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… (disinclined, 10), 2024.

New work (and back to the darkness), tentatively titled, ‘… (disinclined, 10)’. www.shotbyjam.com/people-1

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John, 2023.

South Essex Model Aircraft Society. Two Tree Island, Essex, England.

A close-knit group of like-minded individuals sharing their passion of radio controlled flying of all sorts.

Always looking out for one another.

In existence for 50 years or thereabouts, depending on who you speak to.

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Tom, 2023.

South Essex Model Aircraft Society. Two Tree Island, Essex, England.

A close-knit group of like-minded individuals sharing their passion of radio controlled flying of all sorts.

Always looking out for one another.

In existence for 50 years or thereabouts, depending on who you speak to.

shotbyjam.com/semas

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Ash and John, 2023.

South Essex Model Aircraft Society. Two Tree Island, Essex, England.

A close-knit group of like-minded individuals sharing their passion of radio controlled flying of all sorts.

Always looking out for one another.

In existence for 50 years or thereabouts, depending on who you speak to.

shotbyjam.com/semas

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The Dark (Rising) 2019 - 2024

Inspired initially by day for night techniques and the unsettling textures revealed.

The first monochrome works since 2001.

A departure, modern other-worldliness forced upon a traditional medium. A contemplative, scaleless place. An invitation for the mind to discover and then fill the gaps. Thinking space. Wonder. Darkness. Claustrophobia. Relief.

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The Dark (Rising) 2019 - 2024

Inspired initially by day for night techniques and the unsettling textures revealed.

The first monochrome works since 2001.

A departure, modern other-worldliness forced upon a traditional medium. A contemplative, scaleless place. An invitation for the mind to discover and then fill the gaps. Thinking space. Wonder. Darkness. Claustrophobia. Relief.

shotbyjam.com/the-dark-rising

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The Dark (Rising) 2019 - 2024

Inspired initially by day for night techniques and the unsettling textures revealed.

The first monochrome works since 2001.

A departure, modern other-worldliness forced upon a traditional medium. A contemplative, scaleless place. An invitation for the mind to discover and then fill the gaps. Thinking space. Wonder. Darkness. Claustrophobia. Relief.

shotbyjam.com/the-dark-rising

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Sir Benfro Haf (Pembrokeshire Summer). 
‘Between Traeth Llyfn and Abereiddy’ and 
‘In the vicinity of Porthgain’.


Addition to series.

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Les. South Essex Model Aircraft Society, Two Tree Island, Essex.

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Brian/Razz. South Essex Model Aircraft Society, Two Tree Island, Essex.

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Paul/Beau.


Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Roll a dice, stick a pin in a map, go and see who you can see.⁠

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The Enthusiast, The Sceptic, Julia, The Eldest and The Youngest from World Bog Snorkelling Championships.

Waen Rhydd Bog, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales.

In 1976 Gordon Green the pub landlord, and a few regulars devised bog snorkelling over a pint in The Neuadd Arms, Llanwrtyd Wells, as a means to bring tourism back to Britain’s smallest town.

Competitors complete two lengths of a water filled trench cut through a peat bog, in the shortest time possible. They must wear snorkels and flippers, conventional swimming strokes are forbidden.

The charity event is always a media frenzy.

The best time when I visited was 1 minute 45 seconds.

http://shotbyjam.com/world-bog-snorkelling-championships 

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New work from Pembrokeshire.

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Self-portrait / profile pic experimentations...

...deep in the second English lockdown. Somewhat indicative of state of mind.

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High Street, Southend-on-Sea, England.

Four and a half years ago I was commissioned by Hogarth Worldwide via Global Assignment at Getty Images to photograph Southend pier for Santander. 

Pam who arranged for me to go out there had a very clear idea what my lunch should be, “you can’t go to the seaside and not have fish and chips.” As I parked up on a back street on my way to the chippy and then by a park I thought how pleasant it all seemed, and not at all what I expected. 

So a year ago we moved to nearby Westcliff-on-Sea. 

By way of closing the circle, a few days ago I popped into Santander and this is what I saw.

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Home, 2010 and 2017.

The Migration Museum @MigrationUK has featured my Home series on its blog here. 

In collaboration with @AndrewSteeds, we re-established contact with some of the people I photographed in 2010, asking them the same questions I asked then. The purpose, to see how feelings may have changed since the Brexit vote. 

Thanks so much for the lovely write up Andrew. 

The original project can be found here. 

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