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I was born in Barbados.<\/strong> My mum sent me to England in 1973 for a better life with my father and stepmother. I was one of a few West Indian children out of 1200 pupils at school. I have worked for the same large employer since 1983. I plan to retire in four years\u2019 time at 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been with my partner since 1984.<\/strong> We have two children and five grandchildren. My ambition is to live in Barbados after retiring to enjoy the fruits of my labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At school, photography was one of my hobbies.<\/strong> I decided to attend college in the early 90s. There I learnt how to take a black and white photograph, along with developing and printing images in a dark room. I also love the art of journalism and the media \u2013 how words and images are combined to tell a story. One of the first big events I photographed was the funeral of Ronald Kray<\/a> in Bethnal Green and Chingford Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am intrigued by protest movements:<\/strong> their leaders, objectives and overall approach. StreetMic has covered most of the main protest movements in London over the last three years, including Reclaim These Streets<\/a> (following Sarah Everard\u2019s murder), Black Lives Matter, Kill The Bill<\/a>, Free Palestine, Stop HS2<\/a> and many others. I have also had the pleasure of working closely with BLM leader Sasha Johnson who was shot in the head in May 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filming protests regularly<\/strong> helped me to get to know the leaders of these movements and build trust, allowing me to engage more closely with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first movement I became interested in<\/strong> was Extinction Rebellion (XR), particularly their creativity in dropping a pink boat in the middle of Oxford Street<\/a>, under the noses of the police. Brilliant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have never been arrested during a protest, despite being in the middle of hostile environments with my camera to capture the best action. I must admit that my size, personality and professional equipment seem to scare the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My best friend is Sudanese.<\/strong> In 2019, he asked me to film the protests in Trafalgar Square each Saturday<\/a> against the 30-year rule of military dictator Omar Al Bashir. My recordings soon became the focal point for the Sudanese people in the UK. Within three months, I decided to travel to Khartoum to make a documentary outside the main military base, where soldiers had murdered thousands of innocent protesters. I did not know whether I would return alive. But I felt driven by the desire to visit Africa for the first time to record history being made for future generations. It was a privilege to film over one million protesters on the streets; I have never seen such numbers in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When filming, being impartial and being myself<\/strong> helps me to build instantaneous rapport with people, so they quickly forget I\u2019m carrying a camera. However, the size of my 4K video camera also seems to inspire protesters to ask to be interviewed. I enjoy helping disadvantaged people who cannot afford expensive film-makers to tell their story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid-19 has resulted in the rapid growth in live streaming.<\/strong> Protests seem to thrive on going live on social media to be watched in real time. StreetMic LiveStream is a new way of capturing protests in the digital age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared in Issue 234, Technocapitalism.<\/em> Subscribe<\/a> today to support independent socialist media and get your copy hot off the press!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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