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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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Men...every one different. 32,464 photos, 4,054 members
The Schoolhouse SE1 29 photos, 1 member
goPaparazzo.com on Flickr 438 photos, 643 members
Saint Just-5 the Magician 132 photos, 369 members
" ARTSHOW " - INVITED images only - P1/C2 - 48,471 photos, 2,558 members
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March for the Alternative 3,294 photos, 173 members
Taken FROM a bridge 1,359 photos, 231 members
ONA UK 20 photos, 5 members
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Instruction #1 390 photos, 1,634 members
Global Photojournalism; Politics, News, Protest, and Culture 131,330 photos, 9,753 members
arofish 85 photos, 37 members
Thames Barrier to Teddington Londonist Photography Challenge 279 photos, 151 members
London Cycle Hire Scheme 455 photos, 102 members
BBC Nature UK Summerwatch 33,446 photos, 2,365 members
BBC Breathing Places 6,452 photos, 560 members
Pride London 2010 3,691 photos, 95 members
BBC Bee Part Of It! 2,882 photos, 559 members
Flickr Walkabout Group 4,882 photos, 1,823 members
World Photojournalist / Journalist at Work 518 photos, 396 members
march for the peace 1,205 photos, 289 members
Monochromatic Visions 18,909 photos, 1,831 members
Camp for Climate Action 2009 - no rights grab 271 photos, 20 members
Camp for Climate Action 2009 101 photos, 30 members
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The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment 1,291 photos, 218 members
Monochrome Britain 42,837 photos, 1,399 members
Kate Day's Photo Competition 5,218 photos, 979 members
The View from Airstrip One 3,632 photos, 293 members
The Unjust Society 493 photos, 135 members
Gay Pride Festivals Around the World 8,530 photos, 614 members
Pride London 2009 2,115 photos, 287 members
LGBT Southwark 230 photos, 4 members
National Wildlife Magazine Photo Group 64,570 photos, 5,117 members
Insect Macro Photography 287,013 photos, 22,813 members
BEAUTIFUL BEES. 1,949 photos, 575 members
Cool without Perspective 5,328 photos, 400 members
BBC Springwatch (Official) 129,128 photos, 16,535 members
Google Pagerank 5 4 photos, 2 members
London Graffiti 39,815 photos, 1,546 members
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Extreme Street Photography (ESP) 5,030 photos, 14,650 members
Brian Haw 101 photos, 17 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