary people, even the strangest ones! Through his eyes they're all beautiful!"

3rd February, 2009
John McNab says:

"Steve's London is full of fossilized MP's and sly foxes. And his pictures are most please to the eye."

29th December, 2007
Just me.... says:

"Steve is a wonderful photographer and dear friend. Every time I look at his photos and portraits I truely admire his take on life and all that is around him. I have learnt so much from Steve and the unique way he documents the world and all it's marvels...thankyou..."

16th August, 2007
I'll fight you for that sandwich says:

"very slick street photography and candid shots, all my favorites :]
now we need to get you a Leica RF :]"

4th July, 2007
Ellie W. says:

"Steve is a wonderful photographer, but this is not just for the aesthetic beauty in his photographs. More so than his talent with the camera, Steve manages to capture the spirit of the moment in his scenes, whether it be a seagull in mid flight or a lone person walking down the street, and I'm always eager to see what new shots he's taken and his prose to describe them."

19th May, 2007